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　　Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience．The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 　　1　　 the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, 　　2　　 reading material and giving out 　　3　　．The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 　　4　　 what to write．Very often the student leaves the lecture 　　5　　 notes which do not catch the main points and 　　6　　 become hard even for the 　　7　　 to understand．

　　Most institutions provide courses which 　　8　　 new students to develop the skills they need to be 　　9　　 listeners and note-takers．　　10　　 these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which 　　11　　 learners to practice these skills 　　12　　．In all cases it is important to 　　13　　 the problem 　　14　　 actually starting your studies．

　　It is important to 　　15　　 that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills 　　16　　 in college study．One way of 　　17　　 these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the 　　18　　 year．Another basic 　　19　　 is to find a study partner 　　20　　 it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support．

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　　If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses．Success or 　　1　　 in your work would depend, to 　　2　　 great extent, 　　3　　 your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage．　　4　　 the utmost importance is your attitude．A person 　　5　　 begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is 　　6　　 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success．On the other hand, a person who is secure 　　7　　 his belief that he is probably as capable 　　8　　 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 　　9　　 it possesses a certain strength of purpose．The chances are that he will do well．

　　　　10　　 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength．Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness．A book keeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw 　　11　　 hopeless cases．

　　This book has been designed to help you capitalize 　　12　　 the strength and overcome the 　　13　　 that you bring to the job of learning．But in group to measure your development, you must first 　　14　　 stock of where you stand now．　　15　　 we get further along in the book, we’ll be 　　16　　 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 　　17　　 skills．However, 　　18　　 begin with, you should pause 　　19　　 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school：your 　　20　　, your reading and communication skills, and your study habits．

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　　More and more students want to study in “hot” majors．　　1　　 a result, many students want to 　　2　　 their interests and study in these 　　3　　 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc．

　　Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 　　4　　 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 　　5　　 history, Chinese and philosophy．

　　　　6　　 students can study in these “hot” majors, because the number of these “hot” majors 　　7　　 limited．

　　If one 　　8　　 interest in his work or study, 　　9　　 can he do well?I 　　10　　 this from one of my classmates．He is 　　11　　 the countryside．His parents are farmers．Though he 　　12　　 biology, he chose “international business”．He 　　13　　 to live a life which is different 　　14　　 of his parents．

　　In the end, he found he 　　15　　 in doing business．He found all the subjects to be 　　16　　．　　17　　 this wouldn’t have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests．

　　Choosing a major in university 　　18　　 decide one’s whole life．Majors which are 　　19　　 “hot” today may become the “hot” major of tomorrow．

　　Choosing your major according to your own 　　20　　 is the best way to succeed．

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　　One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive．Suddenly I 　　1　　 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 　　2　　 he knew me．The man had a newspaper 　　3　　 in front of him, which he was 　　4　　 to read, but I could 　　5　　 that he was keeping an eye on me．When the waiter brought my 　　6　　 the man was clearly puzzled(困惑)by the 　　7　　 way in which the waiter and I 　　8　　 each other．He seemed even more puzzled as 　　9　　 went on and it became 　　10　　 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me．Finally he got up and went into the 　　11　　．When he came out, he paid his bill and 　　12　　 without another glance in my direction．

　　I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 　　13　　．“Well,” he said, “that man was a detective．He 　　14　　 you here because he thought you were the man he 　　15　　．”“What?” I said, showing my　　　16　　．The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man．I 　　17　　 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 　　18　　．” “Well, it’s really 　　19　　 I came to a restaurant where I’m known．” I said．“　　20　　, I might have been in trouble．”

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　　In January 2002, during the first weeks of a six month stay at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia(白血病)treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of distraction(散心)．The 　　1　　 first grader watched a construction crew 　　2　　 on a 10 story addition to the hospital．　　3　　 Michael’s third floor window, Ritchie, an iron worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, 　　4　　 and saw “this kid with no hair 　　5　　 face was pressed up to the window．I waved, and he smiled and 　　6　　．I’ll never forget that,” says Ritchie, a father of three．

　　As winter 　　7　　 spring, Michael watched, fascinated(着迷), as 3000 tons of steel 　　8　　 formed the skeleton of the building．One day he colored a message for the crew and held 　　9　　 up to the window：Hi, Local Iron Workers．I’m Mike．Ritchie and the 　　10　　 crew messaged back．Over the 　　11　　 months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew 　　12　　 Michael up and cheered him with 　　13　　 signs like Be Strong Mike．

　　　　14　　 the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the 　　15　　 between the buildings and the two had a 　　16　　 chat．The hard hat with the tender heart wells up(涌出眼泪)when he thinks about it．“Michael 　　17　　 my life,” says Ritchie．“I was a real hard core(顽固不化的)person without a lot of sympathy．But I’d 　　18　　 seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction．I look at life 　　19　　 thanks to him．” Today Michael is a 　　10　　 year old third grader in complete recovery．What does he hope to 　　20　　 when he grows up? “A construction worker,” he says．

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　　Two teachers were sitting in the teachers’ office．For a moment there was 　　1　　．Then one of them, Miss Smith said, “I’m afraid I’d have to 　　2　　 him．”

　　“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs．Jackson, “is he such a terrible 　　3　　?”

　　“That’s just the 　　4　　” the other woman replied．“Tom is my best student．The problem is that he’s now so 　　5　　 that he never gets his 　　6　　 done．He hasn’t handed me 　　7　　 of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised 　　8　　 he did now．

　　Never before had Mrs．Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy．“Have you 　　9　　 with him about it?” she asked．

　　“Why should I? He knows he 　　10　　 prepare his lessons and do his homework．I 　　11　　 that clear the first day for class．When the course started he did so 　　12　　 that I considered asking the school to give him a scholarship(奖学金)．But now he even 　　13　　 in class! I’ve never seen such a 　　14　　 in a student!”

　　“You should have a 　　15　　 with him．Give him a 　　16　　 to tell his side of the story．” Miss Smith spoke to Tom and learned all about it．He was studying all day and 　　17　　 most the night in a factory to 　　18　　 for his education．Of course he was tired in the 　　19　　 and sometimes could hardly keep 　　20　　．Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a scholarship and he was able to give up his job and concentrated(集中精力)on his studies．

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　　Everyone staying at a certain place long enough needs to know where the toilet is．I’m no exception．I tried to 　　1　　 one when I first visited the Divinity School Library in Yale University．I tried to find the 　　2　　 or words familiar to me such as WC, Ladies, Bathroom, and Washroom, etc．I used all the 　　3　　 I had about toilet, but I could not find one．My 　　4　　 sense told me that there must be toilets in the library, so I 　　5　　 trying．Finally I found a door on which was a 　　6　　 word; women．

　　Although it did not 　　7　　 at all like a toilet, I guessed it must be one．And because I couldn’t 　　8　　 any longer, I had to try it．As I opened the door, I was 　　9　　 I made a mistake, so I came out immediately．For what I had entered was a room much larger than my living room in Beijing, with a standing lamp 　　10　　 a table on a beautiful green carpet(地毯)．On one side of the room, there was a sofa．Behind it there was a 　　11　　 on the wall up to the ceiling．In one corner was a clothes hanger and in 　　12　　 was a big pot of green plants．It looked like a big sitting room．There was no sign of a toilet, but it was the only 　　13　　 place a toilet could be．Then I remembered that there was another door, so I went back in and opened the door．And 　　14　　 it was! I found it at last! The toilet room was only half the 　　15　　 of the outer room．It had only two seats with two sinks．It was like a two room flat in Beiwai．

　　After I relieved(使轻松)myself, another question came to me：since it was 　　16　　 in such a big library to have only one toilet, I had to 　　17　　 someone about toilets．A “Rest Room” is 　　18　　 a toilet．The “Rest Room” had only one seat and it was unisex, which 　　19　　 that both men and women could use it by 　　20　　 the door from inside．

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　　A man came home from work late again,tired and irritated(烦躁的),to find his 5?year?old son waiting for him at the door．“Daddy,how much money do you make an hour?”

　　“What makes you ask such a thing?” the man said 　　1　　．

　　“Please tell me．” begged the little boy．

　　“If you 　　2　　 know, I make ＄20.00 an hour．”

　　“Oh,” the little boy replied, head 　　3　　．

　　Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I 　　4　　 ＄10.00,please?”

　　The father was angry．“I work long, 　　5　　 hours every day and feel tired．March yourself straight to your room and go to bed．Think about why you’re being so 　　6　　．” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door．The man sat down, angry with his son．　　7　　 an hour or so, the man had 　　8　　 down, and started to think he may have been a little 　　9　　 on his son．Maybe there was something he really 　　10　　 to buy with that ＄10.00．The man went to the 　　11　　 of the little boy’s room and opened it．

　　“I’ve been 　　12　　．Maybe I was too hard on you earlier．It’s been a long day and I threw my 　　13　　 out on you．Here’s that ＄10.00 you asked for．” said the man．The little boy sat 　　14　　 up, pleased．“Oh, thank you, daddy” he yelled．Then, he 　　15　　 out some more crumpled up(褶皱的)bills from under the pillow．The man, 　　16　　 that the boy already had money, started to get angry again．The little boy slowly 　　17　　 out his money．“Why did you want more money if you already had some?” the father complained．

　　“Because I didn’t have 　　18　　, but now I do,” the little boy replied．

　　“Daddy, I have ＄20.00 now．Can I buy an hour of your time?”

　　　　19　　 ＄20.00 worth of time with someone you love…just a short reminder to all of us working so hard for our living．Just spend some quality time with those who really 　　20　　 to us．

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　　Can you imagine what life would be like if there were not 　　1　　? You could not call 　　2　　 your friends on the phone and talk to them．If fire 　　3　　 out in your house you could not 　　4　　 the fire department．If somebody were 　　5　　, you could not call a 　　6　　．

　　In our daily life we need to communicate with 　　7　　．We do this 　　8　　 by speaking to other people and listening to 　　9　　 they have to say to us, and when we are 　　10　　 to them we can do this very 　　11　　．However, our 　　12　　 will not travel very far even when we 　　13　　, and it is thanks to the 　　14　　 of the telephone that we are 　　15　　 able to communicate with each other clearly 　　16　　 we were in the 　　17　　 boat．

　　The man who 　　18　　 this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born in Edinburgh in 1847．Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada, 　　19　　 all his spare time experimenting．　　20　　 enthusiastic(热情的)was he in his research for a means for sending speech by electricity that he left little time for his day-to-day work and at one time was almost penniless．

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　　The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848．One of his 　　1　　 important inventions was the train．He 　　2　　 his first train when he was forty-four years old．When he was experimenting with the 　　3　　 engine on the train, he met with 　　4　　 from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country．They said that the noise and the smoke would 　　5　　 cows, horses and sheep, that the 　　6　　 would burst or that the hot coals from it would 　　7　　 their houses．At that time, 　　8　　 people believed what they said．

　　George Stephenson 　　9　　 the people that the train could go on small 　　10　　, could pull carriages 　　11　　 goods and passengers and there was 　　12　　 to them．It was a very 　　13　　 matter for him to 　　14　　 them believe．However, after 　　15　　, he was able to do it; and the first train that 　　16　　 by Stephenson himself 　　17　　 what he had said．

　　The first day 　　18　　 the people along the way 　　19　　 the noises of the train 　　20　　 and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪)．They did not dare to come out until it had passed．