American schools begin 1 September. There are two terms 2 a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second 3 is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years 4 . They are seventeen or eighteen when they finish high school. High school students take only four 5 five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework 6 every class. After class, they do many interesting things 7 . After high school many students go to 8 . They 9 pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class 10 some money for their studies.