Community College
      Here I am, a senior. After four years of high school, I have learned a lot of lessons.
Some were good and valuable. And I have also learned others just from growing up and
being around other teenagers.
      I started senior year with a 1.5 GPA (＝grade point average平均分,相當(dāng)于65%),
which is not even close to what I am capable of. The last three years I fooled_around and
cut lots of classes. Now, I can easily say that it is the only thing in life that I regret. Next year
I will watch most of my friends go to college while I lost that chance. This does not mean that
I am giving up on my dreams, but when I started high school, my goal was to get great grades
and go to a competitive college.
      At first I blamed the people around me for my bad experiences, but I've learned that it's my
fault when bad things happen. In the last three years I realized that I am the only one in control
of myself. While making my teachers and my peers the excuse for not wanting to go to class, I
developed a huge lying problem.
      If I could start over, I would in a heartbeat, but I can't, so instead of beating myself up, I try
talking to younger teenagers about the importance of doing well in school by explaining the situation
I got myself into. Community college looks like a great opportunity. I am looking forward to taking
many credits and receiving good grades. I see community college as a year to turn my life around.
It's my ticket out of here to wherever I want to go. I have another chance to make my future and
I've promised myself I won't mess up.
      We need to study history so we won't repeat our past; I've studied my personal history, and
will avoid my mistakes in the future. I am ready for the next task in life, the only question is, is it
ready for me?

1. The author takes the community college seriously because he wants to ________.  

A. show his ability to be one of the top students
B. prove that others did wrong to him before
C. improve himself and win others' respect
D. get the opportunity to apply for a good job

2. Which of the following is NOT the author's advice?

A. To behave well at school is necessary.
B. Others should be blamed for our hard time.
C. Learn from past, don't make mistakes.
D. Be hopeful, choose community college.

3. From the passage, we know that the author is ________.

A. easygoing and hard working                        
B. confident and responsible
C. sensible and independent              
D. honest and ambitious

4. The underlined phrase "fooled around" in the second paragraph means "________"．  

A. wasted time    
B. played tricks
C. made faces          
D. felt ashamed

                                                               Community College
     Here I am, a senior. After four years of high school, I have learned a lot of lessons. Some were
good and valuable. And I have also learned others just from growing up and being around other
teenagers.
     I started senior year with a 1.5 GPA (＝grade point average平均分,相當(dāng)于65%), which is not
even close to what I am capable of. The last three years I fooled around and cut lots of classes. Now,
I can easily say that it is the only thing in life that I regret. Next year I will watch most of my friends go
to college while I lost that chance. This does not mean that I am giving up on my dreams, but when I
started high school, my goal was to get great grades and go to a competitive college.
     At first I blamed the people around me for my bad experiences, but I've learned that it's my fault
when bad things happen. In the last three years I realized that I am the only one in control of myself.
While making my teachers and my peers the excuse for not wanting to go to class, I developed a huge
lying problem.
     If I could start over, I would in a heartbeat, but I can't, so instead of beating myself up, I try talking
to younger teenagers about the importance of doing well in school by explaining the situation I got myself
into. Community college looks like a great opportunity. I am looking forward to taking many credits and
receiving good grades. I see community college as a year to turn my life around. It's my ticket out of here
to wherever I want to go. I have another chance to make my future and I've promised myself I won't
mess up.
     We need to study history so we won't repeat our past; I've studied my personal history, and will
avoid my mistakes in the future. I am ready for the next task in life, the only question is, is it ready for
me?

1. The author takes the community college seriously because he wants to ________. 

A. show his ability to be one of the top students
B. prove that others did wrong to him before
C. improve himself and win others' respect
D. get the opportunity to apply for a good job

2. Which of the following is NOT the author's advice? 

A. To behave well at school is necessary.
B. Others should be blamed for our hard time.
C. Learn from past, don't make mistakes.
D. Be hopeful, choose community college.

3. From the passage, we know that the author is ________.

A. easygoing and hard working                        
B. confident and responsible
C. sensible and independent              
D. honest and ambitious

4. The underlined phrase "fooled around" in the second paragraph means "________"． 

A. wasted time    
B. played tricks
C. made faces          
D. felt ashamed