【推荐1】Can artificial intelligence uncover a liar? It sounds like science fiction, but such an AI system is possible. Rada Mihalcea, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, has worked on deceit (欺骗) detection for about a decade.

The first thing that researchers working on artificial intelligence and machine learning need is data. In the case of the work that Mlhalcea did, they began with videos from actual court cases. For example, a defendant speaking in a trial in which he is found to have committed a crime could provide an example of deceit; they also employed words from witnesses as either example of truthful or deceitful statements. Altogether, they analyzed 121 videos — about half represented dishonest statements, and half truthful. It was this data that they used to build machine learning deceit detectors that ultimately had between a 60 to 75 percent accuracy rate.

One thing the system noticed is the use of pronouns—people who are lying would tend to less often use the word “I” or “we”, Mihalcea explains. “Instead, people who are lying would more often use ‘you,’ ‘yours’.” Besides, someone telling a lie would use “stronger words” such as “absolutely,” and “very,” that reflect certainty, while interestingly, people telling the truth were more likely to use words such as “maybe” or “probably.” As for gestures, she points out that someone being deceitful would be more likely to look directly into the eyes of the person questioning them. They also tended to use both hands when gesturing.

However, Mlhalcea’s work is “far from perfection,” she admits. “As a researcher, we are content that we were able to get to 75 percent accuracy. But looked at another way, that’s an error rate of one in four. ” Ultimately, she sees technology like this as being assistive for people — it could indicate that it noticed something “unusual” in a speaker’s statement, and then perhaps have a person “investigate more. ”

1. How did researchers create the deceit detection using artificial intelligence?

A．They interviewed criminals in court cases.

B．They involved AI system in a real-life trial.

C．They employed witnesses to identify dishonest criminals.

D．They fed the system with both truthful and deceitful statements.

2. According to the passage, what is a liar likely to do?

A．Gesture with one hand.	B．Question others directly.
C．Use pronouns repeatedly.	D．Speak with strong certainty.

3. What does Mlhalcea think of her work?

A．It completely lives up to her expectation.

B．It can be used as an aid for human beings.

C．It can replace human beings to uncover a lie.

D．It successfully lowers the error rate of detection.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．The use of pronouns and gestures in lie

B．Rada Mihalcea’s research on lie detection

C．The limitations of current lie detection technology

D．Accuracy rate of machine learning deceit detectors

【推荐2】Homemade Soup May Fight Malaria

A new study suggests that some homemade soups — made of chicken, beef or vegetables — might help fight malaria.

Jake Baum of the Imperial College London led the research. He asked children at a London school to bring in homemade clear soups that their families would make to treat a fever. The children were from many different cultural backgrounds.

The soups were then exposed to the parasite (寄生虫) that creates 99.7 percent of malaria cases in Africa, the World Health Organization, WHO, explained.

Of the 56 soups tested, five were more than 50 percent effective in containing the growth of the parasite. Two were as effective as one drug now used to treat malaria. And four soups were more than 50 percent effective at preventing parasites from aging to the point that they could infect mosquitoes that spread the disease. Baum also noted that it was unclear which foods made the soups effective against malaria.

The soups came from families from different ethnic histories, including Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. They had several main ingredients, including chicken, beef and green vegetables. Baum said the vegetarian soups showed similar results to the soups with meat.

Baum said his aim was in part to show children that scientific research can turn a herbal cure into a man-made medicine. He noted the research of Dr. Tu Youyou of China. In the 1970s, she found that the herb quinhao was an effective antimalarial treatment. The herb has been used in Eastern medicine for two thousand years. Tu’s research led to the man-made drug artemisinin (青蒿素), a drug now widely used to treat malaria. She won the Nobel Prize in 2015.

More and more people are becoming resistant to the drugs that treat the disease, which kills about 400,000 people a year. That means scientists will have to “look beyond chemistry” and find new drugs, Baum adds.

1. What do we know about the research led by Jake Baum?

A．50% of the soups tested proved to be effective in killing the parasite.

B．Half of the soups tested show oppositive effect in stopping mosquitoes from spreading the disease.

C．A few of the soups tested can be seen as effective against malaria, yet what in soup that works is not known.

D．The vegetarian soups and the soups with meat work similarly but in different aspects.

2. The soups came from the following ethnic histories EXCEPT ________.

A．East Asia.	B．the Middle East.
C．North Africa.	D．Europe.

3. Why does Baum take Dr. Tu Youyou as an example?

A．To show her great achievement in treating malaria through hard work.

B．To note artemisinin she found in the herb quinhao, an herb used in Chinese medicine for 2000 years.

C．To show kids science research can develop an herbal cure into a man-made medicine.

D．To stress the .most important use of quinhao in treating malaria in Eastern medicine.

4. How serious is malaria in the world?

A．It is out of control in Africa.

B．It kill less than half a million people every year.

C．It is becoming resistant to most of the drugs used now.

D．It caused 99.7% the deaths in the whole world.

5. What is scientists’ task next?

A．To collect more soups to get the most effective ones.

B．To research into the ingredients of the soups gathered.

C．To find out the most effective elements in the soups.

D．To expand their studies and get new antimalarial medicines.

【推荐3】Scientists are using robots to study the health of waters in and around Venice, Italy. The robots are designed to act like fish, other underwater creatures and plants. The scientists are working with several universities and research centers as part of a group called subCULTron. The European Union gives money to the project as part of its Horizon 2020 program whose aim is to take great ideas from the lab to the market and support science and innovation (创新) in Europe. The scientists want to use the artificial intelligence of the robots to help humans understand what is happening under the water of the Venice lagoon (潟湖).

SubCULTron, a collective artificial intelligence project, plans to create the biggest shoal (鱼群) of robot fish in the world. The project’s aim is to improve knowledge of the seabed and try to turn human abilities into hi-tech items.

Alexandre Campo, a computer scientist, says the scientists have looked at the way animals learn to work in groups to understand how robots can learn to work together. The subCULTron project wants its robots to learn to work together so they can watch out for changes and new problems in the water.

One problem the researchers had in the beginning was how the robots would communicate with each other. Wi-Fi and GPS equipment don’t work underwater. Instead，the robots can use sonar (声呐) and an electric field.

Another problem was charging batteries. The robots come up to the water’s surface and stay near a boat or a power station to charge without any electrical cables. Besides, how to be water- proof, especially for some key pads of the robots, was really tough. Fortunately, a special mixture has been created to be pinned on the robot, which successfully stands the test of water.

The health state of the lagoon is pretty good. There are no industrial polluters, and the city now has a modem sewer (污水管) system. It’s not like before when all the waste flushed directly into the water. The robots in Venice will continue their work until 2019. The subCULTron project hopes they develop into “an artificial society underneath the water surface” that serves “a human society above the water”.

1. What can we learn about the project in Paragraph 1?

A．Its researchers are all from universities.

B．The European Union has financially supported it.

C．It uses robots to clean the waters in and around Venice.

D．It is aimed to support science and innovation worldwide.

2. What can we infer according to Alexandre Campo?

A．Scientists have got an idea for robots from the animals.

B．The robots are working separately to perform their tasks.

C．SubCULTron is to turn human abilities into hi-tech items.

D．The health state of the lagoon has greatly improved recently.

3. The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refers to “      ”.

A．scientists	B．animals
C．robots	D．humans

4. What does the author mainly want to tell us in the passage?

A．Robots are coining into our cities soon.

B．Animals can tell us how to clean the water.

C．Waters in Venice have been greatly cleaned.

D．Robot fish watch out for the waters in Venice.

【推荐1】Electric air taxis could one day move commuters (通勤者) from downtown Chicago to O’ Hare International Airport or to the suburbs, high above expressway traffic, in a fraction of the time it takes to drive.

That’s the vision of electric aircraft developer Eve, which is leading a group of aviation companies and local governments conducting simulations (模拟) in Chicago. Though the aircraft are likely years away from receiving federal authorization to fly, it’s a vision shared by other major companies, like Chicago-based United Airlines, which recently struck a conditional agreement to purchase at least 200 of Eve’s flying taxis in United’s latest investment in the industry.

Eve co-CEO Andre Stein said the air taxis are nothing like electric helicopters or flying cars. They will use eight motors distributed around the aircraft to take off vertically, then electric pushers and wings to glide forward.

Stein envisions the air taxis helping commuters reach meetings across town or providing a way to get home quickly in time for a child’s birthday. Rather than an everyday option like commuter rail or public transport, they can help save time in urgent situations, he said.

The concept of bypassing ground transportation by air isn’t new. Helicopter taxi service already exists in cities like New York, where a flight can sometimes be comparable to or cheaper than the cost of a ride-share from an airport into Manhattan.

But Stein said the new technology is expected to make air taxis more affordable than helicopters and estimated a possible ticket price could be around $100 to travel 20 miles. He also mentioned what he described as improved efficiency and sustainability. “It’s much simpler, much lower maintenance than a helicopter, much quieter and more pleasant,” he said.

For now, Eve hopes the Chicago simulations will help provide a better understanding of how the air taxis could fit into current air traffic patterns and how they can connect with users’ journeys via ground transportation to the heliport. “It’s really about bringing another option for urban air mobility,” Stein said. “We don’t intend to solve all the traffic congestion problems, there’s no silver bullet there. But it’s about more options.”

1. Which statement is TRUE about electric air taxis?

A．It’s a brand-new innovative attempt to relieve the traffic jam.

B．Government’s approval for the official flights has not been granted.

C．Helicopter taxi service in New York is cheaper than the cost of a car ride.

D．Some major companies have promised to buy Eve’s flying taxis without strings attached.

2. What does the underlined word “bypassing” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Avoiding.

B．Conducting.

C．Restricting.

D．Controlling.

3. Which one is NOT air taxis’ potential advantage over helicopters according to Andre Stein?

A．More affordable price.	B．Better flight experience.
C．Lower production cost.	D．Improved environmental friendliness.

4. What’s the purpose of the on-going aircraft simulations in Chicago?

A．To popularize the new pattern of air traffic.

B．To promote the sales of the electric air taxis.

C．To replace commuter rails and public transportation.

D．To integrate electric air taxis into existing urban traffic mode.

【推荐2】A study shows exposure（暴露）to more light during the day and less light at night is important for people to get healthy sleep because it helps to keep the right body clock. The results suggest that in the office environment, being exposed to either sunlight or electric lights that are rich in short wave blue light may be important for the health of workers.

To see whether the office workers get enough light to regulate（调节）their sleep wake cycle, researchers found the participants（参与者）in five government office buildings across the United States. A total of 109 people working at the offices wore light-measuring devices（仪器）for one week to do an experiment in summer, and 81 of these participants reduplicated the experiment in winter once again. The office workers wrote down their sleep and wake time. They also answered questions of their mood and sleep quality at the end of each study period.

Researchers found that people who were exposed to lots of sunlight during the morning hours, between 8 am and noon, fell asleep more quickly at night compared to those exposed to low light in the morning. Office workers who were exposed to high levels of light all day, from 8 am to 5 pm, also fell asleep more quickly.

Poor-quality sleep has been linked to health problems. Researchers say there are many easy things we can do during the day to increase our exposure to sunlight, such as looking out of the window and walking out for light during the day, especially during the morning and lunch time.

1. Where did the participants of the experiment work for?

A．The government.	B．The car factory.
C．The local school.	D．The airline company.

2. What does the underlined word "reduplicated" in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Reused.	B．Released.
C．Repeated.	D．Requested.

3. What can people do to make themselves fall asleep more easily?

A．Eat much food.

B．Drink lots of water at night.

C．Talk with friends before sleeping.

D．Expose themselves to sunlight during the day.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Looking outside at night is helpful in falling asleep.

B．Staying outside all day is bad for people's health.

C．The quality of sleep influences people's health.

D．The sunlight makes people hungry during the day.

【推荐3】Those who have suffered from insomnia know the sinking feeling of watching the clock tick．Now a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that lying in bed awake may actually contribute to the problem of sleeplessness．
The study of 79 adults（average age 72）with insomnia aimed to determine whether brief behavioral interventions for insomnia would help．Traditional behavioral therapy（疗法）requires at least half a dozen hour-long sessions with a therapist — a costly commitment many patients either can't make or don't have access to．Other options include sleep-aiding medications or supplements．In the current study，the 39 participants in the behavioral therapy group received a 45- to 60-minute instructing session，plus a 30-minute follow-up session and two 20-minute phone calls．
Doctors offered the following behavioral interventions for improving sleep: reduce time in bed; get up at the same time every day，regardless of sleep duration; don't go to bed unless sleepy; and don't stay in bed unless asleep．
The other 40 participants in the study were given printed educational materials about insomnia，which included the same instructions given to the intervention group，but without the individualized sessions with a therapist．Two weeks later，the latter group also got a 10-minute follow-up phone call．
At the end of four weeks，the behavioral treatment group was significantly more likely to show improvements in sleep than the printed-materials group．By that time，55% of those who received behavioral treatment no longer met the criteria for insomnia，compared with 13% of the group that got educational brochures．
The good news comes at the same time as a report on the health effects of insomnia from the U．K．'s Mental Health Foundation．The report，Sleep Matters，suggests a link between insomnia and poor relationships，low energy levels and an inability to concentrate．Poor sleep has already been linked to depression，immune deficiency and heart disease．
1. What is the meaning of the underlined word “ insomnia”?

A．sleeplessness	B．depression
C．heart disease	D．immune deficiency

2. What is the disadvantage of traditional behavioral therapy?

A．It can’t help．

B．It costs a lot of money．

C．It requires sessions with a therapist．

D．It includes sleep-aiding medications．

3. How to improve sleep according to the doctor?

A．Lying in bed awake．

B．Get up early every day．

C．Don’t go to bed late at night．

D．Don’t stay in bed if you are not asleep．

4. We can learn from the text that insomnia may cause the following results except________．

A．depression	B．concentration
C．immune deficiency	D．heart disease

【推荐1】When the Normans built their first simple wooden castles in England, they built them on the top of small hills.The first permanent castles were made of stones and built with thick walls.The main building was usually surrounded by walls which overlooked the moat (护城河).

The entrance to the castle was usually over a drawbridge (吊桥)leading to the main gatehouse.The drawbridge could be raised or lowered and an iron grille (栅栏)could be lowered to shut off the entrance to the gatehouse.

As time went on, the castle builders became more advanced in their techniques.Instead of building a strong central building and surrounding it with walls of lesser strength，they thought out the idea of surrounding a central area with huge walls which could contain all the main rooms of the castle.These walls usually had many towers and these towers were really a series of main buildings along the castle walls.In building these castles they used hill sites whenever possible in order to give the castle a better position.Because the outside world was shut off by a barrier or curtain of defences, they are called “curtain wall” castles.

With the passing of time there was less need to build strong castles and nobles built manor(庄园)houses.These manor houses often had battlements and iron grilles, but they were built more for comfort and included many of the conveniences and luxuries of the large houses which were being built in the towns.

Unfortunately, many English castles were damaged or destroyed completely during the Civil Wars of the 1600s.

1. What is the best title for this passage?

A．How to build castles.

B．How to protect castles.

C．The history of English castles.

D．The structure of English castles.

2. It can be known from the passage that   ________.

A．the first simple wooden castles in England were built by the Normans.

B．old castles in England were all built on the top of hills.

C．the iron drawbridge was the only way to reach the main gatehouse.

D．“curtain wall” castles used curtains as their walls.

3. Which of the following was used to stop others entering the gatehouse of a castle?

A．A Manor.

B．An iron grille.

C．A thick wall.

D．A central keep.

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Most of English castles became manor houses now.

B．The Civil Wars left many English castles in ruins.

C．English castles were too strong to be destroyed.

D．Nobles built manor houses in order to defend their fortune.

【推荐2】When it comes to modern communication, security is a big concern. It seems like we’re forever hearing about hackers leaking emails, passwords and other important personal information.

But thanks to a breakthrough by Chinese scientists, who won the 2018 Newcomb Cleveland Prize in February, we may soon never have to worry about our data again. With the cutting-edge technology, a revolutionary satellite called Micius makes the information sent and received safer than ever.

So what exactly makes the information sent to and from Micius so secure？Micius is the first satellite of its kind to use quantum key distribution（量子密匙分发）, which uses particles（粒子）that transmit（传输）light to deliver information from one point to another. Currently, it can communicate with two base stations, both of which are located high up in the mountains in two different areas of Tibet, around 1, 200kilometers apart. Data is sent between the satellite and one of the base stations in the form of a ray of light.

This makes it almost impossible for data sent and received using quantum satellite technology to be stolen, as the connection will be broken if someone tries to hack it. “Any eavesdropper（偷听者）on the quantum channel attempting to gain information can be found by the communicating users, "the scientists wrote in the paper.

However, the technology does have a few limitations. For example, the process only works at night, as the information isn’t able to pass through sunlight. And there’s currently only a 10-minute window each day during which Micius can communicate with each of the base stations, according to Xinhua. This is because the satellite and base station need to be close enough to each other for the information to successfully make it to and from outer space.

Despite these small issues, the scientific community across the world has reacted positively to China’s achievements in this groundbreaking project. "This Chinese experiment is a quite remarkable technological achievement, "Artur Ekert, a professor of quantum physics at the University of Oxford, told BBC News.

And Karl Ziemelis, an editor for Nature, told Xinhua, "It’s a witness to China’s investments（投资）and significant efforts in the physical sciences that this group has been able to push research in practical quantum communication technologies to such an astronomical height. ”

1. Why it is safe to use quantum key distribution to transfer information？

A．The connection will fail if it is hacked.

B．It makes the base stations close enough.

C．It transfers data too fast for it to be stolen.

D．The process often takes place at night.

2. According to the text, what’s the attitude of the scientific community towards the satellite Micius？

A．It remains unclear whether it will be beneficial or not.

B．It is really an impressive technological breakthrough.

C．It will promote the investment in quantum-related technologies.

D．It doesn’t deserve a lot of attention given its limitations.

3. What is the main idea of the text？

A．The latest security problems of modern communication.

B．Micius’ effect on the development of modern technology.

C．The wide applications of quantum key distribution in data transition.

D．How Micius works to ensure secure communication and its limitations.

【推荐3】Andrew Ritchie, inventor of the Brompton folding bicycle, once said that perfect portable bike would be “like a magic carpet... You could fold it up and put it into your pocket or handbag". Then he paused: “But you'll always be limited by the size of the wheels. And so far no one has invented a folding wheel."

It was a rare --- indeed unique --- occasion when I was able to put Ritchie right. A 19th-century inventor, William Henry James Grout, did in fact design a folding wheel. His bike, predictably named the Grout Portable, had a frame that was divided into two and a larger wheel that could be separated into four pieces. All the bits fitted into Grout's Wonderful Bag, a leather case.

Grout's aim: to solve the problems of carrying a bike on a train. Now doesn't that sound familiar? Grout intended to find a way of making a bike small enough for train travel: his bike was a huge beast. And importantly, the design of early bicycles gave him an advantage: in Grout's day, tyres were solid, which made the business of dividing a wheel into four separate parts relatively simple. You couldn't do the same with a wheel fitted with a one-piece inflated(充气的) tyre.

So, in a 21st-century environment, is the idea of the folding wheel dead? It is not. A British design engineer, Duncan Fitzsimons , has developed a wheel that can be folded into something like a slender ellipse(椭圆). From beginning to end, the tyre remains inflated.

Will the young Fitzsimons's folding wheel make it into production? I have no idea. But his inventiveness shows two things. First, people have been saying for more than a century that bike design has reached its limit, except for gradual advances. It’s as silly a concept now as it was 100 years ago: there's plenty still to go for. Second, it is in the field of folding bikes that we are seeing the most interesting inventions. You can buy a folding bike for less than £1,000 that can be knocked down so small that can be carried on a plane ——minus wheels, of course ——as hand baggage.

Folding wheels would make all manner of things possible. Have we yet got the magic carpet of Andrew Ritchie's imagination? No. But it's progress.

1. We can infer form Paragraph 1 that the Brompton folding bike____.

A．was portable

B．had a folding wheel.

C．could be put in a pocket.

D．looked like a magic carpet

2. We can learn from the text that the wheels of the Grout Portable_______.

A．were difficult to separate.

B．could be divided into 6 pieces.

C．were fitted with solid tyres.

D．were hard to carry on a train.

3. We can learn from the text that Fitzsimons's invention_______.

A．kept the tyres as whole piece.

B．was made into production soon.

C．left little room for improvement.

D．changed our views on bag design

【推荐1】With self-driving vehicle technology rapidly advancing, many companies are turning to autonomous robots for the final leg of the delivery process, from the store or local distribution center to the customer. The latest to join the trend is e-commerce giant Amazon. Following a successful eight-month test run in Snohomish County, Washington, the company’s Scout robots have been making the rounds of Irvine, California, since August 6, 2019.

The six-wheeled Scout is about the size of a large cooler with the capacity to carry small or medium-sized packages. The battery-powered vehicle, which moves at a regular walking pace, has been programmed to avoid pedestrians, animals, and unexpected obstacles, such as garbage cans. Its powerful sensors can also detect the movement of a car backing out of a driveway.

To accelerate Scout’s development and bring it nationwide sooner, the company has created several detailed virtual maps of American suburbs and conducted trial deliveries to homes there.

Though Amazon has not shown how Scout ensures the delivery is picked up by the right person, it most likely requires the customers to apply a unique code, texted to them prior to the delivery, to unlock the store box. Also unclear is the number of deliveries Scout can complete before its battery needs to be recharged. Though the initial tests are being conducted with a human for company, the robot will be autonomous in the future. Its location, however, will be tracked at all times—if someone attempts to steal Scout, Amazon employees will be instantly sensed.

However, the eco-friendly robots are unable to climb stairs or open gates, which means that they can only reach consumers who live on the ground level. Additionally, the robots are unable to leave packages at the front door if the customers are not home. Whether these problems get resolved remains to be seen. For now, it appears that humans will still be needed to achieve the ever-growing demand for home and office deliveries.

1. Which of the following descriptions about Scout is right?

A．They can be powered themselves.	B．They are strong enough to carry big things.
C．They can run with their six wheels.	D．They can avoid obstacles ahead.

2. What about Scout is still confusing to common people?

A．How many deliveries it can do on a full charge.	B．Whether it can climb stairs or open gates.
C．How it recognizes the right owner of the things.	D．How long it will take to get it fully charged.

3. What does the underlined phrase “prior to” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．due to

B．after

C．in front of

D．before

4. What is the author’s opinion about delivery robots according to the last paragraph?

A．They are not easily available.	B．They have some limitations.
C．They will replace humans soon.	D．They won’t be well accepted.

【推荐2】Friends play a very important part in everyone’s life. Friendship usually develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. Those friends that you make as a student can usually last long. Friends influence your development, maturity(成熟) and the sense of responsibility. A familiar opinion is “You can tell a lot about a person by knowing who his friends are.” Friendship is based on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends are likely to be active. If you enjoy reading and shopping, most of your friends do the same.

Some people call you their friends for the wrong reasons. These people are not really friends. They are only “friends” on the outside, not the inside where it counts. Superficial （表面的）friends only want to be your friends if it is to their advantage. True friends are there whether you are rich or poor. It is easy to have many so-called “friends” if you are rich. By this time you should be able to recognize your friends as the “real” or the “false”.

True friends are most special. Sometimes they might not be easy to find, so you can consider yourself very lucky if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help you whenever necessary. He or she knows you would do the same for them. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem. You and your true friend have good understanding of each other. True friends support you, take your side, and build up your confidence.

1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．How to make true friends.

B．What is friendship based on.

C．We should make friends in our childhood.

D．Friends play a very important role in our life.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．It is easy to have many true friends if you are rich.

B．If you have no music in you, none of your friends will be a music lover.

C．The friendship developing during your school days will be with you for a long time.

D．What you value above anything is the friendship developing during childhood.

3. What does the underlined phrase “so-called friends” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Friends in need.

B．Those who can help you.

C．Those who often gives you money.

D．Those who want to benefit from you.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards” true friends” according to Paragraph 3?

A．True friends are too difficult to find.

B．You can only share sadness with a true friend.

C．You can only share happiness with a true friend.

D．True friends will stand by you whatever happens

【推荐3】Very early on in my senior year of high school, my parents carried the flame of worrying about my future college. I was willing to go to a 2-year college before going after my bachelor, s degree. This was for two reasons—to help them save money and to make sure I major in English. However, they insisted I attend a 4-year college right off the bat.

I was pushed to start searching for colleges therefore, ones that my parents approved of and that were within the range of tuition that my mom thought was acceptable. I was also limited to the immediate areas, which only included New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, so I cannot apply for any colleges in one of my favorite places—New Hampshire.

I’ll be honest. It got a bit tense at times with several different opinions between my parents and me, and with other family members or friends voicing their thoughts to my parents.

In the end, I ended up applying for three schools—SUNY Albany, SUNY New Paltz and Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. I had been to New Paltz quite often as it was only 45 minutes away from our home. And Kutztown is located in an area our family often visited.

I was accepted by all three, and I quickly gave up Albany. I was not impressed with the city and wasn’t familiar with the area. It was between New Paltz and Kutztown. After a few weeks, I ended up settling on New Paltz because Kutztown just didn’t “feel right” for me. When I was on campus, I had a feeling that this was it.

Looking back now, I wish I had known more about the application process and had a little more freedom of choice about which college I could apply for. I probably would still have attended SUNY New Paltz.

1. What did the author’s parents think he should do?

A．Choose a college that could provide good jobs.

B．Go to a community college to save money.

C．Choose a college that he liked best.

D．Go to a 4-year college directly.

2. Why didn’t the author choose colleges in New Hampshire?

A．He didnt like the place.

B．His situation didn’t allow it.

C．The living expenses there were too high.

D．He wasn’t sure whether or not he would fit in there.

3. How did the author feel about his final choice?

A．Embarrassed.	B．Frightened.
C．Satisfied.	D．Worried.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．How I chose my college	B．How to apply for a college
C．Different choices, different future	D．The meaning of attending college