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Starting college can be a difficult experience. You have to deal with new responsibilities and growing independence, a challenging course load and, of course, the social scene. When a roommate is thrown into the mix, it may feel like you’re struggling with all that stuff while living in a small box with a stranger.

But having a roommate doesn’t need to be one more thing to worry about. When students go into their living situations with realistic expectations and a willingness to compromise, things can work out just fine.

When you first meet your roommate, chances are you’ll be on your best behaviour. You want to get along, since this is the person who’s going to be sharing your living space for the next year. But try to think ahead to potential (可能的) worst cases, too.

For example, imagine it’s 2 a.m. and you’re working on a paper that should be finished in 8 hours. Your roommate comes in from a party and wants to continue the party in your room.

At times like these, you won’t be feeling good. That’s why talking about problems that might come up ahead of time -- and respecting each other’s wishes when the time comes -- is so important.

Talk about the things that are really important to you, and make sure your roommate understands. Then encourage him or her to do the same.

For example, does it make you angry when people take things without asking first? Let your roommate know your feelings about these types of things from the start, so that both of you have a feel for each other’s likes, dislikes, and habits.

1.The underlined word “compromise” in the second paragraph means “     ”.

2.You should try to be polite to your roommate because       .

3. Which of the following is the best way to get along well with your roommate?

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

Ten years ago I used to be very fit. I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didn’t earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasn’t a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing.

Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didn’t have any time for things like that any more.

There’s a lot of stress in my job. Perhaps that’s why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.

Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldn’t believe it. Luckily it wasn’t very serious. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just haven’t any time! My job takes everything out of me!

Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something as I used to. But if I do that, I won’t earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just don’t know what I should do. What do you think?

1.Compared with ten years ago, what is worse for the author now?

A．His job.                               B．His pay.

C．His means of transport.                   D．His health.

2.According to the passage, when the author got the better job, which of the following is NOT true?

A．He got higher pay.                       B．His working hours weren’t long.

C．He found it very stressful.                 D．He had little free time at weekends.

3.After the author had a heart attack, the doctor advised him ____________.

A．not to work any longer

B．to take a long vacation abroad

C．to stop smoking and take exercise

D．not to eat out any more

4.What can we learn about the author?

A．The author is not sure what he should do now.

B．The author has taken the doctor’s advice already.

C．The author has got another new job.

D．The author feels much better now.

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In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her soft voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. __1__ At that time, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. But instead of lying and telling the judges she had said the correct letter, she told the truth that she had said the wrong letter. __2__.

As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspaper wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s courage and honesty, even when it cost her the contest. __3__

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught.

This young girl could easily have lied, and nobody would have known it but her. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. __4__

This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own conscience and character more than the prize from a spelling contest. Her respect for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the choice she made at the moment.

__5__

E. It’s so true that the choices you make today make what you are tomorrow.

F. They talked it over and finally decided to simply ask her what she had said.

G. But the fact is that she won the biggest contest that day: the contest of her character.

Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to  36  my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome  37  from one end of the city to another and to  38  among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the  39 , so the friendship I knew at school was  40 . I put up with it for a short period. It was  41  long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my  42  into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.

By chance, I  43  some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a  44  company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I  45  at her in astonishment and disbelief. She wanted to make a short  46  about me, to which I said, “ No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real  47 . I was just frightened. In the end she  48     me that I should do it the following day.

So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my  49  and I became  50  interested in literature than ever. I  51  what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not  52  myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly told my parents that I wanted to _53  to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was  54 , and if I knew what it meant and  55   I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.

36．A．stop                  B．go on                  C．continue         D．walk

37．A．talk                    B．journey               C．job               D．walk

38．A．do               B．sit              C．talk           D．work

39．A．family         B．class            C．city             D．country