“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on.
The 18-year-old was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’an No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学) ， although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place.
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.
It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.
Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment.
“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.
Liu has 18 credit hours(学分) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend.
“I wasn’t a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.
1.Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because___________.
A. she couldn’t be admitted to Peking University
B. Hong Kong is a good place
C. she wants to be far from her homeland
D. the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons
2. According to the last paragraph, we can infer______________________________.
A. now Liu Ran is an animal
B. Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese University of Hong Kong
C. Liu Ran likes the food there
D. the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel good
3.Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT_______________.
A. food B. language C. missing home D. no friends
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“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”I shook my head.
“How about some 41_ ?”I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 44 in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 47 all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and 51 choosing my strongest area. 52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her.
1.A. good B. mad C. careless D. curious
2.A. university B. family C. professions D. life
3.A. interview B. find out C. admire D. learn from
4.A. expressed B. ordered C. expected D. meant
5.A. hardly B. nearly C. naturally D. eagerly
6.A. drink B. newspapers C. preparations D. paper
7.A. satisfied B. comfortable C. terrified D. sorry
8.A. student B. journalist C. teacher D. writer
9.A. research B. books C. imagination D. memory
10.A. called B. recognized C. remembered D. visited
11.A. answer B. promise C. stop D. persuade
12.A. how B. whether C. why D. when
13.A. It B. Virginia DeView C. My parents D. My oral report
14.A. breaking in B. getting down C. falling off D. going on
15.A. making up B. listening to C. covering D. writing
16.A. of course B. finally C. doubtfully D. in all
17.A. When B. As long as C. Once D. On condition
18.A. for B. with C. of D. to
19.A. hurt B. excited C. disappointed D. asked
20.A. respect B. support C. thank D. favor
---Go for a trip after the exam, OK?
--- ______. I love getting close to nature to relax.
A. I couldn’t agree more
B. I’m afraid not
C. I believe not
D. I don’t think so
I intend to buy that kind of clothes because I ____ that they _____ well.
A. have told; wash B. have been told; wash
C. was told; washed D. have been told; are washed
The average rainfall in Ningxia is small, _____ makes the climate here is drier ______
with other cities in China.
A. that; compared B. which; comparing C. which; compared D. that; comparing
---Does China have cultural relics?
--- Yes, it is admitted that many cultural relics in the world, such as the Great Wall, the Potala Palace, the Magao Caves and so on, ______ China.
A. belongs to B. are belonging to C. belonged to D. belong to
