单选题 In addition to their academic work, children in the United States are offered a wide range of activites in the after-school hours.
They are designed to help 41 their skills, ability and appreciation of life; to give them a chance to practice leadership and 42 responsibilities; 43 school courses; and to provide additional outlets and stimuli. There is often a 44 of activities from which to choose, such as nature clubs, musical organizations, science clubs, art and drama groups, or language clubs. A 45 selection of sport activities is always available. 46 every school has a student-run newspaper; often a photographic darkroom is also 47 ,some of these activities take place during the school day, but 48 are held after classes are over. 49 they"re optional they 50 a part of the American educational experience. Parents encourage their children to participate in those program that 51 suit their own special talents and interests. Much is learned during these off-duty hours, especially in 52 of human "give-and-take". Americans believe this 53 human relationships, social skills and a well-trained body, 54 intellectual development .Both 55 and college admission officers in the United States carefully consider the extra curricular activities 56 students have participated, both during their free time after school and also during the long holidays. These indicate to them 57 of a young person"s lead ship potential enthusiasm, creativity, 58 of interest, vitality and personality. They weigh these qualities, together with the academic record, in order to 59 a student"s intelligence, perseverance and ability to use what he knows, 60 merely repeating it by rot on examination papers.