While good grades and test are the basic requirements for getting into college, after-school activities are becoming more important in the colledge selection process in the US. As entrance into college has become more difficult, colleges have looked more at what skills you have. Taking part in after-school activities is a great way to succeed in school.
High School Clubs
Most high schools offer a lot of clubs and activities, so it is easy to find something that you are interested in. Colleges look for students who will also be active other than test scores.
There are many clubs in school, such as the drama club and a book club. You may even be able to find a club related to a future job, such as Future Teachers of America.
High School Sports
If you want to go to college and want to take part in sports at a college level, then this fact just might give you a chance. It is generally a good idea to focus on one single sport. If you plan on sports opening college doors and leading to college scholarships(奖学金), it would be better if you decide which sport to do. In this way, you will have enough time to build their skills.
High School Publications(出版物)
Another smart way to be active in high school and show colleges that you are interested in activities more than academics(学术) is to be a part of their school’s newspaper or magazine. There may be an actual class you can join or you may join a club. Being in high school publications can be very helpful, particularly if you want to major in English or in education in college.
1.Now in the US, colleges have focused more on the students’ during the selection process.
A、 good grades B、 family background
C、 skills D、 scholarships
2.After-school activities include all of the following except .
A、 joining a club
B、 doing a part-time job
C、 working on school’s newspaper or magazine
D、 taking part in sports
3.Joining a club may help students .
A、 improve their English
B、 get higher scores in subjects
C、 make more good friends
D、 know more about their future jobs
4.This passage is probably written for to read.
A、 teachers B、 students
C、 parents D、 headmasters
5.We can learn from the passage that
A、 the US colleges prefer to have students who study very hard
B、 you must take actual classes to be part of school’s newspaper
C、 being good at sports is considered important in the US college selection
D、 you can easily find a suitable club to join in every high school in the US
6.Which of the following students will get useful information from this passage?
A、 Sarah is thinking about starting her own business after gratuation.
B、 Ann likes writing and she would like to choose English as her major in college.
C、 Leon is interested in acting and he wants to join the school’s drama club.
D、 Chris has difficulty in getting along with the other members on the basket ball team.
Rewrite the following sentences as required （根据所给要求，改写下列句子）
1.Every morning Sarah has an egg and a piece of bread as her breakfast.（改为一般疑问句）
__________Sarah ____________an egg and a piece of bread as her breakfast every morning ?
2.Tom repaired my broken windows last week.（改为被动语态）
My broken windows_________ ___________ by Tom last week.
3.There will be a lot of changes taking place in my hometown.（改为反义疑问句）
There will be a lot of changes taking place in my hometown, _________ ___________?
4.People all think the cartoon Zootopia is interesting and wonderful.（对划线部分提问）
_________ do people ___________ the cartoon Zootopia?
5.Nowadays, many people continue their studies after they begin to work.（保持句意不变）
Nowadays, many people __________ ______________with their studies after they begin to work.
6.Shall we call the police or not? He asked me.（合并两句为一句）
He asked me __________ _____________ call the police or not.
7.Successfully, ten years ago, three books, since, has written, she.（连词成句）
Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)：
1.If Hilary wins the presidential election(总统大选),she will be the ________ woman president of the USA.(one)
2.Eve’s dog has a strong habit. It likes to hide toys in ___________ dog house.(it)
3.So far I haven’t received the _________ to the conference from the organizer.(invite)
4.The recipe says “Peel the apple first and then cut it into two __________” (half)
5.That poor little girl looks so _________. We’d better give her a hand.(help)
6.Every Sunday people see Tom sit ________ and watch his grandpa fishing.(quiet)
7.With more than 80 hotels to ________ from, I am sure you will find a suitable one.(choice)
8.The more cars people buy, the __________ traffic in the city is becoming.(baD、
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.(将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次)。
A. However B. work C. faithful D. Above all E. guide
But Parbati doesn’t catch elephant just for fun . “My 1. ,” she says, “is to protect man from the elephants, and to keep the elephant safe from man.” And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. 2. ,the Indian elephant is angry for many years, hunters have attacked it and its home in the forest has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to 3. the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.
Being an elephant tamer also needs love. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a baby elephant. “Finally they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more 4. than humans,” she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the huge, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.(将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次)。
A.fun B.safety C.walk D.always E.calling
The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger and all the dogs ran back to the village for 1.. That didn’t stop the elephant. It destroyed a few houses and hurt several people. The villages were frightened and angry. Then someone suggested 2. Parbati for help, the elephant princess(公主).
Parbati Barua’s father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer(驯象师). He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even 3. .He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up-how to catch wild elephants.
Parbati hasn’t 4. lived in the forest. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life. “Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and excitement lasts for days after the chase,” she says.
A:I am afraid Tim is not going to join you this time.
B:____________
A. What a pity! B. It’s very kind of you!
C. That’s right! D. That sounds great!
