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Children in the UK must attend school when they reach the age of five. Schooling is compulsory(义务的) in England for all children 1. b 5 and 18 years of age. So children go to school in September after their fifth birthday.

The school year runs from September to June and it has 2. t terms. The autumn term runs from September to December, the 3. s term runs from January to March and the summer term runs from April to July. Each term 4. l for about twelve weeks, and a half-term holiday is in the 5. m of each term. Half-term holidays are usually in October, February and May.
In general, the school day is from 8:45 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. , and the 6. l is usually around 12:00. Some schools 7. p a hot lunch, and others ask the children to bring a packed lunch. Students have short breaks or playtime. Young children will also have a break 8. d the afternoon hours.
The school education system in the UK has different "key stages". We often call Key Stage 1(aged 5 to 7) and Key Stage 2 (aged 7 to 11) 9. p education. At 11 years of age a student will go on to secondary school and 10. f Key Stages 3 and 4, called junior high education.

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文章介绍英国义务教育面向5至18岁孩子，一学年分三个学期，还说明了上学时间、午餐及课间休息情况，并介绍了英国小学和中学对应的关键教育阶段。
1. between 固定搭配“between ... and ...”表示“在……和……之间”。
2. three 后文提到秋、春、夏三个学期，故填 three。
3. spring 与 autumn、summer 对应，且根据 from January to March 可知，是春季学期。
4. lasts 每个学期持续约12周。主语 Each term 为单数，last 表示“持续”，用第三人称单数形式。
5. middle 固定搭配 in the middle of 表示“在……中间”。
6. lunchtime 由 around 12:00 可知，此处指午饭时间。
7. provide 学校提供热午餐。provide 表示“提供”。
8. during 由后面的 the afternoon hours 可知，此处指在下午的时间。during 表示“在……期间”。
9. primary 由后面的 junior high education 可知，此处指初等教育。primary education 意为“初等教育”。
10. finish 由前文 go on to secondary school 可知，此处指上中学完成关键阶段3和4的学习。