My name is Audrey. I’m a student at Ridge Avenue High in the graduating class of 2016. Yesterday, March 250, 2016, marked a momentous milestone in my life: I was accepted into Stanford University at 3:01 PM!
Gosh, looking back on my high school career, I accomplished a lot. Not only did I always get excellent grades, I was also captain of my school’s tennis team for two years, president of the debate league, and a National Honor Society Member. Now that I’ve gotten into college, however, my life seems almost well... pointless.
For years, getting into Stanford was my only goal. So what if I lost my friends and even my own personality to pursue this dream? I remember for instance, when I worked on a group project with my classmate Hannah. Like usual, I finished my part of the assignment but Hannah, being the incompetent student that she was, struggled to understand our research topic. Although Hannah eventually finished, I sent the teacher an email informing her of Hannah’s difficulty. Sure, some people suggested I help her out, but how could I sacrifice my grade?
On my college application, I tried my best to paint myself as a typical Stanford student. I described myself as an enthusiastic engineer, because what’s better than a girl who loves engineering? In fact, engineering was my mother’s idea; to be honest, I hate engineering. I dislike writing and reading as well. I hate studying history and I cannot stand mathematics. What do I even like? Clearly, my likes and dislikes have always been based on what Stanford admired in student but no matter, I’m going to the school of my dreams, right?
For now, my future is vague. To others, I may seem extremely excited, but inwardly. I am conflicted. In a sense, I regret what I did in high school. Instead of haggling (讨价还价) for points with my teachers, reprimanding (斥责) others for costing me some points on assignments, I should have explored my talents and interests.
Whatever, I still got into Stanford.
【小题1】What do we know about the author according to Paragraph 2?| A．She performed well in school. | B．She still has many dreams now. |
| C．She has many outstanding gifts. | D．She is looking forward to college fife. |
| A．She is pretty confused. | B．She is in great excitement. |
| C．She is confident of success. | D．She is nervous of future life. |
| A．She learned a lot from Hannah. | B．She once gave Hannah a helping hand. |
| C．She sacrificed a lot because of Hannah. | D．She complained about Hannah’s performance. |
| A．Pretend. | B．Claim. | C．Picture. | D．Regard. |
| A．she was eager to be admitted into Stanford University |
| B．she finally majored in engineering totally out of her own will |
| C．she has a definite direction of her future |
| D．she was content with what she did in high school |
| A．try to get good grades | B．make some good friends |
| C．focus on their own interests | D．apply to Stanford University |
