College is a big deal for American students as well as for Chinese students. During the college __
41__， some parents become extremely worried. This may only __
42__ the pressure.
Before I applied to the college, I told my parents I would get everything __
43__ out. If I needed any help, I promised that I would ask them.
As it __
44_ out, I had no problem putting everything together on my __
45__， including my resume(履历) and a basic outline of my activities in high school. The __
46__ part where I asked for my parents' advice was the essays. In writing and revising the essays, I needed feedback(反馈) from an audience. As my parents know me better than __
47__ else, they were __
48__for the job.
The essays are extremely important in college admissions. In a competitive pool of applicants, the test scores and activities, as well as the recommendations are all going to be very __
49__. The essays are the one area in which students can make themselves stand __
50__. Essays don't have to be big and complicated. I wrote three essays, all __
51__ on small matters and using simple sentences. The admission officers have to read hundreds of essays a day; they are already __
52__ of SAT vocabularies and long sentences. __
53__， a straightforward writing style is refreshing to their eyes as well as their minds. Essays were the key to my success in the admission game. I just wrote about what I wanted to say, not what I thought the admission officers __
54__ to hear.
In my main narrative－style __
55__， I told the story of my American journey at the age of 14. During that time, I was not bogged down(陷入) by trying to fit into a new __
56__； instead, I looked up to Mother Teresa for guidance and strength. I found my new __
57__ and grew to love the name Teresa and the memories it held.
In my two minor essays, I __
58__ the major events of my life, why I loved writing and why my dad is the person who has the greatest influence on me. Both provided details of my character. The essay about writing, which is titled, “I Shall Not Live in Vain” (__
59__ by an Emily Dickinson poem), earned a lot of praise.
It is __
60__ I really looked into my heart and thought deeply in order to reach my answers.
| 小题1: | | A．application | B．admission | C．competition | D．preparation |
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| 小题2: | | A．come about | B．bring about | C．lead to | D．add to |
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| 小题3: | | A．straight | B．direct | C．correct | D．wrong |
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| 小题4: | | A．put | B．turned | C．found | D．went |
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| 小题5: | | A．own | B．timetable | C．schedule | D．way |
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| 小题6: | | A．next | B．first | C．only | D．exact |
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| 小题7: | | A．someone | B．no one | C．everyone | D．anyone |
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| 小题8: | | A．wrong | B．perfect | C．unwilling | D．ready |
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| 小题9: | | A．similar | B．difficult | C．familiar | D．challenging |
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| 小题11: | | A．writing | B．turning | C．focusing | D．working |
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| 小题12: | | A．fond | B．tired | C．proud | D．afraid |
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| 小题13: | | A．However | B．Yet | C．Therefore | D．Instead |
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| 小题14: | | A．had better | B．feel like | C．would rather | D．would like |
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| 小题15: | | A．passage | B．advice | C．essay | D．answer |
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| 小题16: | | A．environment | B．family | C．party | D．atmosphere |
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| 小题17: | | A．name | B．self | C．sense | D．plan |
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| 小题18: | | A．conducted | B．explained | C．remembered | D．experienced |
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| 小题19: | | A．read | B．inspired | C．told | D．written |
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| 小题20: | | A．as | B．since | C．for | D．because |
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