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I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to
change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in
my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience
and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn't remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out
of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my
room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes up so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop
myself. I am just storing knowledge, yet I fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards
in school, but they don't necessarily reflect anything about me. I don't know how to socialize. When I leave
school I fear I will be of no use to society.
I realize that everyone has his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep
studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know
society. I still believe that working my hardest makes me happy. I will still stay on in college. But I will not
allow it to shelter me from the real world.
1. The underlined word"essential" in Paragraph 1 probably means _____. [ ]
A. impossible
B. unnecessary
C. most important
D. most useful
2. From the passage we can learn that the author _____. [ ]
A. comes to know how important it is to make some money
B. realizes that it is more important to develop oneself than just to learn knowledge
C. does not think education is a most important thing in her life any more
D. thinks that communication with others is more important than education
3. The author believes the awards she has received _____. [ ]
A. show that she is a top student
B. show how much time she has spent in learning
C. only mean that she knows how to learn, but she doesn't know how to socialize
D. don't necessarily reflect her real self
4. The author feels fearful that she will be of no use to society mainly because _____. [ ]
A. she is unable to develop herself
B. studying takes too much of her time
C. she does not know how to communicate with others
D. she feels that she is a failure
