【正文】 3) College Friendship will be among the most satisfying and longterm of one’s life. It’s always exciting to discover how wonderfully diverse college relationships can be.5) Going to college is not just to get a degree: it is to find out who you really are and what you are really made for . 2) Para 3: Top students learn to be organized. 4) Para 5: Top students are very serious about school and very active in class.2 Read the following statements and then decide whether each of them is true or false based on the information in the text. Write T for True and F for False in the space provided before each statement.1) T Being bright does not necessarily make one a straightA student. 3) F One student thinks that learning a new word while brushing his teeth helps him learn the new word best. (The student does so in order to save time.)5) F Professors may concentrate more on the neatness of an assignment than on its content. (The student who turns in neat work is a step closer to a high score.)7) F Pressure from parents is good for students. (Encouragement rather than pressure from parents helps students a lot.)Task Two Reading Between the LinesRead the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say by the italicized parts. 1) … it is far more important for a student to know how to make the most of his or her innate abilities. (Para. 1) Being bright doesn’t necessarily make a student a top student. What is of more importance is that he / she learns how to make the best use of the abilities that he / she is born with. 3) According to one professor, the student who turns in neat work is already on the way to scoring an A. (Para. 5) One professor said that the student who turns in a piece of neat work is likely to get a very good score. consult more references。 take a short break when tired。2) Which is more important to you on your way towards academic excellence, intelligence or diligence (勤奮刻苦)? Why do you think so? Some students will opt for intelligence because some people hold that one can’t be a top student if he / she is not bright enough. Other students may say that diligent work always pays off.4) Do you often participate in group study? Why or why not? People are sometimes divided on this question. Most people are positive towards group study because they learn better by discussing homework and problems together. Some may be negative toward group work, as they feel they are most efficient when studying alone. The attitude toward group work has been proven to be related to one’s personality. 2) A noun meaning “a person of the same age, class, position, etc. as oneself”: (Para. 1) Write down the target word here: peer a. The opinions of his peers are more important to him than his parents’ ideas. b. Children tend to be influenced by peer pressure.4) A noun meaning “an amount of money that a person, business, etc. borrows, especially from a bank”: (Para. 2) Write down the target word here: loan a. How soon do you have to pay off the loan? b. Jim took out a loan to pay for his car. 6) An adjective meaning “involving the use of imagination to produce new and original ideas or things”: (Para. 9) Write down the target word here: creative a. A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts. b. This job is so boring. I wish I could do something more creative. 2 Match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B. Put the corresponding letter in the blank after each word.Column A a. difficult to deal with。 b. a piece of work that needs skill, effort, and careful planning3) tough a c. being expected to happen at a particular time4) due c d. (a feeling of) nervous anxiety, worry, or pressure5) tension d e. being the only one of its type 6) solution f f. answer to a problem, question, difficulty2) He is studying French as the chief subject at the university. (Para. 9) He is majoring in French at the university. 4) Of course I admire her — in spite of everything, she is a great politician? (Para. 10) Of course I admire her — after all, she is a great politician. 6) May I draw your attention to the fact that if we don’t leave now we shall miss the bus? (Para. 16) May I point out that if we don’t leave now we shall miss the bus?2) Why are humanities courses not popular with parents? Parents want to make sure that their children have a secure future and they don’t think that humanities subjects with no “practical” value will pay off. b. studying at the library as late as possible。 d. getting into a panic when exams are approaching and papers are due。 f. oversleeping due to tiredness。4) Who can help to free students from the pressures they suffer from? Professors, parents, and friends can help to free students from the pressures they suffer from, but it is the students themselves who should relieve themselves of the pressures. 2 Read the following statements and then decide whether each of them is true or false based on the information in the text. Write T for True and F for False in the space provided before each statement.1) T Without parental help, a student may be expected to have a large loan to pay back after graduation.3) T Knowledge in the humanities can help create leaders in all general fields. 5) F Students who finish an assignment up to requirements will be given the same credits as those who have done more. (When most students are doing more than they are expected to, those who are doing normal work can be perceived as not doing well.)4 Read the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say by the italicized parts.1) But there are no villains。 all involved are victims.3) They are caught in one of the oldest webs of love and duty and