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1BookOneUnitTwo2I.Warming-upActivities1.PreviewandLead-in(p2)2.BackgroundInformation(p2-3)AmericanhighereducationInUSA,studentscanchoosetogotocollegeafterhighschool.(Ortheycanchoosetogostraighttotheworkforceafterhighschool.)Theyhavetheoptionofattendingatwo-yearcommunitycollegebeforeapplyingtoafour-yearuniversity.Admissiontocommunitycollegeiseasier,tuitionislower,andclasssizesareoftensmallerthanatauniversity.Communitycollegestudentscanearnanassociatedegreeandtransferuptotwoyearsofcoursecreditstoauniversity.Collegeanduniversitystudentsneedtopaytuition,butmanyearnscholarshipsorreceiveloans.Althoughadmissionpoliciesvaryfromoneuniversitytoanother,mostdetermineadmissionbasedonseveralcriteria,includingastudentshighschoolcourseofstudy,highschoolGradePointAverage(GPA),participationinextracurricularactivities,SATorACTexamscores,awrittenessay,andpossiblyapersonalinterviewwitharepresentativefromtheadmissionoffice.MoststudentsinUSAtaketheSAT(knownasScholasticAptitudeTest)orACT(AmericanCollegeTesting)duringtheirfinalyearofhighschool.EachuniversitysetsaminimumSATorACTscorethatastudentmustachieveinordertogainadmission.Thesearestandardizedquantitativeexaminations.TheSATtestscriticalreading,mathematics,andwritingskills.TheACTtestsEnglish,mathematics,reading,andsciencereasoning,andincludesanoptimalwritingtest.Extracurricularactivitiesmayincludescholasticclubs,athleticteams,studentgovernment,andphilanthropicclubs.Voluntaryparticipationinthesekindsofactivitiesisanindicationthatastudenthaslearnedvaluablelifelessons,suchasteamwork,leadership,orcivicresponsibility.Universitystudentspursuingabachelorsdegreearecalledundergraduates;studentspursuingamastersordoctoraldegreearecalledgraduatestudentsMostuniversitiesgiveundergraduatestudentsaliberaleducation,whichmeansstudentsarerequiredtotakecoursesacrossseveraldisciplinesbeforetheyspecializeinamajorfieldofstudy.Graduateandprofessionalprograms,suchasmedicineorlaw,arespecialized.Alldegreeprogramsrequirestudentstocompleteaminimumnumberofcredithoursinordertograduate.Selectionforadmissiontoagraduateprogramisbasedonseveralcriteria.Theseincludecompletionofabachelorsdegree,thestudentsundergraduatecourseworkandGPA.Studentsarealsoexpectedtowriteanessayaspartoftheirapplicationortosubmitawritingsample.MostmastersprogramsrequirestudentstohaveaminimumscoreontheGraduateRecordExamination(GRE),whichtestsverbalreasoning,quantitativereasoning,criticalthinking,andanalyticalwritingskills.3VeraWangVeraEllenWant(,1949-)isaChinese-Americanfashiondesigner.ShewasbornandraisedinNewYorkCity.Whiletrainedasafigureskaterinhighschool,sheeventuallyearnedadegreeinarthistoryfromSarahLawrenceCollegein1971.Butacareerinfashionwasherdream.SheworkedasaseniorfashioneditorforVogue()for15years.In1985,sheleftVogueandjoinedRalphLaurenasadesigndirectorfortwoyears.In1990,sheopenedherowndesignsaloninNewYork,andfeaturedhertrademarkbridalgowns.Wanghasmadeweddinggownsformanywell-knowncelebritiesandpublicfigures,suchasJenniferLopez(),SharonStone(),andChelseaClinton().3.Pre-readingActivities(Compounddictation)Universitiesaregenerallybigger,offermore__________anddomoreresearch.Modernuniversitiesdevelopedfromthoseofthe______________inEurope.TheworduniversitycamefromtheLatinuniversities.Thisdescribedagroupofpeople__________foracommonpurpose44.VideoWatchingTopici:Howtoenrichyourcampuslife?Asshowninthevideo,collegeisnotonlyaplaceforustogetadegreebutalsoaplaceforustoenrichourexperience.Forthesakeofourhealthygrowth,ineffect,everycollegecampusinChinaisabundantwithextra-curricularactivities,suchasmathematicalmodeling,Englishsalon,dancetraining,sportscenter,andfineartclubs.Anactiveparticipationinsuchactivitiescanbroadenourhorizons,thusenablingustopursuenewpassions.Andbestofall,wewillformmorefirmbondsoffriendshipintheprocessthatwillblossomovermanyyears.Topicii:Howtoreapthemostoutofyourcampuslife?Howmuchwewillreapfromourcampuslifedependsuponwhatwedofromnowon,asitisoftensaidinourlifethatyouwillreapwhatyouvesown.Inordertoavoidreapingnothingorevenregret,Idliketosharewithyoumyownplans:Tokeepupwiththeflowofmycourses.IfIfailtokeeppacewithmycourses,asfarasIknow,Iwillstandlittlechanceofreapingthemostoutofmycampuslife.Soitisthebottomlineofmycampuslifetokeepinstepwiththem.Tobeconcrete,Iwillattendclassesandhittextbooksintimesoastoconditionmyselfbetterfortheexamsinadvance.Toembracethecampuslifewithmywholebeing.Sincethereisalotmoretomycampuslifethanpassingexams,Iwillthrowmyheartintoitandkeepmycuriosityasthebestguidetomypursuits.IfIsignupformodeldesigningandmakingoutofcuriosity,forexample,IbelieveIwillreapalotfromagoodcombinationoftheoryandpractice;Togetreadyfornewchallenges.Readinessforchallengesfrom,say,unknownfieldsofmyinterestwillnotonlyleadtogrowthinmyabilities,buthelpfindoutmynewpassionsaswell.AstheoldChinesesayingIlovemostgoes,Successisalwaysinfavorofthosewhokeeppreparedforit5.Topic-centeredstudyofnewwordsandtheiruse1.Whilemanystudentsfelt____________infaceofthechallenge,hechosetorisetoit.2.Whatyouwillachievetomorrowhasmuchtodowithhowmuchknowledgeyou_______