2 . You are a freshman in college. You want to have fun, but you want people to take you seriously. You need to earn good grades, especially if you are on scholarship. You need to make sure you are preparing for the world after college, too. It sounds I like a lot of responsibility and work.     1    

    2     These are great places to meet people who have not yet found their “set”. You’ll feel at ease and meet a bunch of people in the same boat as you are.

Volunteering is sometimes required as part of your curriculum in college, and you’ll meet plenty of new people in this way.    3     It can teach you valuable skills you can use for your job hunt after you graduate.

    4     Do you secretly want to learn flamenco dancing? Take a class. Maybe you have always thought it would be cool to be a writer. Join a literary magazine or school newspaper College is a wonderful place to try new stuff, even if you are not great at it.

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Part of becoming a successful college student is accepting that things won’t always work out the way you want them to. You’ll make some mistakes, even some big ones. Don’t see these as evidence that you are “a failure”. View them as opportunities for growth.

3 . I lived in a very poor district of Arusha, Tanzania. My family couldn’t ________ me to study abroad. However, continuing my ________ in China was my dream. I couldn’t wait to travel on this country and create new ________. I applied to 12 universities but only got a few ________ letters.

I finally got accepted by a university in Shanghai. After the excitement in the beginning, I was ________ in great difficulties. I couldn’t understand what my teachers and schoolmates said. ________ still, I realized I could hardly finish one year without a scholarship (奖学金). I had to work hard and ________ every chance to practice my Chinese. ________, I had to save every coin I could.

I ________ in my class after the first term. The university awarded me a huge scholarship and I was filled with _____. I could financially complete my course in the university. I ________ the chance because I managed it with my own efforts. Four years later, when I spoke on the graduation ceremony, I was full of gratitude (感激) and       _____.

Life is not always easy. But what really matters is to keep positive when we are ________ by difficulties. Some may run away or be beaten while some are able to ________ the difficulties. I believe as long as we ________ long enough, all our dreams are within reach, no matter how big or crazy they might seem.