Dear Daughter:

       As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．

       First, I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are．You should be as proud of yourself as we are．

       Your college years will be the most important years in your life．It is in college that you will discover what learning is about．This will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-leamer．So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life, the learning skills you acquire will be something you cherish forever．

       Follow your passion in college．Take courses you think you will enjoy．Don't be trapped by what others think or say, but make up your own mind．

       Most importantly, make friends and be happy．College friends are often the best in life．Pick a few friends and become really close to them—pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you．Don't worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities．

       Start planning early —what would you like to do? Where would you like to live? What would you like to leam? I think your plan of studying fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses．

       Whether it is summer-planning, or coursework planning, or picking a major, or managing your time, you should take control of your life．I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver's seat - this is your life, and you need to be in control．Being in control feels great．Try it, and you'll love it!

       College is the four years where you have:

●he greatest amount of free time

●the first chance to be independent

●the most flexibility to change

●the lowest risk for making mistakes

       So please value your college years ?make full use of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, be bold to experiment, leam and grow through your successes and challenges．

       May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be．

Love,

Dad （& Mom）

49．What does the author think college life holds in store for his daughter?

       A．Opportunities and uncertainty．

       B．Happy learning and pure enjoyment

       C．Successes and challenges．

       D．Independent learning and experimentation with life．

50．What does the underlined expression "be in the driver's seat" refer to?

       A．Control what happens in a certain situation．      

       B．Learn how to drive a car．

       C．Stand in a driver's situation．                 

       D．Learn to adjust yourself to coursework

51．Which of these pieces of advice is given in the article?

       a．think and live independently               b．learn how to learn

       c．choose friends with similar personalities    d．be genuine and sincere

       e．try new things

       A．abc         B．bce         C．cde        D．able

52．From the text we can conclude the father      ．

       A．is worried about others' gossiping about his daughter

       B．is strict with his daughter's making friends with others

       C．is upset about his daughter's life planning

       D．is optimistic about his daughter's future．

Dear Daughter，

       As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．

       First, I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are．You should be as proud of yourself as we are．

       Your college years will be the most important years in your life．It is in college that you will discover what learning is about．This will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner．So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life, the learning skills you acquire will be something you cherish forever．

       Follow your passion in college．Take courses you think you will enjoy．Don't be trapped by what others think or say, but make up your own mind．

       Most importantly, make friends and be happy．College friends are often the best in life．Pick a few friends and become really close to them—pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you．Don't worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities．

       Start planning early —what would you like to do? Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan of studying fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses．

       Whether it is summer-planning, or coursework planning, or picking a major, or managing your time, you should take control of your life．I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver's seat - this is your life, and you need to be in control．Being in control feels great．Try it, and you'll love it!

       College is the four years where you have:

●he greatest amount of free time

●the first chance to be independent

●the most flexibility to change

●the lowest risk for making mistakes

       So please value your college years? make full use of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, be bold to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges．

       May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be．

Love,

Dad （& Mom）

1．What does the author think college life holds in store for his daughter?

       A．Opportunities and uncertainty．

       B．Happy learning and pure enjoyment

       C．Successes and challenges．

       D．Independent learning and experimentation with life．

2．What does the underlined expression "be in the driver's seat" refer to?

       A．Control what happens in a certain situation．

       B．Learn how to drive a car．

       C．Stand in a driver's situation．

       D．Learn to adjust yourself to coursework

3．Which of these pieces of advice is given in the article?

       a．think and live independently                                         b．learn how to learn

       c．choose friends with similar personalities                              d．be genuine and sincere

       e．try new things

       A．abc                   B．bce                    C．cde                  D．abe

4．From the text we can conclude the father      ．

       A．is worried about others' gossiping about his daughter

       B．is strict with his daughter's making friends with others

       C．is upset about his daughter's life planning

       D．is optimistic about his daughter's future．

 

When I was learning calligraphy my teacher told me a story．

A calligrapher taught handwriting．One or his students who often practised handwritihg with old sheets of newspaper complained that he made very little progress though he had learned it with the calligrapher for a long time．His teacher said to him,“Try to use the best paper．Maybe you’ll write better．”

The student did as he was told．It really worked．He made headway not long afterwards and felt curious．He asked his teacher about the reason．The calligrapher answered,“When you used old newspaper to practise handwriting ,you would think you were writing a draft．It didn’t matter if you wrote badly as old newspaper was plenty in supply．In that case you wouldn’t pay much attention to it．Now you use the best paper and you ’ll treasure it．Each time you write you feel strongly about the rarity of chances and you’ll devote to it with all your heart and soul ; you’ll do the handwritihg much more attentively than practising．Of course you’ve made rapid progress．”

Indeed , we spend our ordihary days just as they are worthless “ old newspaper ”．We don’t care if we scrawl and waste it ,thinking that it will come endlessly---the “ old newspaper ” is inexhaustible．In such a mood we may each day pass by opportunities but fail to catch any of them．

Life is not a military exercise but an actual war in which real weapons are used ．In everyday life there’s no chance for us to draft．That’s because what we call“draft” actually is the answer sheet we write that cannot be changed．

Every day of our life is something new．Let us take every day as a sheet of the best paper．

46．The calligrapher in the story told the student to write on the best paper because he thought      ．

A．the student would practise more carefully on the best paper

B．it was comfortable to write on the best paper

C．the student had enough money to buy the best paper

D．the student could write more on the best paper

47．The student didn’t make much progress at first because      ．

A．he regarded his writihg on old newspaper just as a draft

B．he was too poor to buy better paper to write on

C．he didn’t follow his teacher’s advice

D．he was not used to the calligrapher’s teaching manner

48．We learn from the passage that      ．

A．the student finally gave up

B．the student made rapid progress by practising more carefully

C．the caligrapher was strict with his students

D．old newspaper is not useful

49．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．What teachers say is always true．

B．Success calls for attentiveness．

C．Handwriting is easy to practise．

D．New things are always better than old ones

50．The writer want to tell us that      ．

A．there are some good ways to practice handwriting

B．life is like old newspaper

C．we should learn from the student in the story

D．life will not give us a chance to draw a draft

 

When I was learning calligraphy my teacher told me a story．

A calligrapher taught handwriting．One or his students who often practised handwritihg with old sheets of newspaper complained that he made very little progress though he had learned it with the calligrapher for a long time．His teacher said to him,“Try to use the best paper．Maybe you’ll write better．”

The student did as he was told．It really worked．He made headway not long afterwards and felt curious．He asked his teacher about the reason．The calligrapher answered,“When you used old newspaper to practise handwriting ,you would think you were writing a draft．It didn’t matter if you wrote badly as old newspaper was plenty in supply．In that case you wouldn’t pay much attention to it．Now you use the best paper and you ’ll treasure it．Each time you write you feel strongly about the rarity of chances and you’ll devote to it with all your heart and soul ; you’ll do the handwritihg much more attentively than practising．Of course you’ve made rapid progress．”

Indeed , we spend our ordihary days just as they are worthless “ old newspaper ”．We don’t care if we scrawl and waste it ,thinking that it will come endlessly---the “ old newspaper ” is inexhaustible．In such a mood we may each day pass by opportunities but fail to catch any of them．

Life is not a military exercise but an actual war in which real weapons are used ．In everyday life there’s no chance for us to draft．That’s because what we call“draft” actually is the answer sheet we write that cannot be changed．

Every day of our life is something new．Let us take every day as a sheet of the best paper．

46．The calligrapher in the story told the student to write on the best paper because he thought      ．

A．the student would practise more carefully on the best paper

B．it was comfortable to write on the best paper

C．the student had enough money to buy the best paper

D．the student could write more on the best paper

47．The student didn’t make much progress at first because      ．

A．he regarded his writihg on old newspaper just as a draft

B．he was too poor to buy better paper to write on

C．he didn’t follow his teacher’s advice

D．he was not used to the calligrapher’s teaching manner

48．We learn from the passage that      ．

A．the student finally gave up

B．the student made rapid progress by practising more carefully

C．the caligrapher was strict with his students

D．old newspaper is not useful

49．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．What teachers say is always true．

B．Success calls for attentiveness．

C．Handwriting is easy to practise．

D．New things are always better than old ones

50．The writer want to tell us that      ．

A．there are some good ways to practice handwriting

B．life is like old newspaper

C．we should learn from the student in the story

D．life will not give us a chance to draw a draft

Dear Daughter,

As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.

    First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is a real proof of what a great well-rounded student you are. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.

    It is in college that you will discover what learning is about. This will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life, the learning skills you acquire will be something you will treasure forever.

    Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Don’t be trapped by what others think or say, but make up your own mind.

    Most importantly, make friends and be happy. Pick a few friends and become really close to them – pick the ones who are genuine to you. Don’t worry about their grades, looks, or even personalities.

    Start planning early. I think your plan to study fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses.

    Whether it is coursework planning or picking a major, you should take control of your life. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver’s seat – this is your life, and you need to be in control. Being in control feels great.

    So please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny fate, learn and grow through your successes and challenges.

    May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be.

                                                          Love,

                                                         Dad (& Mom)

According to the letter the author’s daughter is ______.

A. scared to be leaving home                B. a well-rounded student

C. the pride of her university              D. learning to drive a car

Which advice below is given to his daughter by the author?

    A. Party with friends in her free time.

B. Ignore what others think or say.

C. choose friends with similar personalities.

D. Treasure and make the best of her college years.

From the passage, we can conclude the father is ______.

A. worried about his daughter               B. strict with his daughter

C. positive about his daughter’s future            D. sad about his daughter’s leaving home

From the letter we can draw a conclusion that_________.

    A. the daughter will no longer need her father’s help

    B. the father will also gives the daughter advice on everything

    C. the father will help the daughter when she meets with trouble

    D. the daughter will not accept her father’s help in college.