【正文】 t wait to go abroad, but I prefer to stay with my family in my own country. 。ve found myself having great interest in spoken English. 2 Driving on the highway, I realized that enormous changes had taken place in China39。 (can39。 work) 4. 三年的時(shí)光已經(jīng)過(guò)去，這一刻終于來(lái)臨了：不到兩周我就要回國(guó)了。 enormous) 3. 我簡(jiǎn)直不敢相信他這么快就學(xué)會(huì)了操作計(jì)算機(jī)。 (find... doing) 2. 驅(qū)車行駛在高速公路上，我意識(shí)到近幾年來(lái)，中國(guó)的公路系統(tǒng)發(fā)生了巨大的變化。t know anything about the Inter a month ago, but today, he has ___ realize what an important role the Inter is playing. 5 At college, students can ___ and declare another major if they find out they don39。s Degree (學(xué)士學(xué)位 ). On his way back to the dormitory, he ___on his college days with mixed feelings. 2 ___ the ing National Holiday, I can39。t envy the freshmen who could enjoy their college life. Unit 1 College Life 39 2. Which of the following is not true according to paragraph 2? A) The author finally convinced his mom that he was going to be OK living on campus. B) The author made some lifelong friends that year. C) The author came to know more about himself through many triumphs and failures. D) The author attempted to contribute some cartoons of his teachers to newspapers. Unit 1 College Life 40 3. What was he thinking about while he was taking a walk on campus? A) His first day on campus. B) His lifelong friends. C) The four years of his college life. D) The excitement of being a college student. Unit 1 College Life 41 4. Which of the following is true, according to paragraph 4? A) The author was very excited that he will graduate within 2 weeks. B) The author was reluctant to say goodbye to the college life. C) The author was sure to find a lifelong job. D) The author was ready to face the approaching challenge after graduation. Unit 1 College Life 42 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A) The author cherishes college life and is thus reluctant to graduate. B) The author is extremely eager to graduate. C) The author feels slightly sorry to leave the college. D) The author feels ready for his future career. Unit 1 College Life 43 Part 12 Fill in the blanks. In less than two weeks, I will 1___from the university. As a senior, I have been 2___at the idea of graduating. Looking back, I can?t believe how fast time went. For me, college has been a great 3___experience, especially my 4___year, which was perhaps the most remarkable year of my college life. I 5___there is so much more that I want to learn, but instead I have to graduate. 6___down the familiar routes on campus, I find myself wanting to start all over Unit 1 College Life 44 again and relive the fun and excitement of my college days. I don?t know what I want to do in the future, and the idea of a lifetime 7___to a certain job seems like 8___. Now that graduation seems inevitable (不可避免的 ), I?m faced to make a decision. Anyway I will 9___my college days forever as I 10___close the doors on my college life. Unit 1 College Life 45 Answers: 1 have graduated 2 panicking 3 learning 4 sophomore 5 feel like 6 Walking 7 mitment 8 torture 9 cherish 10 reluctantly Unit 1 College Life 46 Exercises: Language Focus Part 13 Fill in blanks with words given below. convince envy amuse involve failure panic permanent remarkable surround reality 1 We were greatly ___ to hear about his sitting on the wet paint. 2 His father was quite stubborn and it was almost impossible to ___ him of his mistakes. 3 The parttime job ___ working at night. 4 He moves from job to job, so he never has a ___ address. 5 He is always ___ at the sound of fire alarms. Unit 1 College Life 47 6 The professor was highly respected for his ___ achievements in civil engineering (土木工程 ). 7 It was the old lady39。 Unit 1 College Life 38 Exercises: Content Awareness Part 11 Choose the best answer to each question based on the information from the passage. 1. Why was the author less eager to graduate than his classmates? A) He wished he could learn more in the next two weeks. B) He valued his college life and wished it would not have to end. C) He didn39。 to keep a feeling deeply and firmly in mind 珍惜，珍愛(ài) Examples: The old man cherished the girl as if she were