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ThenIwentontocollegewhereIthenusedtheIanguageextensivelybothinandoutoftheclassroom.IstudiedSpanishliterature,culture,andlinguisticsandverymuchenjoyedtheculturalandlinguisticelements,butfoundthein-depthstudyofliteratureaveryunbalaneedwaytostudySpanish.

IgotalotoutofusingmySpanishoutsideoftheclassroom,includingatriptoMexicowithachurchgroup,whereIfoundmyselfactingasaninterpreter.Itwascertainlychallenging,butitwasalsoalotoffun.

IthenalsovolunteeredtobeaninterpreterinthecommunityschoolsandalsousedmySpanishtoteachEnglishtosomeSpanishspeakers.ThisisprobablywhereIlearnedthemost!

Passage2

Haveyoueverheardofhomeschooling?

Itisalegalchoiceforparentsinmostcountriestoprovidetheirchildrenwithalearningenvironmentasan1）alternativetopublicorprivateschoolsoutsidethehome.Parentscite2）numerousreasonsforhomeschoolingtheirchildren.ThethreereasonsthatareselectedbythemajorityofparentsintheUnitedStatesaretheconcernaboutthe3）traditionalschoolenvironment,thelackofreligiousormoralinstruction,andthedissatisfactionwiththe4）academicinstructionatpublicandprivateschools.Homeschoolingmayalsobeafactorinthechoiceofparentingstyle.Homeschoolingcanbeachoiceforfamilieslivinginisolated5）countrysideorlivingbrieflyabroad.Alsomanyyoung6）athletesandactorsaretaughtathome.

Homeschoolersoften7）takeadvantageofeducationalopportunitiesatmuseums,libraries,communitycenters,athleticclubs,after-schoolprograms,churches,parks,andothercommunityresources.8）Secondaryschoollevelstudentsmaytakeclassesatcommunitycolleges,whichtypicallyhaveopenadmissionpolicies.

Groupsofhomeschoolingfamiliesoftenjoinuptogethertocreatehomeschoolco-ops.Thesegroupstypicallymeetonceaweekandprovideaclassroomenvironment.Thesearefamily-centeredsupportgroupswhosemembersseektopooltheirtalentsandresources9）inacollectiveefforttobroadenthescopeoftheirchildren'

seducation.Theyprovideaclassroomenvironmentwherestudentscandohands-onandgrouplearningsuchasperforming,scieneeexperiments,artprojects,foreignIanguagestudy,spellingcontests,discussions,etc.Parentswhosechildrentaketheclasses10）serveasvolunteerstokeepcostslowandmaketheprogramasuccess.

Test

Manypeoplegotoschoolforaneducation.TheylearnIanguages,history,

（1）politicalmethods,geography,physics,chemistry,andmathematics.Othersgotoschooltolearnskillsinordertomakealiving.

（2）Traditionaleducationis

veryusefulandimportant.Yet,noonecan（3）acquireeverythingfromschool.Ateacher,nomatterhowmuchheknows,cannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.Theteacher'

smainjobistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.So,muchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.

Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneselfthanto（4）bearinmindsomefactsorsomeskills.Itisquiteeasytolearnacertainfactinhistoryoraformulainmathematics.Butitisvery（5）difficulttouseaformulainworkingoutamathproblem.

Greatscientistsdidn'

tgeteverythingfromschool.Edisondidn'

tevenfinishjuniorschool.Andyet,he（6）inventedsomanynewthings.Thesescientistswereso（7）successful,buttheirteachersonlyshowedthemtheway.The（8）reasonfortheirsuccesswasthattheyknewhowtostudy.Theyreadbooksthattheywerenottaughtatschool.Theywouldaskmanyquestionsastheyread.Theydid（9）thousandsofexperiments.Theyworkedhardalltheirlives,

wastingnotasinglemoment.Mostimportantwasthattheyknewhowtousetheir（10）brains.

Unit2

Ibelievewatchingnatureprogramsontelevisionisnotgoingtogiveusandourchildrenarealexperieneeofnature.Onthecontrary,theymaydistaneeusfromnature—actualnature—evenfurther.

Becauserealnatureexperiencesmeancontactwithnature.Itmeansbeingwithandwithinnature,toexperienceitwithallfivesenses.

True,TVprogramsgiveusjoybuttheywillneverbeabletohelpusformarelationshipwithnature.Wewatchoursmallscreenscomealivewiththevividcolorsandweallletout"

aahhhh..."

and"

wooooow"

.But,neveroncewillwefeelthepleasureofbeingclosetonature.

Worsestill—theprogramssuchasthoseontheDiscoveryChannelmakenatureseemsostrange,andsofaraway,intheforestsoftheAmazonorinthewildsofAfrica.Childrenmaygrowupwithoutevenrealizingthattheflowers,plantsoracoupleoftreesintheirbackyardarenatureandtheyareequallyprecious.Thetruthis—natureissoclosetous.Wedon'

tneedtogoanywherefartoenjoysuchexperiences.Itisrightthereinourbackyards.Or,inparks,gardens,forests,ornationalparks.

Allweneedtodoismakeanefforttogetclosertonature—knowit,appreciateit,andexploreit.Feelingthesoilunderourfeetandthewindinourhair;

listeningtothesoundofthefallenleavesandtakinginthesmellofthewetsoil—allthesearepurejoytothesensesthatwemustexperienee.

Ihaveneverbeenabletounderstandpeoplewhodon'

tseethepointintraveling.Thecommonreasonisthattravelingisawasteoftimeandmoney.rveheardsomeare1）scaredtotraveltoofaraway.Ican'

thelpbutfeelsorryparticularlyforthosewho2）perceivetheexperieneeofseeinganewplaceasa100percent3）negativeone.Tellingthemstoriesaboutunusualencountersdoesn'

t4）resultintheexpectedcuriositybuta"

Whywouldyouwannagothere!

?

"

Itmakesme5）losefaithinhumanity.Experieneeisthebestteacherandknowledgeispower.Thethingstravelingcanteachyouarebeautifulbecauseyoulearntotrustinwhatyouseeratherthanwhatyouaretold.

ItwasMarkTwainwhosaid,"

Travelisfataltoprejudice,bigotryandnarrow-mindedness,"

whichinmymind6）goesdownastheclosesttothetruthabouttraveling.Toobadtherearen'

tenoughpeoplewiththemeanstotravelactuallydoingit.Ifyouhavethemeanstogoabroad,youshoulddoitdespitegoingoutofyourcomfortzone.Youmightrealizewhyyouloveditonceyou'

rebackhome.

Ithinktravelingisalsothebestthingyoucoulddoifyoufeel7）depressedathome,don'

tknowwhattodowithyourfuture,yourlife,yourpartner—

anything.Onceyouareaway,8）preferablysomewhereverynewandunknown,youareforcedto9）adaptandmeetpeople.Thisworksespeciallyifyoutravelalone.Anewlifeandespeciallythenewrelationshipsyoubuild,evenifonlyforashortperiodoftime,10）revealopportunitiesandviewsyouneverwouldhavethoughtofandhadotherwise.

Nowadaysitisverycommonforpeopletogetawayona

（1）vacationtripanytime.Peoplefromall

（2）walksoflife,bothyoungandold,enjoytraveling.Someevenconsidertravelingaspartoftheir（3）routinelifestyle.

Mostoftheyoungertravelerstendtoseekfun,discoveryand（4）adventureintheirtravels.Theyprefertovisitstrangeandexotic（异国情调的）places.Theoldertravelers,ontheotherhand,tendtolookforamorepleasantandenjoyabletrip.Infact,itwasnottoolongagothatanincreasingnumberofolderpeoplestartedtogoforleisuretripsmoreoften.Itcouldbethatafterspendingamajorpartoftheirlifeworkingsohard,theyfeltthattheyneededtoenjoythefruitsoftheirlabor.Leisuretravelinghasbecomea（5）treattheygivetothemselvesfortheyearsofhardworktheyhavedone.

Perhaps,thereasonforthe（6）popularityoftravelingisthatmorepeoplehavecometorealizeitsbenefits.Whenwevisitothercountries,we（7）gainabetterunderstandingofthepeoplelivingthere.Welearnabouttheirculture,historyandbackground.Wediscoverthe（8）similaritiestheyhavewithus,aswellastheirdifferencesfromus.

Also,travelinghelpstoenrichourlives.Itincreasesourknowledgeandwidensour（9）perspective.Whenwevisitinterestingplaces,wediscovernewpeopleandthings,whichnotonlyprovideusfun,butalsoprovideus（10）marvelousinsightsandenlightensourminds.

Unit3

SinceI'

mastudent,IgotoschoolonweekdaysandsoIdon'

thavetoomuchfreetime.Iusuallyspendsixorsevenhoursatschool.AfterthatIeithergodowntownforsomeshoppingorgohomeandstudy.IfIhavesomefreetimeduringtheweekImightreadabookorwatchTV.Latelymyeveningshavebeenspentpreparingformygraduationexamination,whichtakesupalotoftime.

EventhoughIhavealottodo,Istillhavesomefreetimeforleisureactivities.OnweekendsIliketogowithmyfamilytoourcottage.IliketakinglongwalksaroundthecountrysideandIlikewatchingtheseasonschange.Ihavethemostfreetimeduringthesummermonths.Oneofmy