A typical job for a students would be working 【3】a waiter or waitress. Other typical off-campus jobs would include being a clerk in a store or delivering pizza. Sometimes students also find jobs on campus such as cleaning, working in a cafeteria or library or answering 【4】(telephone). Most student jobs are entry-level and low paying, but have flexible schedule【5】(allow) students to attend classes.

Sometimes students also hold more responsible positions such as managers, or if they are lucky, positions in their area of study, 【6】they hope will help them find employment after they graduate.

【7】double responsibilities of working and studying result in a very busy,【8】(stress)life for some students. 【9】, it is the only way for many people to finance their college educations. Some Americans believe that the work experience is good for the students 【10】(they)since it gives them a taste of “the real world” outside the school.

If You Get In, Make College Count

As tuition costs rise, with post-undergraduate (本科毕业后) jobs difficult to find, is higher education worth the cost?

Here is an unfortunate truth: For far too many incoming freshmen, college－any college－is not worth it. Year after year, students fail to get the full value of their tuition.

Many critics blame this cost/value problem on the universities, though each critic might point to a different reason: teachers always think of difficult research, the high costs of athletics, or the popularity of majors that are supposedly not suited to the new job market, to name some of their favorites.

But these are symptoms and not the illness itself. In our experience, the source of the wasted university experience begins with the student. Too often, students make bad choices or, frankly, just not enough great choices.

Too often we meet students who are so exhausted by the business of getting into college that they don’t work hard once they arrive－one of the most common wastes of time and tuition. A poorly constructed transcript (成绩单) can be destructive to a student’s education. Failure to engage and build professional working relationships with professors in office hours (which may lead to continued study, internships and more) also hurts the student’s experience.

Another mistake is failing to make use of the many support networks on today’s college campuses. It’s almost embarrassing how many good offerings are rolled into each tuition dollar, but most students don’t know they exist.

Another common point of failure is filling the schedule with too many extracurricular activities as students once did in high school, rather than getting intensely involved in one or two at most. The same can be said of overburdened course loads.

The final great failure we frequently see is the approach students (and their parents) take to selecting a major and accurately seeing its impact on a future career. University systems are not vocational schools. While critics nowadays complain about the attraction of useless majors — and some do exist — more frequently we see too many students pursue a course of study that is not their strength, simply because it seems to have obvious connections to a potential job after graduation.

Rather than perform poorly in a “practical” major and be of little interest as a future job candidate, we say it is better to major in a subject where a student would do well and master the tools of communication and analysis. Students who choose a unique major should complement (使更具有吸引力) that with some well-chosen skill courses, internships and other co-curricular activities that help them with career opportunities after college.

So, is college worth it? It can be. Studies show that college graduates have many advantages — material, social and emotional — that can lead to greater success later in life.

To get the full value out of college, students must be as diligent and creative about getting out of college as they were about getting in. After all, the most beautiful, Olympic saltwater pool does you no good if you don’t know how to swim.

【1】It is believed that family atmosphere has a _________ (last) effect on the psychology and the behaviour of the children.

【2】The engineer ordered the worker _________（follow） the schedule for the project so as to complete it on time.

【3】Helen had proved that she could_________ (rely) on in time of trouble.

【4】His car was caught in a traffic jam, thus_________ (cause) the delay.

【5】He worked late into the night, _________（prepare）a long speech for the next day.

A. such a successful example B. so successful an example

C. as a successful example D. as successful an example

—Oh, sorry. Actually, I ________ of the family party this weekend. I have to make a list of what needs to be bought.

A. am just thinking B. just thought

C. have just thought D. was just thinking

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1.个人信息：李敏……（两点）

2.学习（英语）和工作

3.你的评价……

注意：1、词数：100词左右；2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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The first speaker talked about the positive 【2】 (effect) of the Internet on our lives. The first is its value for people who 【3】 (look) for information. For example, with the touch of a button 【4】 the click of a mouse, a student will find abundant information at his or her command. The second is our ability 【5】 (relate) to others through the Internet and it is especially important for disabled people 【6】 can’t leave their homes.

The 【7】 (two) speaker talked about the negative effects of the Internet on our lives. For example, some experts think that the outcome of spending too much time on the Internet ii difficulty in 【8】 (form) social bonds. They were also quite explicit about how heavy Internet users spend 【9】 (much) time with their Internet friends than their real-life friends from school and work.

Both sides presented lots of statistics to support their arguments. My own judgment is that though the Internet is.【10】 (benefit), we should use our intelligence and not be a slave to it!

A. the Tibetan Plateau lies B. lies the Tibetan Plateau

C. does the Tibetan Plateau lie D. lying the Tibetan Plateau

【1】Inflation(通货膨胀) is a blow to the nation’s e_________.

【2】Sunshine and moisture(水分) are b_________ to living things.

【3】In Britain, it is i_________ to drive when you are drunk.

【4】The fire spread _________ (危及) several nearby homes.

【5】My husband took full r_________ for organizing the trip.

A. turned off; appeal to B. turned down; appeal to

C. turned down; respond to D. turned over; cater to