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　　For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives．This is also true for an American girl 　　1　　 Melanie．

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 　　2　　 nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 　　3　　 been accepted．But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D．C, where she’s been wait-listed．

　　When she gets an unexpected 　　4　　 from Georgetown University, she decides to 　　5　　 a road trip with a few 　　6　　 female friends．Melanie believes it is her first step 　　7　　 adulthood．But 　　8　　 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 　　9　　 with the prospect(期望)of his little princess 　　10　　 the world without him．He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern．　　11　　 Melanie’s father only has the best of 　　12　　, his presence 　　13　　 an endless series of comic encounters(遭遇)．

　　After following their faulty device 　　14　　 into the backwoods(偏远地区), James and Melanie 　　15　　 Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment(隔间)．What should be a simple tyre change 　　16　　 the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…．All these disasters add spice(额外的趣味)to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter 　　17　　 get the chance to really 　　18　　 each other．

　　All parents, 　　19　　 they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up．　　20　　 what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate(脆弱的)balance between staying connected and letting go．

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　　Careercast．com is out with its list of best and worst jobs of 2012．It's bad news for the writer of this story, but much brighter for the folks who program the code that keeps this website busy．

　　Using a method that looked at physical demands, work environment, income, stress and hiring outlook, career Website Careercast．com, ranked the top 200 jobs．They also ranked the jobs with the most stress．Not surprisingly, none of the most stressful jobs show up on the best jobs list．

　　At the top is software engineer and at the bottom is the lumberjack．Cutting trees failed to skate above the bottom 10 percent in all ranking categories, except income．“Unemployment for lumberjacks is very high, and the demand for their services is expected to continue to fall through 2016．And while working outside all day may seem like a great job perk(有额外津贴的工作), being a lumberjack not only is considered the worst job, but also one of the world's most dangerous,” according to Careercast．com．And, for that most dangerous job, a lumberjack earns a little more than ＄32,000 a year．That's about ＄56,000 less than the easy job of a software engineer, which has the average salary at ＄88,000 a year, according to Careercast．

　　Here's a complete look at the best and worst jobs．And, take a look at the most stressful jobs．You may be surprised．

Software Engineer　　　　　Lumberjack　　　　　　Enlisted Soldier

Actuary　　　　　　　　　Dairy Farmer　　　　　　Firefighter

Human Resources Manager　Enlisted Military Soldier　　Airline Pilot

Dental Hygienist　　　　　Oil Rig Worker　　　　　　Military General

Financial Planner　　　　　Reporter(Newspaper)　　　Police Officer

Audiologist　　　　　　　Waiter/Waitress　　　　　Event Coordinator

Occupational Therapist　　Meter Reader　　　　　Public Relations Executive

Online Advertising Manager　Dishwasher　　　　　Corporate Executive Computer Systems Analyst

Butcher　　　　　　　　　Photojournalist　　　　Mathematician

Broadcaster　　　　　　　Taxi Driver　　　　　　

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