The letter arrives from a school that your so...

The letter arrives from a school that your son told you is his dream school. You dare not open it，instead，you hand it to him when he arrives home from school. You watch as his eyes light up and you know this is the beginning of something. You are just not sure what. Your son insists that the coach must really want him since he took the time to write him a letter. Is this in fact true？Did he write other kids and if so how many？How would you know？

The simple fact of the matter is that you can read very little into that first letter. Coaches cast a wide net in the first few stages of the recruiting(录取)cycle. That letter may in fact，be the first and last time your son ever hears from that particular coach. Think about it：if he has not seen your sons transcripts or his standardized test scores，if you have not visited the school，if he has no knowledge of your financial needs，can it be anything significant？

So how do you treat these letters or emails？Is there some format you can apply？Say tor instance，three letters mean real interest…or three letters and a call means a greater degree of interest？

My experience in deal with cases of various applications is that answers will not come automatically. Call the coach and find out how real the interest in fact is. "Is my son a top recruit in your mind？" "How many players at his position will you be recruiting this year?" By asking these simple and direct questions，you as a parent，will have established a dialogue and hopefully figured out how much interest，if any really exists. However，here comes the challenge. Applicants and parents are vague with coaches about their intention and level of interest all the time. In fact，the coach's situation is no less confusing than yours. He is fighting a similar battle on multiple choices. There is little clarity on either end.

Enjoy that first letter. Let's hope it is one of many and let's hope you apply a bit of realism with a bit of wishful thinking about how happy your son should be when this is all over.

1.How did the parent feel about the letter that his son got from his dreamed school？ ______

A.expectant B.hesitant

C.doubtful D.hopeful

2.According to the passage，by calling the coach，parents can______ .

A.determine the level of interest from coach

B.build up a communication with the coach

C.identify the real intention of the coach

D.understand more about the situation of the coach

3.The author of the passage is most likely to be ______ .

A.a consultant to help students with their application

B.a parent with similar experiences

C.a school authority that supervises the application

D.a coach in charge of the application

4.The purpose of the passage is to ______ .

A.remind parents of the importance of the first letter from coaches

B.tell parents how to react to the first letter from coaches

C.advise parents to ignore the first letter from coaches

D.warn parents to be realistic towards the first letter from coaches

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“I have a letter for you,” my friend Kirsten told me on the phone. “I think it’s from your mother.” I was _______, since my mother had been _______ for seven years.

A few weeks later Kirsten handed me the _______ dated Aug. 30, 2002. Around then I was preparing for my pilot course’s final exam at the _______ school. The students finished the training on _______ days.

I was the first to _______. My mother’s letter _______ after I left. Kirsten picked it up from my mail-box, to keep _______ she next saw me. _______, a few days later, when it was her turn to leave, she ________ the letter among the piles of papers she ________ packed into boxes. It ________ there for a decade, during which my mother died. In 2013, when Kirsten ________ some dusty belongings from her flying school days, she ________ the letter.

It’s been two years since Kirsten gave me the letter which I’ve carried on my long flights. But I haven’t ________ it yet. When I told some friends this, they ________ their heads. They said they wouldn’t have been able to wait a second. Of course, I ________ -How could I not? -about her ________ in the envelope. Surely, I think, she had written to wish me luck, ask about my life and tell me the news from ________ to make me at ease. However, for now it’s ________ to look at her handwriting on the envelope, and to remember that until I open it, I know I’ll hear from her once more.

1.A. delighted　　 B. confused　　 C. terrified　　 D. moved

2.A. back　　 B. lost　　 C. dead　　 D. sick

3.A. envelope　　 B. package　　 C. ticket　　 D. stamp

4.A. art　　 B. sports　　 C. flight　　 D. military

5.A. blessed　　 B. hard　　 C. particular　　 D. different

6.A. flee　　 B. leave　　 C. abandon　　 D. escape

7.A. landed　　 B. returned　　 C. disappeared　　 D. delivered

8.A. until　　 B. when　　 C. unless　　 D. after

9.A. Surely　　 B. Thankfully　　 C. Doubtfully　　 D. Unfortunately

10.A. removed　　 B. misplaced　　 C. hid　　 D. unfolded

11.A. slowly　　 B. seriously　　 C. hurriedly　　 D. carefully

12.A. appeared　　 B. stood　　 C. settled　　 D. remained

13.A. sorted through　　 B. set down　　 C. put down　　 D. got through

14.A. recalled　　 B. found　　 C. addressed

15.A. received　　 B. opened　　 C. replied

16.A. nodded　　 B. lifted　　 C. shook　　 D. lowered

17.A. complain　　 B. inquire　　 C. worry　　 D. wonder

18.A. words　　 B. interests　　 C. puzzle　　 D. secret

19.A. network　　 B. abroad　　 C. papers　　 D. home

20.A. appropriate　　 B. enough　　 C. foolish　　 D. polite

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You return from work on a hot August evening. Your unwashed teenage son is on the sofa scrolling through Instagram, as he has been doing for the past eight hours. Not for the first time, you ask yourself: why are school summer holidays so insufferably long?

This is a more serious question than it sounds. Many children will return from the long break having forgotten much of what they were taught the previous year. One study from the American South found that this "summer learning loss" could be as high as a quarter of the year's education. Poor children tend to be the worst affected, since rich ones typically live in homes full of books and are packed off to summer camp to learn robotics, Latin or the flute.

Summer holidays vary greatly from country to country. South Korean children get only three weeks off. Children in Italy and Turkey get a whopping three months. So do those in America, where their parents, unless they are teachers have an average of only three weeks off a year, among the shortest holidays in the rich world. Companies should let them take a bit more, since burnt-out workers are less productive. But, for their children six weeks out of class is plenty.

Youngsters will hate the idea of a longer school year. Sceptics note that, although those barely rested South Korean pupils do superbly in exams, they are often miserable. It would be unwise to import South Korea's pressure-cooker approach, in which a single exam determines every child's future. But plenty of Western children could usefully spend a bit longer at their books.

More time in school need not mean repeating the same old lessons. Some extra drilling would be beneficial, particularly for those falling behind. But the summer could also be a time for different wind of learning: critical thinking, practical skills, financial literacy, work placements with local firms — schools should be free to experiment.

1.The author mentions the experience in the first paragraph to introduce teenagers'______.

A.long school summer holidays B.addiction to smartphones

C.unwillingness to learn D.unhealthy lifestyles

2.What do we know about "summer learning loss"?

A.It affects only children from poor families.

B.It results from children's poor memory.

C.It could be as high as half of the year's learning.

D.It can be reduced by spending more time learning.

3.In the author's opinion, how long is the summer holiday supposed to be?

A.Three weeks. B.Six weeks.

C.Two months. D.Three months.

4.What is the author's suggestion?

A.Schools should try new approaches to teaching.

B.Schools should provide more exams for students.

C.Schools should think about how to make the best use of the summer time.

D.Schools should offer more materials for students to do laboratory experiments.

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How many times have you found yourself arriving at school to start your day, only ________ that you left your homework at home?

A. having discovered              B. discovering              C. to discover      D. Discover

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—Is the letter from your mother?

—Yes. But she ________ the letter herself, because she doesn't even know one word.

A．needn't have written　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．can't have written

C．might not have written　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．should not have written

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—Is the letter from your mother?

—Yes.But she ________the letter herself，because she doesn’t even know one word.

A．needn’t have written　　 　 B．can’t have written

C．might not have written　 　 D．should not have written

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(2013·湖南长沙四校二模)—Is the letter from your mother?

—Yes.But she ________the letter herself，because she doesn’t even know one word.

A．needn’t have written　    B．can’t have written

C．might not have written　    D．should not have written

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(2014·济南市名校第四次诊断性测试)—Is the letter from your mother?

—Yes.But she ________the letter herself，because she doesn’t even know one word.

A．needn’t have written　    B．can’t have written

C．might not have written　    D．should not have written

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Dear XXX,　

As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.

Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you. If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy. Your Columbia degree will take you far, even if you don’t graduate with honors. So please don't give yourself pressure. The only thing that matters is that you learned. The only measurement you should use is that you tried.

Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life, because during college you are closer to them physically than to your family. Also, going through independence and adulthood is a natural bonding (结合的) experience. Pick a few friends and become really close to them — pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you. Don’t worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities. If you think you like someone, tell her. You have very little to lose. People are not perfect, so as long as they are genuine and sincere, trust them and be good to them. They will give back. This is my secret of success — that I am genuine with people and trust them (unless they do something to lose my trust).

College is the four years where you have:

　•the greatest amount of free time

　•the first chance to be independent

　•the most flexibility to change

　•the lowest risk for making mistakes

So please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny. May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be.

Love,

XXX

1.What is the most probable relationship between the writer and the receiver of the letter?

A. Friends.                                                                                    B. A parent and his or her daughter.

C. A teacher and a student.                                                  D. Sisters.

2.Which of the following suggestions is not given to the receiver in the letter?

A. How to adapt to the college life quickly.

B. To make new friends.

C. To learn to be independent in thinking.

D. Not to make herself under much pressure in grades.

3.According to the writer of the letter, college is a time _______.

A. during which one may make mistakes

B. during which one has little free time

C. during which it is hard for one to change

D. during which one needs to learn to be independent

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Dear Brad,

I’m very glad to hear from you. In your last letter you ask about the post-80s in China. Actually I am the boy who belongs to this group. Comparing with our parents, life for us is getting much hard. The job market is tough and the house is expensively to afford. Now many girls prefer to marry with a man who owns a house and a car. Therefore, I don’t think love built on house and cars is true love, and I doubt how long it will last.

As a matter of fact, though situations are tough today, a lot of we post-80s are making great efforts live a good life. I believe we will have a nice future.

Li Hua

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