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It was the summer of my freshman year of college. Instead of heading home for a nice long , my friends and I had decided to and take some extra courses. We had the top floor of an old house to live in. My bed was into a stuffy(闷热的)former laundry room and each night was a new in humidity. Still, it felt
to be in my own place for the first time. After the first few weeks, , the thrill faded and set in. I found myself sitting alone each night my home and my parents.
My summer holidays had always been a time. I spent hours playing basketball and swimming. I talked to my Mom while she tended her flowers. I helping my Dad drag firewood for the winter. And every night I sat at a dinner table full of delicious food with love while my family filled the room with the sound of sweet . Now I found myself missing them than ever.
Finally when my were at their lowest, I heard a at the door. I opened it and was to see my parents standing there with big smiles to fill my heart and a box full of food to feed my hungry friends. We spent the afternoon eating, on each other’s news, and just being together. It felt so good, and I felt so loved.
Victor Hugo wrote that, “The supreme happiness of life is the that one is loved; loved for oneself, or better yet, loved despite oneself. ”It was that gift of happiness that my parents gave me that afternoon and every day of my life.
1.A.journey B.term C.break D.way
2.A.leave B.stay C.relax D.travel
3.A.rented B.bought C.painted D.repaired
4.A.made B.changed C.jammed D.hidden
5.A.wish B.pleasure C.experiment D.adventure
6.A.exciting B.boring C.astonishing D.moving
7.A.anyway B.though C.therefore D.instead
8.A.headache B.loneliness C.satisfaction D.homesickness
9.A.forgetting about B.relying on C.thinking of D.referring to
10.A.special B.terrible C.specific D.difficult
11.A.gave up B.had trouble in C.put off D.took pride in
12.A.frozen B.prepared C.tasted D.kept
13.A.laughter B.scream C.whistle D.sigh
14.A.less B.more C.worse D.better
15.A.minds B.dreams C.spirits D.thoughts
16.A.kick B.hit C.crash D.knock
17.A.disappointed B.surprised C.puzzled D.encouraged
18.A.hungry B.open C.sick D.gentle
19.A.making up B.getting up C.catching up D.taking up
20.A.sign B.chance C.secret D.belief
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It was the summer of my freshman year of college. Instead of heading home for a nice long 1 , my friends and I had decided to 2 and take some extra courses. We had 3 the top floor of an old house to live in. My bed was 4 into a stuffy (愁闷的)former laundry room and each night was a new 5 in humidity. Still, it felt 6 to be in my own place for the first time. After the first few weeks, 7 , the thrill faded and 8 set in. I found myself sitting alone each night 9 my home and my parents.
My summer holidays had always been a 10 time. I spent hours playing basketball and swimming. I talked to my Mom while she tended her flowers. I 11 helping my Dad drag firewood for the winter. And every night I sat at a dinner table full of delicious food 12 with love while my family filled the room with the sound of sweet 13 . Now I found myself missing them 14 than ever.
Finally when my 15 were at their lowest, I heard a 16 at the door. I opened it and was 17 to see my parents standing there with big smiles to fill my 18 heart and a box full of food to feed my hungry friends. We spent the afternoon eating 19 , and just being together. It felt so good, and I felt so loved.
Victor Hugo wrote that, “The supreme happiness of life is the 20 that one is loved; loved for oneself, or better yet, loved despite oneself.” It was that gift of happiness that my parents gave me that afternoon and every day of my life.
1.A. journey B. term C. break D. way
2.A. leave B. stay C. relax D. travel
3.A. rented B. bought C. painted D. repaired
4.A. made B. changed C. jammed D. hidden
5.A. wish B. pleasure C. experiment D. adventure
6.A. exciting B. boring C. astonishing D. moving
7.A. anyway B. though C. therefore D. instead
8.A. headache B. loneliness C. satisfaction D. homesickness
9.A. forgetting about B. relying on C. thinking of D. referring to
10.A. special B. terrible C. specific D. difficult
11.A. gave up B. had trouble in C. put off D. took pride in
12.A. frozen B. prepared C. tasted D. kept
13.A. laughter B. scream C. whistle D. sigh
14.A. less B. more C. worse D. better
15.A. minds B. dreams C. spirits D. thoughts
16.A. kick B. hit C. crash D. knock
17.A. disappointed B. surprised C. puzzled D. encouraged
18.A. hungry B. open C. sick D. gentle
19.A. making up B. getting up C. catching up D. taking up
20.A. sign B. chance C. secret D. belief
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It was Valentine's Day, my freshman year of college. I was so young, the romantic type. All I wanted was a rose. A single rose to __36__ up my Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day at school was over，and I had no rose to __37__ in my locker like I had hoped. I came home a little __38__. I sat in my room dreaming about next year's romantic Valentine's Day __39__ the doorbell rang. There at the front door was a deliveryman __40__ one single rose to my house. Surely this rose wasn't for me. I didn't have such __41__. I closed the front door with a single rose in my hand and gave it to my mother. “__42__ the card！” she insisted when I told her it must be for her. I unsealed the envelope as my hands were __43__. I slowly lifted the card and read what it said：
To Amanda
From someone who cares
I must have read it twenty times in a matter of seconds, __44__ my eyes weren't playing tricks on me. But they weren't. The rose was for me. I must have been __45__ for about five minutes, until I started __46__ the obvious people and __47__ them of sending me a rose and playing a joke on my __48__ romantic heart. No one knew who sent it to me. My friends, family and relatives were as __49__ to hear I got a rose from a __50__ someone as much as I was. I was on cloud nine(兴奋) for weeks.
I __51__ did figure out who was it who sent me that rose. __52__ I did figure something else out. It didn't __53__ if it was a guy who secretly __54__ me who sent me that rose. What mattered was that it was from someone who __55__ about me and wanted to brighten up my day.
1.A. brighten B. fill C. take D. decorate
2.A. hide B. hang C. plant D. stick
3.A. mad B. hungry C. angry D. sad
4.A. before B. until C. when D. once
5.A. posting B. carrying C. holding D. delivering
6.A. chance B. luck C. value D. confidence
7.A. Open B. Read C. Check D. Break
8.A. closing B. moving C. shaking D. spreading
9.A. praying B. expecting C. doubting D. believing
10.A. sorry B. curious C. happy D. nervous
11.A. realizing B. calling C. visiting D. questioning
12.A. informing B. reminding C. accusing D. telling
13.A. specially B. actually C. obviously D. hopelessly
14.A. surprised B. excited C. amused D. disappointed
15.A. considerate B. distant C. secret D. generous
16.A. anyhow B. still C. already D. never
17.A. For B. So C. Then D. But
18.A. happen B. matter C. appear D. mean
19.A. loved B. helped C. pitied D. cheated
20.A. asked B. worried C. cared D. talked
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When I began my freshman year of college at the age of fifty, I was scared and felt frustrated by the experience. It seemed as if I didn’t blend in(融入) with my classmates, and I found myself struggling academically. I searched to find some help in the college, but wasn’t able to find much.
My experience made me realize that there was a need for a group who could help the non-traditional students become successful and be better used to college life. I worked to help ESU (educational service unit) create such a group. We have to deal with study, family and our jobs at the same time. I wanted to provide resources to help make the change easier and less scary than my own experience was.
The group I set up has now grown to over seventy members who help old students and support one another. We’re currently working on a program to provide free babysitting for any college student that might need childcare. This would make things like studying in the library during the final weeks much easier.
Helping to found this student organization makes me feel wonderful inside. I would love to know that by forming this group, it has helped so many non-traditional students on their college journey. Success can be measured in many different ways. I measure my success by helping others and giving back when I can. My grandmother often told me the world would be a better place if we cared about and helped each other. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care—show them your care.
1.What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To complain about the difficulties in college.
B. To ask for help in academics.
C. To introduce the background of the topic.
D. To describe the author’s interesting experience.
2.It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s group ________.
A. aims to reduce old students’ pressure from life
B. mainly deals with academic problems
C. wants to help others get used to the jobs
D. mainly looks after children for old students
3.Through the group, the author ________.
A. feels successful
B. realizes her dream
C. understands her grandmother’s words
D. is happy to know she is cared about
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It was one of the hardest days of my young life. I was a 13-year-old freshman trying out for the high school______team. It was the first day of full______and my 110 pounds body had been______to the ground more times than I could count. It had become______ as the practice went on that there was no way I was going to be able to______against the faster and stronger boys. My dream of being a high school football star had been crashed to the ground along with my______body.
I made it home sore and______and my Mom met me at the door. She could see I was______in a glance. She warmed me up a bowl of soup and_______me until dinner. While I sipped at the warm soup I______her hand gently rubbing my aching back. We______said a word, but by the time the soup was done I was feeling better again. I knew I was______and that was all that mattered.
I have carried that______in my heart all of these years. Even today, no matter what______life throws at me, a bowl of soup always raises my spirits. Sometimes I can even feel Mom’s gentle hand______my back from Heaven and see her beautiful face smiling______with love.
In this world all of us have had our dreams______at one time or another. It takes a lot of broken dreams until we find our true______in life. God is always there,______, to comfort us, and to help us back to our______again. May you always share your own love with a gentle touch, or even a bowl of soup.
1.A.football B.baseball C.basketball D.debate
2.A.happiness B.surprise C.contact D.communication
3.A.pushed B.knocked C.kicked D.lain
4.A.impossible B.difficult C.unknown D.clear
5.A.quarrel B.compete C.wrestled D.turn
6.A.disabled B.slight C.thin D.painful
7.A.sad B.joyful C.quick D.silent
8.A.criticized B.threatened C.troubled D.abused
9.A.waited B.held C.fed D.taught
10.A.saw B.felt C.let D.kept
11.A.never B.even C.also D.last
12.A.persuaded B.accepted C.saved D.loved
13.A.talk B.word C.memory D.belief
14.A.praises B.accidents C.surprises D.difficulties
15.A.rubbing B.patting C.wrapping D.pressing
16.A.up B.around C.down D.out
17.A.realized B.crashed C.carried D.built
18.A.purpose B.feeling C.hobby D.career
19.A.therefore B.moreover C.also D.though
20.A.courage B.peak C.feet D.origin
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5 Things I Wish I Knew Freshman Year
During my freshman year of college, there were a few things I learned along the way that I wish I had known right from the beginning. 1.. Below is a list of 5 important things any freshman should know, from day one.
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It’s okay to miss your best friend forever from home, or to try to make it work long distance with your high school boyfriend. But don’t be lost in high school and leave the drama behind. Meet new people, make new friends and most importantly keep an open mind when it comes to your high school relationship. If you feel like you’re crushing on someone else, explore the opportunity!
2. Always use student discounts.
Now that you’re in college, you shouldn’t pay full price for anything you buy. Sign up for Student Card to enjoy discounts at Forever 21, Urban Outfitters, Lenovo, and many more. When you go to the library, or grab a pizza in town, always ask if the store offers a student discount. 3..
3. Don’t be spellbound by your Instagram self.
4. And you’re hoping your high school friends are watching…, but put away your phone once in a while and enjoy the moment! Also be mindful of what you’re sharing online. Do you really want your future employer, or your 15-year-old cousin to see you shotgun a beer on Instagram?
4. Try not to skip too many 8 am classes.
If you’re going to skip your 8 am class because it is too early, pick a later class. I know what you’re thinking, “I took morning classes in high school and I was fine.” It’s not the same, try to avoid these classes.
5. Get out of your comfort zone!
5. Take risks things, explore your passions, meet new people and smile! Remember, if it’s not going so well at first, you have three years to find something on campus you like and if you are enjoying yourself, be sure to spend your time wisely as four years go by quicker than you could ever expect!!
A. Almost every store does
B. Start off the year doing stuff right
C. Don’t stay stuck in high school
D. You want to share with the world how cool your new life is
E. Lastly, remember, college is only four years long
F. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, as it can make a big difference
G. So instead of going through the process yourself, I think I’d make things a bit easier
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When I sent my daughter, Emma, off for her freshman year of college a few years ago, I found myself affected by an unbelievable feeling of melancholy. Clearly, I'm not alone. Just last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that more than 90 percent of colleges offer to help moms and dads who are “struggling with the change.”
Between Thanksgiving, winter holiday, spring break and summer break, the first one out of my nest has come fluttering back home nearly every month of the year since she has been away. Good friends like to joke that they see more of her now than they did when she was a senior in high school. In the meantime, Emma calls, texts or e-mails me almost every day.
Given all this, missing Emma seems kind of silly；I've never really gotten the chance. So why, then, have I still felt on some level that I've experienced a great loss?
All summer long before Emma left that first year, I took Emma out for countless mother-daughter breakfasts, lunches, coffees and walks. At the same time, I seemed to find fault with Emma all the time. In my eyes, Emma had spent the weeks leading up to school going out with her friends too much, staying out way too late, making too big a mess, not working enough and, for goodness sake, certainly not spending enough time with me!
Although it's taken quite a while to realize what was happening, I now understand that my unhappiness and anxiety are not a reflection of how much time Emma and I spend together. Regardless of how often she comes home, or how many times a day we chat or text, Emma is now gone in a far grander sense. She is well on the road to adulthood, and from this, she will never return.
1.What does the underlined word “melancholy” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Fierce anger. B.Deep sadness.
C.Extreme excitement. D.Great satisfaction.
2.Why does it seem silly for the author to miss her daughter?
A.They keep in touch frequently. B.Friends like to make fun of her.
C.Emma has grown up to an adult. D.Other parents don't behave like this.
3.What actually made the author overly worried?
A.The untidiness of Emma's room. B.The passing of Emma's childhood.
C.Taking Emma out all too often. D.Spending little time with Emma.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Changes in the Parent-Child Relationship B.The Most Concerned Parents of All Time
C.Growing Pains for College Students D.Struggling to Let Go of My Daughter
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Blameless
I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.
In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.
“Who did this? ”my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.
“This is all your fault, Katharine, ”my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.
From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.
But the Whites didn’t worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.
In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver’s license（驾照），Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.
The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah’s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn’t see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.
Jane was killed immediately.
I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I’ve ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painf
ul as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy’s leg was broken. They hugged（拥抱）us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls’ tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches（拐杖）.
To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We’re so glad that you’re alive. ”
I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.
Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.
Mrs. White said, “Jane’s gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister’s death? ”
They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.
1. How did the accident occur?
A. Amy didn’t know what to do when she saw the stop sign.
B. Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck.
C. Amy didn’t stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car.
D. Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroads.
2. The Whites did not blame Amy for Jane’s death because _____.
A. Amy was badly injured herself and they didn’t want to add to her pain
B. they didn’t want to blame their children in front of others
C. they didn’t want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life
D. Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best
3. From the passage we can learn that _____.
A. Amy has lived quite a normal life
B. Amy has never recovered from the shock
C. Amy changed her job after the accident
D. Amy lost her memory after the accident
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I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.
In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.
“Who did this? ”my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.
“This is all your fault, Katharine, ”my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.
From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.
But the Whites didn’t worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.
In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver’s license（驾照），Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.
The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah’s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn’t see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.
Jane was killed immediately.
I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I’ve ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.
When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy’s leg was broken. They hugged（拥抱）us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls’ tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches（拐杖）.
To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We’re so glad that you’re alive. ”
I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.
Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.
Mrs. White said, “Jane’s gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister’s death? ”
They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.
1.How did the accident occur?
A. Amy didn’t know what to do when she saw the stop sign.
B. Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck.
C. Amy didn’t stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car.
D. Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroads.
2.The Whites did not blame Amy for Jane’s death because _____.
A. Amy was badly injured herself and they didn’t want to add to her pain
B. they didn’t want to blame their children in front of others
C. they didn’t want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life
D. Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best
3. From the passage we can learn that _____.
A. Amy has lived quite a normal life
B. Amy has never recovered from the shock
C. Amy changed her job after the accident
D. Amy lost her memory after the accident
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This summer, Monika Lutz’s life took an unusual turn. Instead of heading off to college, the high school graduate packed her bags for a Bengali jungle. Lutz, like a growing number of other young Americans, is taking a year off. Gap(间隔) years are quite common in Britain and Australia, but they are just beginning to catch on in the U.S. Lutz, who grew up in Boulder, Colo., has put together a 14-month schedule that includes helping deliver solar power to some communities in India and interning (实习) for a fashion designer in Shanghai---experiences that are worlds away from the lecture halls and university dormitories that await other students. “I could not be happier,” she says.
Why are students attracted to the gap-year concept? According to new survey data from Karl Haigler and Rae Nelson, education-policy experts and co-authors of The Gap-Year Advantage, the most common reason for this is to avoid burnout. “I felt like I was focused on college as a means to an end,” says Kelsi Morgan, an incoming Middlebury College freshman who spent last year interning for a judge in Tulsa, Okla., and teaching English at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. The hope is that after a year out of the classroom, students will enter college more energized, focused and mature. That can be an advantage for colleges too. Robert Clagett, dean of admissions at Middlebury, did some research a few years ago and found that a single gap semester was the strongest predictor of academic success at his school.
Most experts recommend securing a spot in college before taking a gap year and warn against using the time off to lengthen your resume. “Most admissions folks can see right through that,” says Jim Jump, the academic dean of St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Va. But for students like Lutz, who, after getting rejected from five Ivies, decided to take time off, a gap year can help focus interests. Lutz now plans to apply mostly to non-Ivies that have strong marketing programs. “This experience has really opened my eyes to the opportunities the world has to offer,” she says.
But at least one education expert doesn’t want schools spreading the gap-year message. In a study that followed 11,000 members of the high school class of 1992 for eight years after graduation, Stefanie DeLuca, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University, found that, all things being equal, those who delayed college by a year were 64% less likely to complete a bachelor’s degree than those who didn’t. DeLuca did not say whether these students voluntarily started college late, but at the very least, her work indicates that taking a gap year doesn’t guarantee success. “I’m not going to say that time off does not have benefits,” says DeLuca. “But I think we should not be so enthusiastic.”
1.The students take gap years mainly because ______.
A. they want to be more unusual
B. they want to refresh themselves
C. some experts advise them to do so
D. their parents think it good for them
2.According to Lutz, the gap year has made her more ______.
A. energetic B. relaxed
C. practical D. enthusiastic
3.Stefanie DeLuca probably agrees that ______.
A. students should think twice before taking gap years
B. taking gap years enables students to achieve success
C. schools should encourage their students to take gap years
D. taking gap years increases students’ chances of getting a good job
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards gap years?
A. Sceptical. B. Positive.
C. Disapproving. D. Objective.
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ul as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.