题目内容
famous Top of the Hub was wonderful, especially the lobster soup and warm chocolate cake.
But it wasn't the choice of restaurant that was making me so happy this particular Saturday night. It was
that we had enjoyed a day of college touring in Boston without everyone feeling bored.
Anyone who has ever toured colleges with a high school student-and I'm on my third round-knows that's
no small feat. I've driven four hours to a college, but my son refused to get out of the car because he didn't
like the 1ook of the campus; I've flown halfway across the country, but my daughter gave up before the tour
because she didn't like the way the other future college students looked and because the campus was "too flat".
You can imagine my pleasure this Saturday night in America's College Town (Boston is believed to have
the most colleges and universities in a city area). 16-year-old Melanie was thoroughly enjoying herself. It helped
that we booked a new hotel, the Liberty Hotel, built on the site of a former jail and had time to visit the Museum
of Science, which was a short walk from our hotel.
Boston has become a popular college tour stop, so don't think you can avoid the crowds by touring
campuses in winter. Also, don't plan to visit more than two campuses a day. An official says that it's important
to spend some time exploring the surrounding area as well as the campus to get a true sense of what it would
be like to go to school there.
Boston, with so many different kinds of schools, is a great place to reassure (使……安心) your nervous
child, and yourself, that there is indeed a school where they will feel welcome and where they will be happy.
B. Choosing a good college for your kids.
C. The rise in touring of Boston's colleges.
D. Tips for college selecting in Boston.
B. it's hard to get children interested in visiting universities
C. children don't want their parents to be with them while visiting
D. the places they visited are too simple and boring
B. That the hotel was near America's College Town.
C. That the universities were concentrated in the city area.
D. That they booked a new hotel built on a former jail.
B. To have a good look at the university they have applied to.
C. To find a sch001 which they really like.
D. To enjoy the cultural sites around the universities.
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