My Experience in a Free School At first I couldn't believe it! There were no __26 in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to _ _27 . Although we all lived “in”, __28 made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “lights out”. The __29 thing was that practically all the students went to class, __30 very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or _31 class. The new ones always went wild __32 , but this never lasted long. The __33 took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like_34 ; never did we have to __35 “stand up”,“sit down”,“speak out”. I don't __36 one student who didn't try his best. The subjects were the same as those in __37 school, but what a difference in the approach(方式)! For example, in botany(植物学) we had __38 classes in the spring or fall, but instead we __39 [ZZ(Z)39two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. __40 in winter we each studied a few __41 things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms small ones __42 ,but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a __43 time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, __44 the angles(角度) and so on. I didn't take __45 .I can't stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That's __46 ! __47 I think I am a __48 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think  better. That's probably a real big _ _49 between the free school and regular school—the amount of __50. 26.A. desks          B. lights        C. students         D. buildings 27.A. home           B. bed           C. class            D. work 28.A. anybody        B. nobody        C. teachers         D. parents 29.A. sad            B. last          C. good             D. strange 30.A. and            B. but           C. so               D. yet 31.A. attended       B. took          C. missed           D. studied 32.A. from then on   B. at first      C. once more        D. just then 33.A. freedom        B. habit         C. time             D. people 34.A. workers       B. pupils         C. gardeners        D. grownups 35.A. understand    B. study          C. play            D. say 36.A. hear from     B. feel like      C. think about      D. know of 37.A. night         B. regular        C. small            D. real 38.A. all           B. short          C. no               D. indoor 39.A. planted       B. studied        C. drew             D. toured 40.A. Still         B. Then           C. Yet              D. Next 41.A. wild          B. successful     C. usual            D. particular 42.A. as well       B. after a while  C. of course        D. as a result 43.A. funny         B. great          C. convenient       D. thoughtful 44.A. looking out   B. taking out     C. finding out      D. figuring out 45.A. math          B. care           C. botany           D. notice 46.A. dull          B. interesting    C. enough           D. dangerous 47.A. On the whole  B. Once again     C. Sooner or later  D. After a while 48.A. careful       B. better         C. busier           D. lovely 49.A. problem       B. chance         C. difference       D. change 50.A. reading       B. gardening      C. teaching         D. thinking