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1451U1PartIIkeytoexercisesSectionAPre-readingactivities11B2D3C4A5E31Infactallthepiecesofadvicementionedintheinterviewareveryuseful.ButifIhavetchooseoneasthemostuseful,Idchoosekeepabalance.Whenwewereinhighschool,wespentalmostallourtimestudying.Therelackedabalancebetweensociallifeandacademiclifeinhighschool.Itsimportanttokeepabalancebetweenlifeandworkbecauseitwillgiveusasoundmindinasoundbody.Nowwehavemuchmorefreetime,sowecanjoinstudentorganizationsorgotodifferentactivities.2BeforeIleftforcollegemyparentsdidhaveatalkwithme.Theytoldmehowimportantcollegeexperiencewouldbeinmylife.Theytoldmeabouttheopportunitiesthatcollegeeducationwouldopenuptome.Theytoldmetotrytodevelopmoreinterestsandjoinsomestudentclubs.ThemostimpressiveadvicetheygavemewasthatIshouldnotonlyreadbooksaboutmymajor;instead,theyadvisedmetoreadaswidelyaspossible.Alltheseareveryvaluablepiecesofadvice.Scripts:Sarah:HiImSarah.Imastudentadvisoratauniversity.Iknowthefirstyearofcollegeisalwaysdifficult.Youhavetoadapttoanewenvironment,andlearntodoeverythingonyourown.Tohelpmakeyourtransitionjustalittleeasier,Imgoingtointerviewsomeseniorstudentsoncampusletsseewhatadvicetheycangiveyou.Sarah:HiJennifer.Whatdoyouthinkisimportanttoafreshman?Jennifer:Ithinkitisveryimportanttogotoclassregularly.Itsoundseasy,butoversleepingandmissingthat8oclockmorningclassisverycommon.Trytogotoclassontimeandregularly.Youwilllearnthematerialinclass,gettoknowtheprofessors,andmakefriendswithyourclassmates.Youwillalsogetimportantinformationfromtheprofessorsabouttestsandexams.Sarah:Mark,doyouagreewithJennifer?Mark:Absolutely.Myadviceis:Findagoodplacetostudy.Itmaybeyourdormroomoracornerofthelibraryoraquietclassroom,butfindaplacethatworksbestforyoutogetyourworkdone.Ifyouhavetroubleconcentratinginyourdorm,youneedtofindanotherplace.Sarah:Nancy,whatisouradviceforfreshmen?Nancy:AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.Myadviceistogetinvolvedoncampus.Abig245problemforalotofnewstudentsisthattheymisshomeandtheydon'thaveasenseofbelonging.Thesolutionistojoinastudentorganization,oraclub,orasportsteam.Youwillmakenewfriends,learnnewskills,andfeelmoreconnectedtoyourschool.Sarah:Excellentadvice,Nancy.Simon,itseemsyouhavesomethingtosay.Simon:Yes,Ido.Well,Iwanttosayyoushouldkeepabalance.Collegelifeisamixtureofsociallifeandacademiclife.Dontjointoomanystudentorganizationsorgototoomanyactivities.Otherwise,youwonthaveenoughtimetostudy.Ofcourse,youshouldnotbecomeabookworm.Thekeyistokeepabalancebetweenfunandstudy.Sarah:Theyallgiveveryusefultips.Butletmeaddafewmore.Takeresponsibilityforyourselfandyouractions;takeadvantageofthelearningresourcesoncampus;stayhealthyandeatright.Ihopeyouwillgetthemostoutofyourcollegeexperience.ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext11.Theparentsremindedtheirchildrentoworkhardandachievethebesttheycould.2.Thepresidentcallsonthestudentstomakethemostofthegreatresourcesoncampus:toexplorenewsubjects,tomeetfascinatingpeople,andtopursuenewpassions.3.Bysayingsamplethemwidely,thepresidentmeanstudentsshouldtrymaydifferentcoursesandtrysomethingnewtoseewhatitislike.4.Ifwedontchallengeourselves,wewillnotbecomebroadlyeducatedpeople,andwemaynotfindthepassionthatwillhelpusshapeourfuture.5.WecanlearnfromtheexampleofVeraWangthatweshouldchallengeourselvesandbychallengingourselves,wearemorelikelytofindaninterestwedontknowwehave,andthisinterestmayhelpusbuildaprosperousfuture.6.Wshouldnotworry,andweshouldlearntofacethisnewpartofourlifewithenthusiasm.Collegeexperiences,pleasantorunpleasant,willprovideuswithvaluablelessonswhichwillenrichourlife.7.TheexpressionNowitisyourturnmeansthatnowitistimeforyoutoacquireknowledgeandtopassiton.8.Thepresidentswelcomingspeechisreallyimpressive.Hementionsmanyimportantthingsaboutcollegelife,theresourcesavailableoncampus,aswellastheopportunitieswehaveandtheresponsibilitiesweshouldtake.Thespeechisveryinspiring.Criticalthinking1.Auniversityeducationwillplayaveryimportantroleinmylife,anditwillbenefitmeinanumberofways.IntheuniversityIcanacquirespecializedknowledgeaboutmymajor,anddevelopcriticalthinkingandresearchskills.Iwillhavetheopportunitiestomeetandshareideaswithpeopleofdifferentminds.Icangainabroaderviewoftheworldbymeetingpeoplefromdiversebackgroundsandcultures.AndIwillstartmylifejourneyof345self-discovery,self-improvement,andself-fulfillment.2.Yes,absolutely.Withauniversityeducation,apersonwillhavemorefreedomandthereforemorechoices.Thiseducationexperienceprovidesunlimitedpotential.Moreover,auniversityeducationprovidesthemeansforonetosucceed.Notonlywillapersonobtainknowledgeandskillsessentialforhiscareerdevelopment,buthewillalsodevelopanindependentmindandbeabletomakerightdecisionsonhisown.3.Iadmirethosewhodroppedoutofuniversityandyethavemadefameforthemselvesbyachievingbiggoals.Somepeopleusethosesuccessfulcollegedropoutsascounterexamplestoshowtheirbeliefthatapersoncansucceedevenwithoutauniversityeducation.Chancesarethatmostpeopledonothavethesamemind,talent,determination,oropportunitiesasBillGates,SteveJobs,andMarkZuckerbergdid;therefore,theymightnotbeabletoachievesuccesswithouthavi