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I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been quite 1 since I arrived at Andover. Although I had quite a few activities, I hadn't taken any official leadership position.
This 2 changed when I received an e-mail from Ms. Griffith, my cluster (a group of dorms) dean (主任), 3 that a new female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep 4 Discipline Committee Representative (代表). 5 boarding school students break serious rules, like using 6 , getting drunk or cheating in their studies. The punishments given to such students are 7 by a DC Rep. I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 8 so were five other students. We had to hold 9 and Ms. Griffith asked us to write 10 to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.
I thought it hard to write. I didn't want to make any 11 , because they are difficult to keep. I didn't want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining 12 I wanted to become a DC Rep. "I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline (纪律)," I wrote 13 .
I made three 14 that said "Vote For Teresa" and put them on every exit of my dorm so that people would 15 my name when they want to vote.
Although I tried hard, I didn't win the election. I was 16 , but my positive (积极的) nature did not allow me to 17 for very long. I actually 18 when my friends tried to comfort me. "Teresa, I am sorry that you didn't win the election," they would say.
"No, don't be sorry for me. I am very happy to have taken part in the election," I said.
It is true; the 19 is much more important than the result. I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden 20 .
1. A. hard B. terrible C. happy D. simple
2. A. condition B. situation C. time D. life
3. A. explaining B. writing C. saying D. talking
4. A. stands for B. asks for C. calls for D. looks for
5. A. Usually B. Sometimes C. Often D. Seldom
6. A. computers B. drugs C. cars D. mobiles
7. A. carried out B. given C. determined D. made
8. A. or B. although C. but D. therefore
9. A. a discussion B. a meeting C. an election D. a selection
10. A. articles B. speeches C. compositions D. introductions
11. A. mistakes B. movements C. promises D. requests
12. A. how B. whether C. when D. why
13. A. seriously B. easily C. fluently D. honestly
14. A. posters B. sayings C. speeches D. promises
15. A. recognize B. remember C. forget D. know
16. A. satisfied B. surprised C. disappointed D. helpless
17. A. put down B. look down C. feel down D. lie down
18. A. smiled B. cried C. laughed D. sorrowed
19. A. reason B. attitude C. process D. aim
20. A. strength B. courage C. ability D. skill
New York Times-The already crazed competition for admission to the nation’s most famous universities and colleges became even more intense (激烈的) this year, with many recording the lowest acceptance rates.
Harvard College, for example, offered admission to only 7.1 percent of the 27,462 high school seniors who applied — or, put another way, it rejected 93 of every 100 applicants, many with extraordinary achievements, like a perfect score on one of the SAT exams. Yale College accepted 8.3 percent of its 22,813 applicants. Both rates were records.
Columbia College admitted 8.7 percent of its applicants, Brown University and Dartmouth College about 13 percent, and Bowdoin College and Georgetown University 18 percent — also records.
“We love the people we admitted, but we also love a very large number of the people who we were not able to admit,” said William R. Fitzsimmons, dean (主任) of admissions and financial aid at Harvard College.
Some colleges said they placed more students on their waiting lists than in recent years, in part because of uncertainty over how many admitted students would decide to enroll （登记入学）. Harvard and Princeton stopped accepting students through early admission this academic year; that meant that more than 1,500 students who would have been admitted in December were likely to have applied to many famous schools in the regular round.
Many factors contributed to the tightening of the competition at the most selective colleges, admissions deans said. The number of high school graduates in the nation has grown each year over the last decade and a half, experts estimate that the figure will reach the highest point this year or next, which might reduce the competition a little.
Other factors were the ease of online applications, expanded financial aid packages, an ambitious students’ applying to ever more colleges.
1．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．Harvard has the lowest admission rate this year.
B．Many factors have led to the intense competition.
C．Famous universities prefer to have more students on their waiting lists.
D．Admission to famous universities became even more difficult this year.
2．Which of the following has the highest acceptance rate this year?
A．Yale College. B．Georgetown University.
C．Columbia College. D．Dartmouth College.
3．How many of the 20,000 applicants would be rejected by Columbia College this year?
A．18,260 B．1,740 C．18,350 D．1,950
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