Exercises 4. 这故事非常滑稽，比尔一边读一边不停地笑。 … while … kept laughing
Happiness, according to Prof. Smith, is the ability to make the most of what you have.
Exercises 5. 成绩优秀的学生未必比他们得分较低的同学在学习上花 费更多的时间。 lower-scoring
21st Century College English: Book 1
Unit 1: Part B
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part of me now as they were twenty-one years ago. 2 As graduation day approached, excitement increased. Being out
of high school meant I was finally coming of age. Soon I would be on my own, making my own decisions, doing what I wanted without someone looking over my shoulder and it meant going to school with boys-a welcome change coming from an all-girl high school.
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3 There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a
college away from home. My mother's idea, on the other hand, was
just the opposite. Trences on me,
Exercises 3. 你最好把这本书放在你15岁的儿子找不到的地方。 keep the book where … your son can’t get his hands on
You’d better keep the book where your 15-year-old son can’t get his hands on.
able to keep up? (Being an A student in high school seemed to offer little assurance I would be able to survive college.) What if the
college I selected turned out to be a horrible mistake? Would I be
Exercises 1. 汤姆是个非常好奇的男孩，他不仅对“是什么”感兴 趣，而且也对“为什么”和“怎么会”感兴趣。 hows 《读写教程 I》 : Ex. XII, p. 12 whys whats
A very curious boy, Tom is interested not only in whats but also in whys and hows.
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Exercises In order to get good grades in college, studying the right way is even more importantinterruption/waste than working hard or being smart. One concentrate key to studying effectively is to allow no _____ of your study organize/make the most of Additionally, it time so that you can _____ your 《读写教程 Ifully 》: on Ex. XI,lessons. p. 13 is essential to _____ your time and materials. When you read, it's irrelevant alright to skip over passages which are _____ to your Taking study. The retain/digest/absorb way you behave in class is also important. _____ good notes will help you _____ the information which is presented and asking whether questions will let you know _____ you have got the point or not. approaches Finally, if you study with a group, you can learn more from the different _____ and solutions of the other students. College life do/perform is very demanding. But these study habits will schedule/search help you _____ well in exams. And once you are doing well in your studies, you will be able to have more time in your _____ for fun.
Working hard is important, but knowing how to make the most of one's abilities counts for much more.
Exercises 8. 她要求学生独立思考，而不是告诉他们该思考什么。 think for themselves rather than
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Key to Dictation: 1. Knowing how to make the most of one’s abilities counts for much more. Check-up 2. Top students allow no interruptions of their study time. 3. A drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on time-wasting searches. 4. Even a short break to stretch or get some fresh air can work wonders. 5. An active reader is one who keeps asking questions that lead to a full understanding of the material being read.
Exercises 6. 你是怎样设法说服这些学生修读快速阅读课的 manage to persuade take … course
How did you manage to persuade these students to take the speed-reading course?
Exercises 7. 用功是重要的，但知道如何充分利用自己的才能更重要 得多。 make the most of one’s abilities counts for much more
she would subtly ask whether I had considered particular schools-all of which happened to be located in or near my hometown of Chicago. Once it was established that, as long as it was financially feasible, I would be going away anyway, my family's perspective changed. Their concern shifted from whether I was going away to how far. The schools I was considering on the East Coast suddenly looked much more attractive than those in California.
going to the same school? Would the other students like me? Would I make friends easily? Would I miss my family so much that I
wouldn't be able to stand it? And what about the work-would I be
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Text B: Bittersweet Memories
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Bittersweet Memories
Karen Odem 1 High school graduation — the bittersweet feelings are as much a