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    The  most important 1essons I learned at college weren’t the ones my professors taught me．Instead，1 learned unpleasant truths about things like money，socializing，and self—sufficiency(自给自足)——usually the hard way．If I could go back and give advice to my

freshman self，this is what I’d say．

    *Take the opportunity for a semester abroad．

    If your college has a program to study for a semester or a year in another county, take

advantage of it．Yes，it will probably cost a little more，but you may never again have a chance to travel abroad for an extended period． 2  There’S no better way to do that than to become completely involved in a new culture．

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    This isn't high school anymore，So there’s no need tO join every club under the sun to try to impress somebody．Figure out what you’re interested in and then pursue it．Colleges have radio stations，political advocacy organizations，writers’groups，and so much more．They’re a great way to meet people with similar interests，as well as to broaden your horizons． 4 

    *Get a job，especially during the summer vacation．

    5  It doesn’t work that way．Particularly in this economic climate，getting a job is 1ess about what yod know，and more about who you know．The best way to meet the people who may one day hire you is to get a job while in school，maybe in summers．You can get in the door at a company you may truly want to work for after graduation，get some valuable work experience，and even get the course credit．  It’s a winning situation all around．

  A．Apply for scholarships and grants(津贴)．

  B．What 1 wish I’d known about college．

  C．Get involved with student organizations．

  D．If your college lacks the group you’d like to join，go ahead and start it yourself．

  E．Some college graduates expect to have their choice of job offers immediately after they graduate．   

  F．If you’re interested in your major，you won’t have much trouble earning good grades in those courses．

  G．College should be more than learning about facts and figures——it should be a chance to educate yourself about the world you live in．

Beatrix Potter was a great English writer and artist, best known for her children's books featuring animal characters such as in the children's classic -- The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

         Beatrix was born into a rich London-based family where she was tutored by very strict private teachers and so spent her youth isolated from other youngsters.

         During her youth she had a lot of pets and spent vacations in Scotland and also the Lake District. It was at the Lake District that she developed a love of wildlife. She studied the area's natural wonders carefully and painted them continuously. But her old-fashioned, Manchester-born parents discouraged her intellectual improvement, thinking it inappropriate for a young lady. However, her study and watercolour paintings of wild mushrooms made her widely respected within the field of biology.

         In her 30's, Beatrix Potter wrote the remarkably successful kid's book, The Tale of Pew Rabbit. Close to that time she became secretly engaged to her publisher Norman Warne. This caused a great disagreement with her parents, who did not approve of Beatrix getting married to somebody of lower social status. Sadly, Warne died before the marriage ceremony.

         Ultimately Beatrix Potter began writing and also illustrating (绘图) kid's books full-time. Using profits from her books, Beatrix grew to become economically independent of her parents and was eventually in a position to buy Hill Top Farm in the Lake District. She extended the property with additional purchases of neighbouring land over time. In her 40's, Bestrix married William Heelis, a local lawyer. She ended up becoming a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to publish as well as illustrate books for children. In all she authored 23 publications.

         Beatrix died on December 22, 1943, and left the majority of her property to the National Trust. Her books carry on selling well globally, in many different languages. Her stories have been retold in numerous formats including a ballet, movies, and cartoons.

         Such is her reputation, and that of the characters from her publications, that many Beatrix Potter statues have been created. These tiny Beatrix Potter statues which include pretty much all the actual characters in her publications have become highly valued by art collects and fans of her literature throughout the world.

1. What can we learn about Beatrix Potter's early life?

   A. She learned drawing skills from her tutors.

   B. She was very sociable and outgoing.

   C. She was greatly inspired by the beauty of nature.

   D. She was encouraged to think creatively and independently.

2.Why did Beatrix Potter's parents oppose the idea of her marriage to Norman Warne?

   A. They did not believe she was mature enough to get married.

   B. They thought Warne was only interested in Beatrix Potter's wealth.

   C. They believed that the couple's characters were mismatched.

   D. They considered Warne to be too common for their daughter.

3.According to the passage, which part of the UK did Beatrix Potter love most?

   A. Manchester.         B. Scotland.           C. The Lake District.      D. London.

4.In which of the following areas did Beatrix Potter show an interest during her life?

   A. Writing, biology, farming.

   B. Drawing, nature, ballet.

   C. Movies, farming, drawing.

   D. Writing, mushrooms, travel.

5.What is the function of the last two paragraphs of the passage?

   A. To describe the consequences of Beatrix Potter's death.

   B. To present the lasting cultural influence of Beatrix Potter and her works..

   C. To show the changes in attitude towards Beatrix Potter's works over the past years.

   D. To criticize the commercialization of Beatrix Potter's characters since her death.

Don’t you think your schoolbag is too heavy to bear? The e-schoolbag will free you from the weight.

It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon. An experiment with several hundred e-schoolbags will begin in seven cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang. And the e-schoolbags are going to cover all over China if the experiment proves to be successful. In fact, the e-schoolbag should perhaps be called an e-notebook. It is a small hand-held computer for school students.

Heavy schoolbags have long been a serious problem for school students. The average schoolbag of middle school students weighs up to 5 kilos. But the e-schoolbag will change everything. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag, weighing under 1 kilo.

Also, it is no bigger than a usual book, but it can still hold all the things for study, such as a textbook, a notebook and exercise book. They could be made into chips that are as small as a stamp. The students can read the text page by page on the screen. They can still take notes using a special electronic pen. If they want to know the meaning or the pronunciation of a new word, or even e-mail their teachers, it’s just a press of a button.

In some foreign countries, it is becoming common. But it is hard to tell when people will receive this new form of study. Some say that e-textbooks can be easily broken, some say that it is not good to students’ eyesight to look at the screen for long.  But only time will tell.

1.The e-schoolbag has many functions EXCEPT ________.

2.According to the passage, the e-schoolbag ­­­________.

3.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

4.The best title for the passage should be ________.

____can help but be attracted by the world into which he is taken by the science fiction.

22．— Hi．Jack．Welcome back!

— Hi，guys．So nice to see you again! Can_______help me to carry this box?

A．somebody     B anybody                C．nobody                  D．Everybody