第二學(xué)期級本科英語期末試題B

資料內(nèi)容僅供您學(xué)習(xí)參考，如有不當(dāng)或者侵權(quán)，請聯(lián)系改正或者刪除。-第二學(xué)期級本科英語期末試題(Ｂ)PartⅠListeningComprehension(0.5’×20=10SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.Sarah’selderbrotherwaswithhermother.B.Sarah’smotherandherelderbrotherareathome.C.Sarahisgoingtoseehermother.D.Sarah’selderbrotherisinParis.2.A.Towashthedishes.B.Toringthedoorbell.C.Toanswerthedoor.D.Topreparethedish.3.A.Customerandsalesman.B.Husbandandwife.C.Policemanandpasserby.D.Teacherandstudent.4.A.Inaschool.B.Atatheater.C.Inarestaurant.D.Inabank.5.A.Shemaybedrivingat7o’clock.B.Shemaybegoingtotheparty.C.Shemaybeseeingherfriends.D.Shemaybegoingtothetheater.6.A.9:00a.m.B.9:10a.m.C.10:00a.m.D.10:20a.m.7.A.Yes,helikesitverymuch.B.Yes,hefindsitinteresting.C.No,hefindsitveryboring.D.No,hefindsitveryhard.8.A.Doinghishomework.B.Playingwithhisdog.C.WatchingTV.D.Callinghisgirlfriend.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A.Herkidswillarrivehomeafterschool.B.Sheistooexhaustedtowork.C.Shehasfinishedherwork.D.Themandoesnotaskhertogobacktotheoffice.10.A.Itisweird.B.Itisexhausting.C.Itisconvenient.D.Itiscomfortable.11.A.Itisproducedbyweirdpeople.B.Thewomandoesnotlikeit.C.Onecanseealotofstrangethingsinit.D.Themanisdeterminedtowatchittonight.12.A.Thewomanwillrecordtonight’sprogram.B.Hewillbehavingameetingwithhisbossatthattime.C.Hisbossmightaskhimtostayuplate.D.Hemayhavetopreparefortomorrow’sbusinesstrip.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13.A.Heisdoingasurvey.B.Heisintroducinghimself.C.Heistalkingwithafriend.D.Heismakinganappointment.14.A.Overthetelephone.B.Onthestreet.C.Inthetravelagency.D.Intheclassroom.15.A.Thehusbandearnslessnowthaninthepast.B.Thewifestoppedworkingaftershehadababy.C.Thelivingcosthasincreasedrapidly.D.Thefamilyissavingmoneyforthechild’seducation.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A.Heforgottoleavethestore.B.Hewaslockedinastorebyaccident.C.Hewasdrunkandlockedinastore.D.Hewassenttoprison.17.A.Hemadehimselfathomeinthestore.B.Hestayedasleepfor2days.C.Hebrokeinthroughthewindow.D.Hedamagedsomeequipment18.A.BecausethetrampdeservedamerryChristmas.B.Becauseitwasthestore’sfault.C.Becausethestorehadprofitedbytheaccident.D.Becausethetramphadstolennothingofvalue.PassageTwoQuestions19to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A.Europeanssmokedtobaccooverafire.B.AmericanIndiansusedtobaccoasmedicine.C.EveryoneinEuropesmokedtobacco.D.Europeansbegantolearnabouttobacco.20.A.Thetobaccoplantisveryunhealthy.B.Tobaccocanbesmokedthroughatube.C.Nicotgavesickmentobaccotoeat.D.ColumbuslearnedabouttobaccofromNicot.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(1′×10=10′)PassageADirections:Readthefollowingpassages,andthenanswerthequestions.Forquestions,markY(yes)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassageN(NO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassageNG(NOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.HowShouldYouBuildupYourVocabularyExactlywhatdoyoudoduringanormalday?Howdoyouspendyourtime?PaulT.Rankinverymuchwantedananswertothatquestion.Togetit,heaskedsixty-eightindividualstokeep,anaccurate,detailedrecordofwhattheydideveryminuteoftheirwakinghours.Whenheconsolidated(鞏固)hisfinding,hediscoveredthattheaverageindividualspent70percentofhiswakingtimedoingonethingonly--communication.Thatmeanteitherreading,writing,speakingorlistening.PutthatevidencealongsideoftheresearchfindingsuncoveredbytheHumanEngineeringLaboratories.Inexploringaptitudesandcareersinvolving,amongotherthings,datafrom30,000vocabularytestsgivenyearly,theydiscoveredthatbigincomesandbigvocabulariesgotogether.Vocabulary,morethananyotherfactoryetknown,predictsfinancialsuccess.Anditallfits.Eachwordyouaddtoyourvocabularymakesyouabetterreader,writer,speakerandlistener.Furthermore,linguisticscientistsarequicktopointoutthatweactuallythinkwithwords.Ifthatisso,newwordsmakeusbetterthinkersaswellascommunicators.Nowondermorewordsarelikelytomeanmoremoney.Whatbetterreasonforbeginningrightnowtoextendyourvocabulary?TakeReadingWhatexactlydoyouread?Commonsensesaysyoureadwords.Researchconfirmsthatfact.”Vocabularyincontext”contributes39percenttocomprehension.That’smorethananyotherfactorisolatedandstudied--evenmorethanintelligence.And”worddiscrimination”contributesmoretospeedofreadingthananyotherfactor--28percent.Inshort,youreffortstoimprovevocabularywillpayoffinbothcomprehensionandspeed.Suppose,asyou’rereadingalong,youlumtebsacrossastrangeword.Didyoufindyourselfstoppingforacloserlookatlumtebs?Pardonthespellingslip.That’sactuallythewordstumble(偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)).Theletterjustgotmixedaround.Obviouslyyounowknowthatstrangewordsdoslowyoudown--orevenstopyoucompletely.Furthermore,strangewordshinder(妨礙)comprehension.Whichiseasiertounderstand,”eschewgarrulity”or”avoidingtalkingtoomuch”?Whatyouneedisavital,dynamicapproachtovocabularybuilding.Hybrid(雜交)corncombinesthebestqualitiesofseveralvarietiestoensuremaximumproductivity.Ahybridapproachtovocabularyshould,inthesameway,ensuremaximumresults.That’swhyyoushouldusetheCPDformula.ThroughContextWhenstudentsinacollegeclasswereaskedwhatshouldbedonewhentheycameacrossanunknownwordintheirreading,84percentsaid,”Lookitupinthedictionary.”Ifyoudo,however,youshort-circuittheverymentalprocessesneededtomakeyoureffortsmostproductive.Butthere’sanotherreason.Supposesomeoneasksyouwhatthewordfastmeans.Youanswer,”speedyorswift”.Butdoesitmeanthatinsuchcontextsas”fastcolor”,”fastwoman”,or”fastfriend”?Andifahorseisfast,isitsecurelytiedorgalloping(飛馳)attopspeed?Itcouldbeeither.Italldepends.Onthedictionary?No,oncontext--onhowthewordisactuallyused.Afterall,thereareovertwentydifferentmeaningsforfastinthedictionary.Butthedictionarydoesn’ttellyouwhichmeaningisintended.That’swhyitmakessuchgoodsensetobeginwithcontext.ThroughWordPartsNowforthenextstep.Oftenunfamiliarwordscontainoneormoreparts,which,ifrecognized,providedefinitehelpwithmeaning.Supposeyoureadthatsomeone”hadapredilectionforreadingmysteries”.Thecontextcertainlyisn’ttoohelpful.Butdoyouseeaprefix,suffixorrootthatyouknow?Well,there’sthefamiliarprefixpre-,meaning”before”.Lookbackatthecontextandtryinserting”before”.Readingmysteriesapparentlycomes”before”otherkindsofreading.Yes,apredilection--orpreference--issomethingput”before”somethingelse.Ortakethewordmonolithic.Trytoisolatetheparts.Thereistheprefixmono-,meaning”one”,andtherootlith,meaning”stone”.Finally,there’sthesuffix–ic,meaning”consistingof”.Thosethreepartsadduptothisdefinition:”consistingofonestone”.Tospeedupyouruseofwordparts,youwillbeintroducedtothefourteenmostimportantwordsintheEnglishlanguage.Theprefixandrootelementsinthosefewwordsarefoundinover14,000wordsofdeskdictionarysize.Withthoseamazinglyusefulshortcuts,youcanbuildvocabulary,notasnail’space,onewordatatime,butingiantstridesuptoathousandwordsatatime.Yoursecondstep,then,istolookforfamiliarwordparts.Iftheydonotgiveyouexactmeanings,theyshouldatleastbringyoumuchcloser.ThroughtheDictionaryNowyoucanseewhyyoushouldconsultthedictionarylast,notfirst.You’velookedcarefullyatthecontext.You’velookedforfamiliarwordparts.NowyouplaySherlockHolmes--anexcitingrole,Youhypothesize.Inlightofcontextorwordparts,youtrytosolveamystery.Whatexactlydoesthatstrangewordmean?Onlyafteryougothroughthementalgymnasticstocomeupwithatentativedefinitionshouldyouopenthedictionarytoseeifyou’reright.Afterall,thosefirsttwostepsorapproachessparkastrongerthanusualinterestinthatdictionarydefinition.You’renowpersonallyinvolved.Didyoufigureoutthewordmeaning?Yourheightenedinterestwillleadtoabettermemoryofbothwordandmeaning.Italsoencouragesyourdevelopmentofthehabitsneededtoaccelerateyourprogress.Andwhenyouseeinblackandwhitethedefinitionyouhadexpected,whatafeelingofaccomplishmentyoursis.Inthatway,theCPDFormulaprovidestheexactdynamicofapproachesformaximumeffectiveness.Well,thereitis,yournewformula--Context,Parts,Dictionary.Useit!Theexercisesthatfollowwillgiveyouspecific,step-by-stephelpinsharpeningyourawarenessofcontextualclues,learningthemostusefulwordparts,andusingthedictionarywithincreasedaccuracyandease.Theresultswillbelikethemoneyinthebank.21.ThispassageismeanttoteachreadershowtoenlargetheirvocabulariesbymeansoftheCPDFormula.22.PaulT.Rankingfoundthattheaverageindividualspentmostofhiswakingtimereading,writing,speakingorlistening.23.TheresearchfindingsoftheHumanEngineeringLaboratoriesshowedthatincomesandvocabulariesarecloselyrelated.24.Moststudentswillconsultthedictionarywhentheyencounteranewword,whichisofgreathelptothem.25.Readersshouldconsultthedictionarylastbutnotfirstbecauseitcoststoomuchtime.PassageBDirections:Readthefollowingpassage,andthendecidewhetherthestatementsareY(yes)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassageN(NO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassageHowtoLengthenTime--24HoursIsEnough!Recently,asIparticipatedinalive-to-airTVtrainingsessionontimemanagement,acallerranginwithaquestion.Heisinthecomputerindustry,andwantedtoknowhowhecouldbalancehisheavyanddemandingworkloadwiththedemandsofayoungfamily.Thequestionremainsinmymind--foralargepartofsocietyitisaseriousmatter.Theissueishowweviewtime.Itseemsthatweneverhaveenoughtime.Todaymanyofusliveinaworldofspeed,oftime-povertyandofsensoryoverload.Technologydevelopsfasterandfaster.Wefeelasifwecannevercatchup,andthereisneverenoughtime.Butit’sanillusion.Timehasn’tchanged--wehave.So,whatcanwedo?Hereareafewstrategiesforyou:SchedulefortheImportantPeopleIfyoudon’tblockinspecialtimewithspecialpeople,they’lleventuallygettiredofwaiting.ThereisanoldsongbyHarryChapinthattellsofalittleboywhowaitsforhisdadtospendtimewithhim.Theboykeptsaying,”O(jiān)nedayI’llbejustlikeyou.”Whenhisdadwasanoldman,longingtoseethesonwhonevercame,hefoundthatindeed,theboy’swordscametrue.Ifyouwaitfor”sparetime”,you’llneverhaveit.Liveinthe”Now”Todaymanyofushaveforgottenhowtoliveinthemoment.Wefocuseitheronthepast,onwhatwecouldhavedonebetter,oronthefuture--planningorworryingovercomingevents.Wearesobusysqueezingmoreintoeverymomentthatmostofusforgettobe”present”.Wethere-foremissthejoyoftheexperience.Andsotimeseemstoraceby--becausewe’renot”in”it.ChangeYourLanguageNoticeyourwords,andhowthepeoplearoundyouspeak.Howoftendoyouhear”I’msobusy”,”Ican’tfititin”,”Ihavenotime”,”Ihavetoomuchtodo”,and”I’malwayslate/overworked/tired”?Starttousepositivewordslike”I’mgettingmuchbetteratmytimemanagement”or”Thereisalwaysenoughtimetodothethingsthatmatter.”HaveanAttitudeofGratitudePracticehonoringthemoment.Developasenseofgratitudeforthegiftoflife,forthebeautyofsmallthings.Findsomethingineveryeventtoappreciate.Thisisnotjustasimple,childishbehavior--itwillenhanceyourbealthandlengthenyourhours.EnjoytheCommonThingsNexttimeyouwashthedishes,watertheflowers,feedthechildren,sortoutthepaperworkonyourdesk,ordoanyothersimpletask,enjoytheactivityforitself.Trynottospendthetimeduringwhichyourbodyisoccupiedbutyourmindabsent.Don’twishthetaskwascompleted-honorthemomentandtheexperience.Thenyou’llbemorerelaxedwhenyoufinish.Andmanytimesyou’llbesurprisedtofindthatitwasapleasantdutyinsteadofthechoreyoudidn’twanttodo.ThinkDeeplyLearntothinkdeeply,orifthisseemstoohard,tryeverydaytositquietlyforatleast10minutes.Focusonaplantorsomeotherobject.Asthoughtsmoveintoyourmind,recognizethemandletthemgo.Breathedeeply,mentallysaying”Breatheout”witheveryoutgoingbreathand”Breathein”witheveryincomingbreath.Thishelpsyouslowdowntothenaturalrhythmsaroundyou.It”lengthens”time.26.Howtobalancetheheavyworkloadwiththedemandsofthefamilyisaseriousmattertomanypeople.27.Todaymanypeoplehavetheillusionthattheydon’thaveenoughtime.28.Todaymanyofusaresobusyplanningorworryingovercomingeventsthatweforgethowtoliveinthemoment.29.Weneedtochangeourpositivelanguagetoanegativeone.30.Developingasenseofgratitudewillbenefitourhealthandlengthenourhours.PartIIIReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionA(1′×10=10′)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questions.Foreachquestionthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageA

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Crimehasitsowncycles,amagazinereportedsomeyearsago.Policerecordsthatwerestudiedforfiveyearsformover2,400citiesandtownsshowasurprisinglinkbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatterns.Thepatternofcrimehasvariedverylittleoveralongperiodofyears.MurderreachesitshighduringJulyandAugust,asdorapeandotherviolentattacks.Murder,moreover,ismorethanseasonal:itisaweekendcrime.Itisalsoanighttimecrime:62percentofmurdersarecommittedbetween6p.m.and6a.m.Unlikethesummerhighincrimesofbodilyharm,burglaryhasadifferentcycle.Youaremostlikelytoberobbedbetween6p.m.and2a.m.onaSaturdaynightinDecember,January,orFebruary.Themostuncriminalmonthofall?May---exceptforonestrangestatistic.Moredogbitesarereportedinthismonththaninanyothermonthoftheyear.Apparentlyourintellectualseasonalcyclesarecompletelydifferentfromourcriminaltendencies.ProfessorHuntington,oftheFoundationfortheStudyofCycles,madeextensivestudiestodiscovertheseasonswhenpeoplereadseriousbooks,attendscientificmeetings,makethehighestscoresonexaminations,andproposethemostchangestopatterns.Inallinstances,hefoundaspringpeakandanautumnpeakseparatedbyasummerlow.Ontheotherhand,ProfessorHuntington’sstudiesindicatedthatJuneisthepeakmonthforsuicidesandadmissionstometalhospitals.Juneisalsoapeakmonthformarriages!Possibly,soaringthermometersandhighhumiditybringonourstrangeandterrifyingsummeractions,butpoliceofficialsarenotsure.”Thereis,ofcourse,noproofofaconnectionbetweenhumidityandmurder,”theysay.”Whymurder’shightimeshouldcomeinthesummertimewereallydon’tknow.”31.Thepassageischieflyabout____________.A.whydifferentkindsofcrimeseemtooccurindifferentpatternsB.thedifferentbetweenintellectualseasonalcyclesandcriminaltendenciesC.allkindsofcrimesindifferentmonthsthroughoutthewholeyearD.howtheseasonsaffectcriminalandintellectualbehavior32.Amurderwouldmostlikelyoccur_____________.A.onaweekendnightinsummerB.onaweekdaynightinsummerC.onaweekendnightinwinterD.onaweekdayafternooninwinter33.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheauthorisconfusedthatsomanypeoplemarryinsummerB.TheauthorissurprisedthatsomanypeopleattemptsuicideorgomadinJuneC.Theauthordoesn’tunderstandwhysomepeoplechoosetomarryinJune.D.ThefocusoftheauthoristhathewantstocallourattentiontotheworrisomemonthofJune.34.Whatdoetheword”actions”(Line2,Para.5)referto?A.Variouscrimesmentionedintheaboveparagraphs.B.Suicidesandadmissionstomentalhospitals.C.Dynamicintellectualactivitiessuchasgoodperformancesinexams.D.Violentattackssuchasrapeandmurder.35.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____________.A.coldweatherandhighhumiditycausemorecrimes.B.dogsaremorelikelytobiteusinMayC.ProfessorHuntingtonisanexpertinvariouscyclesD.thecrimepatternhaschangedalotoveralongperiodofyearsPassageBQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Haveyouevergonetoconcertandrealizedthatyourseatswererightnexttotheboomingspeakers?Sometimesit’sdifficulttoavoidloudmusicornoises,buttheycanbebadnewsbecauseloudnoisescancausetemporaryorpermanenthearingloss.Extremelyloudmusicandnoisesthatgoonforlongperiodsoftimearecommoncausesofdeafness.Ifanoiseissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheard,thereisachancethatthemechanisminsideyourearcanbeinjured.Temporaryhearinglosscanhappenafteryou’vebeenexposedtoloudnoisesforonly15minutes.Ifyouhavetemporaryhearingloss,youwon’tbeabletohearaswellasyounormallycan,andyoumayhavetinnitus(耳鳴),whichisafancywordforringingintheears.Yourearscanfeel”full”,too.Luckily,thesethingsusuallygoawayandyourhearingsoonreturnstonormal.Permanenthearinglosscanhappenwhensomeoneisexposedtoloudnoisesoverandover.Constructionworkersandpeoplewhoworkinfactoriesmustwearearprotectionbecausetheequipmenttheyusecanbeextremelyloud.Butevensomelawnmowersandpowertoolscanpermanentlyaffectaperson’sabilitytohearhigh-pitchednoisesandcanalsogivehimpermanenttinnitus.Listeningtoextremelyloudmusicoverandovercanalsohavethesameeffectonaperson’shearing.AndusingheadphonesonaportablecassetteorCDplayercanbedangerousbecauseifthevolumeistoohighandtheheadphonesareusedalot,thenoisecandamagetheears.Sojustbesurethevolumeisn’tuptoohigh,andgivetheearsaresteveryonceinawhile.36.Inthefirstparagraphtheword”booming”mostprobablymeans.A.livelyandfriendlyB.talkativeandeasytogetalongwithC.speakinginaloudanddeepvoiceD.wealthy37.Whichofthefollowingissimilarinmeaningto”deafness”?A.Temporaryhearingloss.B.Permanenthearingloss.C.Havingtinnitus.D.Injuryordamageofthemechanisminsideyourear.38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaresultoftemporaryhearingloss?A.Youhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheard.B.Youfeeltheringintheears.C.Youearsfeel”full”.D.Yourlosthearingsoonreturnstonormal.39.ThefollowingpeoplecanbevictimsoftemporaryorpermanenthearinglossEXCEPT.A.workersinanoisyfactoryB.loudmusiclistenersC.lawnmowerusersD.concertfans40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueifyouwanttoavoidhearingloss?A.Neverusetheheadphones.B.Turndownthevolumeofmusic.C.Wearearprotectioninnoisyworkingconditions.D.Letyourearsrestfromtimetotimewhenenjoyingmusic.SectionB(0.5′×10=5′)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.(答案只需要寫單詞序號)Questions41to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Untilthe1980s,theAmericanhomelesspopulation41mainlyoldermales.Today,homelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infact,a25-city42bytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmadeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomeless43.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thisfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreates44problems--bothlegalandeducational--foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericans45from350,000tothreemillion.Likewise,estimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildren46radically.AU.S.DepartmentofEducationreport,basedonstateestimates,statesthatthereare220,000homelessschool-agechildren,aboutathirdofwhomdonot47schoolonaregular48.ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildren,andthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthe”throwaway”youthswhohavebeenabandonedbytheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthem,manyofwhomarenot49aschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamily50andtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.A.basisF.rangeK.recentB.experimentG.attitudeL.surveyC.populationH.varyM.sheltersD.dropoutI.attendN.potentialE.comprisedJ.countedO.additionalPartⅣCloze(0.5′×20=10′)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.OfeachblanktherearethreechoicesmarkedA,B,C.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Ihavealwaysfeltthatyouthis51ontheyoung.Well,52IhavefeltthatwaysinceIpassed53age!IfonlyIcouldgo54tocollegenow!I55work56tolearnaforeignlanguage.Iwouldtake57thingsmoreseriously.Iwould58moreenergytodevelopmy59sense.IwouldevenstudyharderinthefieldI60.OfcourseIcan’tgoback,61Ihopeyoucan62frommyexperience.Yourgenerationenjoysanincredibleamountofknowledgein63fields.Stand64onthecontributionsmadebyothers!Asyoustudy65wisdomofothers,learn66tothink.Thenuseyourstrengthtobuilda67worldforthenextgeneration.Inthe68runyouwillfindthatthiswayof69canhelpyoubecomewelloff70happy.51.A.wastedB.goneC.lost52.A.besidesB.inaddition