A、Foundation courses are optional. B、There are no foundation courses. C、Foundation courses are in high school. D、Foundation cour

M: Guess what came in the mail today?
W: What?
M: My acceptance letter to Yale!
W: Wow! Congratulations! When do classes start?
M:(12)Freshman orientation is the last week of August, but I want to go two weeks before that to get settled in.
W: You are so lucky. Do you have to do many things before you leave?
M: Yes, I’ll be very busy.(13)I have to get a visa, buy a plane ticket and pack my things, but first I want to register for classes.
W: When can you do that?
M: Well, I think I can start looking now. Do you want to help me decide which classes to take?
W: Sure. What can you choose from?
M: Well, I have to take all the fundamental courses, plus a few from my major.
W: What is your major?
M:(14)I hope to major in English Literature, but the admissions counselor told me that many people changed their major many times in their first year. So we’ll see.
W: What are the fundamental courses?
M: In order to graduate, every student must take a certain amount of classes in History, Math, English, Philosophy , Science and Art.
W: Interesting. That’s very different from the Chinese education system.
M: Yes, it is. It’s also very different from the British education system.
W: Really?
M: Oh, sure!(15)In Britain, students don’t have to take the foundation courses.
W: Why not?
M: Maybe because they think they know everything already. Haaa...
12. When will the man get settled in?
13. What will the man do first?
14. What does the man say about his major?
15. What do we know about the British education system?