—They don’t say a single word to each other.

— ________

A．What if?       B．No way.         C．How come?            D．How about?

One of the big challenges that students face in applying to universities abroad is writing the application essay．

  The essay topics all have something in common. They attempt to get at what type of person you are, what motivates you，and what you feel passion for. In a single 500-word piece of writing，

admissions officers(招生負(fù)責(zé)人)attempt to gather all about you. So your task is of your personality on the essay and make yourself special. 

You can try and guess what the admissions officers like. But that won’t work．The essay will sound empty and become another dull piece of writing，which admissions officers get thousands of each year．

  It is true that admissions officers aren’t exactly looking for anything. The answer is just as open-ended as the question itself. If they ask for someone who has inspired you, it could be anyone. It could be a grandmother, a teacher, or even a character from a movie. A lot of people will say their dad. But since you really feel it, you’ll have a lot to write about.

  There are some important things to remember．These admissions officers want good writers. You don't have to be Ernest Hemingway, but you have to be able to form an interesting story．That means revision(校對)and editing，cutting out stupid grammar mistakes，reading it over several times，leaving it for a few days and looking at it again. Whatever you do, make sure the essay is as good as possible.

  Also，you should use exciting language and really make the reader feel the same passion as you do. It also means finding something unique about your point of view, something that other people might not think of．For example，if you want to write about your dad, you can focus on a specific anecdote(趣聞)about him .Admissions officers love personal stories that ring true．

The purpose of the passage is to give advice on how to_________.

A. choose an essay topic                                     B. read the officers’ minds

C. be a good writer                                           D write an effective application

The underlined part of paragraph 2 suggests that you__________.

A. stick enough stamps before posting your application essay

B. write something unique in an essay to impress the readers   

C. take the task of showing off yourself seriously  

D. pay attention to your personal essay

When admissions officers ask who has inspired you，they mean to________.

A. know about your family members               B. understand you better

C. find out what your father does                             D. discover your personal affairs

According to the writer, it is wise to produce an essay with__________.

A.500 beautiful words   B. many funny things   C. truthful specific stories   D. indirect answers

One of the big challenges that students face in applying to universities abroad is writing the application essay．
The essay topics all have something in common. They attempt to get at what type of person you are, what motivates you，and what you feel passion for. In a single 500-word piece of writing，
admissions officers(招生負(fù)責(zé)人)attempt to gather all about you. So your task is of your personality on the essay and make yourself special. 
You can try and guess what the admissions officers like. But that won’t work．The essay will sound empty and become another dull piece of writing，which admissions officers get thousands of each year．
It is true that admissions officers aren’t exactly looking for anything. The answer is just as open-ended as the question itself. If they ask for someone who has inspired you, it could be anyone. It could be a grandmother, a teacher, or even a character from a movie. A lot of people will say their dad. But since you really feel it, you’ll have a lot to write about.
There are some important things to remember．These admissions officers want good writers. You don't have to be Ernest Hemingway, but you have to be able to form an interesting story．That means revision(校對)and editing，cutting out stupid grammar mistakes，reading it over several times，leaving it for a few days and looking at it again. Whatever you do, make sure the essay is as good as possible.
Also，you should use exciting language and really make the reader feel the same passion as you do. It also means finding something unique about your point of view, something that other people might not think of．For example，if you want to write about your dad, you can focus on a specific anecdote(趣聞)about him .Admissions officers love personal stories that ring true．
【小題1】The purpose of the passage is to give advice on how to_________.
A. choose an essay topic                                   B. read the officers’ minds
C. be a good writer                                          D write an effective application
【小題2】The underlined part of paragraph 2 suggests that you__________.

One of the big challenges that students face in applying to universities abroad is writing the application essay．

  The essay topics all have something in common. They attempt to get at what type of person you are, what motivates you，and what you feel passion for. In a single 500-word piece of writing，

admissions officers(招生負(fù)責(zé)人)attempt to gather all about you. So your task is of your personality on the essay and make yourself special. 

You can try and guess what the admissions officers like. But that won’t work．The essay will sound empty and become another dull piece of writing，which admissions officers get thousands of each year．

  It is true that admissions officers aren’t exactly looking for anything. The answer is just as open-ended as the question itself. If they ask for someone who has inspired you, it could be anyone. It could be a grandmother, a teacher, or even a character from a movie. A lot of people will say their dad. But since you really feel it, you’ll have a lot to write about.

  There are some important things to remember．These admissions officers want good writers. You don't have to be Ernest Hemingway, but you have to be able to form an interesting story．That means revision(校對)and editing，cutting out stupid grammar mistakes，reading it over several times，leaving it for a few days and looking at it again. Whatever you do, make sure the essay is as good as possible.

  Also，you should use exciting language and really make the reader feel the same passion as you do. It also means finding something unique about your point of view, something that other people might not think of．For example，if you want to write about your dad, you can focus on a specific anecdote(趣聞)about him .Admissions officers love personal stories that ring true．

1.The purpose of the passage is to give advice on how to_________.

A. choose an essay topic                                     B. read the officers’ minds

C. be a good writer                                           D write an effective application

2.The underlined part of paragraph 2 suggests that you__________.

A. stick enough stamps before posting your application essay

B. write something unique in an essay to impress the readers   

C. take the task of showing off yourself seriously  

D. pay attention to your personal essay

3. When admissions officers ask who has inspired you，they mean to________.

A. know about your family members               B. understand you better

C. find out what your father does                             D. discover your personal affairs

4. According to the writer, it is wise to produce an essay with__________.

A.500 beautiful words   B. many funny things   C. truthful specific stories   D. indirect answers

    One of the big challenges that students face in applying to universities abroad is writing the application essay．

    The essay topics all have something in common．They attempt to get at what type of person you are, what motivates you，and what you feel passion for．In a single 500-word piece of writing，

admissions officers（招生負(fù)責(zé)人）attempt to gather all about you．So your task is of your personality on the essay and make yourself special．

You can try and guess what the admissions officers like．But that won’t work．The essay will sound empty and become another dull piece of writing，which admissions officers get thousands each year．

    It is true that admissions officers aren’t exactly looking for anything．The answer is just as open-ended as the question itself．If they ask for someone who has inspired you, it could be anyone．It could be a grandmother, a teacher, or even a character from a movie．A lot of people will say their dad．But since you really feel it, you’ll have a lot to write about．

    There are some important things to remember．These admissions officers want good writers．You don't have to be Ernest Hemingway, but you have to be able to form an interesting story．That means revision（校對）and editing，cutting out stupid grammar mistakes，reading it over several times，leaving it for a few days and looking at it again．Whatever you do, make sure the essay is as good as possible．

    Also，you should use exciting language and really make the reader feel the same passion as you do．It also means finding something unique about your point of view, something that other people might not think of．For example，if you want to write about your dad, you can focus on a specific anecdote（趣聞）about him ．Admissions officers love personal stories that ring true．

The purpose of the passage is to give advice on how to_________．

       A．choose an essay topic          B．read the officers’ minds

       C．be a good writer             D write an effective application

The underlined part of paragraph 2 suggests that you__________．

       A．stick enough stamps before posting your application essay

       B．write something unique in an essay to impress the readers   

       C．take the task of showing off yourself seriously  

       D．pay attention to your personal essay

When admissions officers ask who has inspired you，they mean to________．

       A．know about your family members      B．understand you better

       C．find out what your father does           D．discover your personal affairs

According to the writer, it is wise to produce an essay with__________．

A．500 beautiful words  B．many funny things  C．truthful specific stories  D．indirect answers

Today, as I was relaxing at the beach, I couldn't help but eavesdrop（竊聽，偷聽） on a conversation four high school kids were having on the beach blanket next to me. Their conversation was about making a positive difference in the world. And it went something like this…
"It's impossible to make a difference unless you're a huge company or someone with lots of money and power," one of them said.
"Yeah man," another replied. "My mom keeps telling me to move mountains – to speak up and stand up for what I believe. But what I say and do doesn't even get noticed. I just keep answering to ‘the man’ and then I get slapped back（山谷回聲） in place by him when I step out of line."
"Repression…" another snickered.
I smiled because I knew exactly how they felt. When I was their age, I was certain I was being repressed and couldn't possibly make a difference in this world. And I actually almost got fired from school once because I openly expressed how repressed(壓抑) I felt in the middle of the principals’ office.
I Have A Dream.
Suddenly, one of the kids noticed me eavesdropping and smiling. He sat up, looked at me and said, "What? Do you disagree?" Then as he waited for a response, the other three kids turned around too.
Rather than arguing with them, I took an old receipt out of my wallet , tore it into four pieces, and wrote a different word on each piece. Then I crumbled the pieces into little paper balls and handed a different piece to each one of them.
"Look at the word on the paper I just gave you and don't show it to anyone else." The kids looked at the single word I had handed each of them and appeared confused. "You have two choices," I told them. "If your word inspired you to make a difference in this world, then hold onto it. If not, give it back to me so I can recycle the paper." They all returned their words.
I walked over quickly , sat down on the sand next to their beach blanket and laid out the four words that the students had returned to me so that the words combined to form the simple sentence,        "I have a dream."
"Dude, that's Martin Luther King Jr.," one of the kids said.
"How did you know that?" I asked.
"Everyone knows Martin Luther King Jr." the kid snarled. "He has his own national holiday, and we all had to memorize his speech in school a few years ago."
"Why do you think your teachers had you memorize his speech?" I asked.
"I don't really care!" the kid replied. His three friends shook their heads in agreement. "What does this have to do with us and our situation?"
"Your teachers asked you to memorize those words, just like thousands of teachers around the world have asked students to memorize those words, because they have inspired millions of repressed people to dream of a better world and take action to make their dreams come true. Do you see where I'm going with this?"
"Man, I know exactly what you're trying to do and it's not going to work, alright?" the fourth kid said, who hadn't spoken a word until now. "We're not going to get all inspired and emotional about something some dude said thirty years ago. Our world is different now. And it's more screwed up than any us can even begin to imagine, and there's little you or I can do about it. We're too small, we're nobody."
Together
I smiled again because I once believed and used to say similar things. Then after holding the smile for a few seconds I said, "On their own, ‘I' or ‘have’ or ‘a(chǎn)’ or ‘dream’ are just words. Not very compelling or inspiring. But when you put them together in a certain order, they create a phrase that has been powerful enough to move millions of people to take action – action that changed laws, perceptions, and lives. You don't need to be inspired or emotional to agree with this, do you?"
The four kids shrugged and struggled to appear totally indifferent, but I could tell they were listening intently. "And what's true for words is also true for people," I continued. "One person without help from anyone else can't do much to make a big difference in this crazy world - or to overcome all of the various forms of repression that exist today. But when people get together and unite to form something more powerful and meaningful then themselves, the possibilities are endless.
Together is how mountains are moved. Together is how small people make a big difference.
1.Why were the kids repressed?

A．Because they were scolded by their teachers

B．Because they lacked confidence of making a difference in the world

C．Because they didn’t have lots of money or power.

D．Because one of them almost got expelled from school.

2.What did the writer do when one of the kids noticed him eavesdropping?

A．He argued with them.

B．He played a game with them.

C．He scooted over sat down on the sand next to their beach blanket .

D．He took an old receipt ,ripped it into four pieces, and wrote a different word on each piece.

3.Which of the following is not true?

A．“I Have A Dream” was delivered by Martin Luther King.

B．A national holiday was named after Martin Luther King to honor him.

C．Teachers asked kids to memorize Martin Luther King’s famous speech.

D．Martin Luther King made a difference because he is a man with power.

4.Give a proper Chinese translation to explain the underlined sentence.

A．車到山前必有路???????? B．從我做起

C．團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量?????????? D．三人行,必有我?guī)?/span>

5.Which of the following sentences is true according to the story.

A．The kids and the writer are complaining about their life.

B．All of the four kids don’t believe they can change the world.

C．The word on the paper inspires the four kids.

D．The writer’s purpose is to tell them to a faith in the life.

6.Which of the following can be the best title for the story?

A．How adults persuade kids

B．How small people make a big difference

C．How young adults build up their confidence

D．How create a better world to live in