ELMONT, N. Y. (AP)---Elmont High School senior Harold Ekeh had a plan—he would apply to 13 colleges , including all eight Ivy League schools, figuring it would help his chances of getting into at least one great school.

It worked, And then some, The teenager from Long Island was accepted at all 13 schools, and now faces his next big test: deciding where to go.

“I was stunned, I was really shocked, ”Ekeh told The Associated Press during an interview Tuesday at his home near the Belmont Park racetrack, his four younger brothers running around.

He found out last week he had been accepted to Princeton University. That made him eight for eight in the Ivy League—he had already been accepted to Yale University , Brown University, Columbia University , Cornell University , Dartmouth College, Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania. His other acceptances came from Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Stony Brook University and Vanderbilt University.

“We are so proud of him, ” said his mother , Roseline Ekeh.“Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he is today. ”

Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States.

“It was kind of difficult adjusting to the new environment and the new culture, ” he said. But he saw his parents working hard, “and I took their example and decides to apply myself

He referenced that effort in his college essay, writing, “Like a tree, uprooted and replanted, I could have withered in a new country surrounded by people and languages I did not understand. Yet, I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks. ”

Harold “is tremendously focused in everything he does.” said John Capozzi, the school’s principal, “He’s a great role model. All the students and faculty are so proud of him. ”

Harold is the second Long Island student in as many years to get into all eight Ivies. Last year, William Floyd High School’s Kwasi Enim chose to go to Yale.

Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations. Like Enin, he’s likely to announce his college choice at a press conference later this month. The deadline to decide is May 1.

1.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase“apply myself”?

A. Word hard. B. Write to the college.

C. Make a formal request. D. Make an adjustment.

2.Which of the following is true about Harold?

A. He was born into a Nigerian family in the US.

B. He planted a tree once he moved to the US,

C. He was always welcome and popular in his schools.

D. He paid a lot to make his way to offeres from all Ivies.

3.Harold is probably going to

A. Harvard B. Princeton C. Yale D. MIT

4.What can we infer from this passage?

A. Too many cooks spoil the soup.

B. He who laughs last laughs best.

C. One can kill two birds with one stone.

D. Chance favors only the prepared mind.

April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the United States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls’ horizons and raise their self-confidence.

For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive,” says the chairman of Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. “Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work.”

Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers Green High School for Girls, in north London, has made the Day a necessary part of career education.

Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers Green, went with her mother to her lawyer’s office on this year’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It’s really strange seeing Mum at work — running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.

Experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have the most important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

1.What is the topic of this passage?

A. Raising daughters’ self-confidence.

B. Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

C. Equally between boys and girls.

D. Following mothers’ footsteps.

2.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ________.

A. women pilots are popular in Britain

B. girls are sure about their future jobs

C. people have wrongly believed that girls can do as well as boys

D. for many years boys have had a relatively wider choice of work

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is British in origin.

B. Palmers Green favors Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

C. On the Day children are taken to their parent’s work places.

D. Parents in Britain show good examples both at work and at home.

4.After her experience on Take Our Daughters to Work Day, Zarina felt ________.

A. confident about finding a job in the future

B. strange to watch her mother working in the office

C. sure about what to choose as her future career

D. interested in doing the same job as her mother

5.The author’s attitude towards the Day is ________.

A. favorable B. unclear C. critical D. neutral

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Many animals recognize their food because they see it.So do humans.When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate,you know that these are things you can eat.You can also use other senses when you choose your food.You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good.You may dislike some types of food because they do not look,smell or taste very nice.Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food.A few animals depend on only one of their senses,while most animals use more than one sense.

Although there are many different types of food,some animals spend their lives eating only one type.The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo f竹子).Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice.A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage,even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden.However,most animals have a more varied diet(多样化饮食).The bear eats fruits and fish.The fox eats small animals,birds and fruits.The diet of these animals will he different depending on the season.

Humans have a very varied diet.We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us.In countries such as France and Britain.people eat foods with too much sugar.This makes them overweight,which is bad for their health.Eating too much red meat and animal products,such as butter, can also be bad for the health.Choosing the fight food,therefore,has become an area of study in modem life.

1.We can infer from the text that humans and animals.

A.eat entirely different food

B.are not satisfied with their food

C.choose food in similar ways

D.depend on one sense in choosing food

2.Which of the following eats only one type of food?

A.The white butterfly

B.The small bird

C.The bear

D.The fox

3.Certain animals change their choice of food when

A.they are attracted by different smells

B.the food color changes

C.they move to different places

D.the season changes

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A.food is chosen for a good reason

B.French and British food is good

C.some people have few choices of food

D.some people care little about healthy diet

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