【推荐2】What are the mistakes that drive college admission officials crazy—and sometimes send an application to the waste paper basket? We have asked some of them what they’d prefer applicants not to do. Here are some of the highlights.

    1    . In many cases, students aren’t filling out all the data on the application, so they’re not necessarily answering all the questions. But those blanks make for an incomplete application, leaving colleges with only a partial picture of the applicants. So it’s important to pay close attention to what schools are asking for on the application.

Don’t let parents take the lead. Admission officials say parents should be actively involved in the application process.     2    . They shouldn’t be filling out the application, writing the student’s essay or taking control of communication with school officials. They can help their children keep track of application deadlines and look for scholarships.

Don’t turn in a lengthy resume. This rule even rings true for professionals, who are advised to keep a resume to two pages or less. Regardless of the activities a student got involved in high school, experts advise applicants to keep their resume to one page.     3    . They like to see focused students.

Don’t take an idea from someone else to write the application essay. Experienced admission officials will have read thousands of essays and can tell immediately. They want students to be original.     4    . Most of them find self-reflection appealing and it helps to paint a more accurate picture of what the student’s individual journey has been.

Don’t forget to check program requirements. All students should check program requirements and take the necessary high school classes to help get into their preferred program. The requirements vary by college and they are usually listed on their websites.     5    .

A．But that comes with limits

B．Don’t forget to read the directions

C．Don’t repeat information throughout the application

D．They want students to self-reflect and highlight their growth

E．Don’t list too many activities to impress admission officials

F．So it is important to get the information on each college’s website

G．Students should consider directing questions to admission officials

【推荐3】How to accept change in life and embrace it positively

Change is the only constant in life.     1     Because whether we want it or not, change is inevitable. It is “change” that makes our life move forward. It’s “change” that makes life exciting and worth living. Let’s see how to stay strong when we face changes in life.

Accept the situation

Changes happen expectedly and unexpectedly.     2     But there can be changes that happen so suddenly that you might have to experience painful days and have a tough time coping with them. Give yourself sometime to come to terms with it. You may have to go through a mourning period where you have to experience all kinds of emotions. Let the emotions come out and make space for them. It’s normal to feel sad and a sense of loss when you think about your old life. Seek support and if possible, take a few days off to find your strength. It’s important to learn to deal with the transition phase before you fully start living the new reality.

Embrace the unknown

Most of us are afraid of the unknown and therefore are resistant to change.     3     Even if it is for good, we hesitate to accept change because human beings love structure and routine. But I have often experienced in my life that the “unknown” I feared so much was not that scary at all, once I went through it. And that my worries were something that my mind made up. Truth be told, most of the things I worried about didn’t happen anyway. If we are not willing to embrace the unknown, we may miss out on lots of good things that life has kept in store for us.

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One of the reasons change is difficult to accept is because of the range of emotions we feel when we confront change.     5     Acknowledge your fears, but stop yourself from being tunnel-visioned. Our mind has away of bringing up possible scenarios and fear them. But I have learned over the years that most of the things we fear don’t happen and usually, something good comes from change. I recently learned how to embrace emotions from one of my spiritual teachers. She would say, “When you feel emotions, give them a name and acknowledge that they have come to ‘visit’.”

A．Acknowledge your fears.

B．Look at how far you have come.

C．The sooner we learn to make peace with this fact, the better.

D．We fear the unknown because anything can happen to us there.

E．Expected or planned changes can buy us sometime for preparation.

F．It’s important to embrace your feelings and accept that they are there.

G．People who have experienced the loss of loved ones often talk about how that experience changed them.

【推荐2】“You have to tell us where you are going and you lied,” my sons’ father said to him after telling him he wouldn’t be able to hang out with his friends for two weeks.

My youngest knows the rules: You have to tell us where you will be at all times, and if the plans change, you have to ask before you participate. I’ve drilled this into his head over and over because I’m that anxious mom, the one that worries, the one who is afraid her kids are going to get into a bad situation if she doesn’t repeatedly remind them to make the right choice and follow the rules.

Parents can constantly tell their kids to follow the rules, act politely and do things the “right” way. We can teach them the lessons and hope they follow our advice. But the truth is, even though your child can hear your voice in their ear while they are getting ready to stick their big toe into something that they know would make your bead spin, it might not be enough to stop the them.

There are times when they need to experience feeling scared, uneasy or guilty in order to learn and keep them from repeating the same mistake over and over again. It’s one of the scariest realizations I’ve had as a parent, but after living with three teens for a few years it’s my truth—and it’s the truth of every other parent of a teenager.

Looking back upon my young life, I know nothing really sank in unless I experienced it for myself, like when I stopped eating chocolate late at night and found I was finally able to sleep at night. It took me long to stop damaging my own sleep even though not eating the chocolate was the simple solution. And I am not a stubborn then.

I’ve realized the importance of stepping back ( just a bit ), and letting my teens navigate (寻找) their own way. It’s made all the difference.

1. What does the author expect her son to do?

A．Stop being so anxious.	B．Follow the family rules.
C．Learn to tell right from wrong.	D．Communicate more with parents.

2. What’s the author’s scariest realization?

A．Kids should tell the truth.

B．Kids should obey social rules.

C．Kids should learn from their parents.

D．Kids should learn by making mistakes.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined part “sank in” in Paragraph 5?

A．became fully understood	B．played an important role
C．sounded possible	D．made progress

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Let go of your children	B．Give your kids more love
C．Step back when necessary	D．Learn important life lessons