1 . Maybe you are still in high school or even in middle school. It is never too early to prepare to receive higher education. Having a better education usually means earning more money and studies have proven that those with a college degree earn more than those who graduate from high school.
It’s obvious that more education does you good, but what do you need to do to make that happen? First of all, you need to make sure you clear up some misunderstandings. Not all colleges are the same. Before you decide where you go, you first need to decide on what you wish to major in. And don’t restrict your choices. Try to pick out several universities that you want to attend because the more choices you have, the more chances you will have to be admitted to a university.
The next step is to find out how much attending a certain university or college charges you. Some places like community colleges charge very low and private universities charge extremely high. But don’t get discouraged. There are still ways to pay for them. By winning scholarship(奖学金), student aid programs or getting student loans(贷款), you can pay for an education that you have dreamed of.
Before you can even attend the college, your information has already gone to it. From your grades to your after-school activities, they must consider everything that you have done during your high school years to see if you are suited to attend their universities. You have to do well in your high school exams and the tests that most universities require. From school clubs to after-school community service programs that you may have volunteered for, they will take into consideration what kind of activities you took part in to have a much better understanding of you.
1. The underlined word “restrict” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
| A．make | B．limit | C．offer | D．change |
2. According to the author you should choose a college that ________.
| A．charges very little | B．charges very much |
| C．is the most famous | D．you like most |
3. According to the text, after-school activities will help you ________.
| A．be admitted to college | B．make a lot of friends |
| C．learn to be a volunteer | D．learn about society |
4. In the text the author mainly tells us ________.
| A．the advantage of going to university | B．how to choose a suitable university |
| C．how to prepare for college education | D．what we should do in high school |
