College is a big deal for American students as well as for Chinese students. During the college __ 41 __， some parents become extremely worried. This may only __ 42 __ the pressure. Before I applied to the college, I told my parents I would get everything __ 43 __ out. If I needed any help, I promised that I would ask them. As it __ 44 _ out, I had no problem putting everything together on my __ 45 __， including my resume(履历) and a basic outline of my activities in high school. The __ 46 __ part where I asked for my parents' advice was the essays. In writing and revising the essays, I needed feedback(反馈) from an audience. As my parents know me better than __ 47 __ else, they were __ 48 __for the job. The essays are extremely important in college admissions. In a competitive pool of applicants, the test scores and activities, as well as the recommendations are all going to be very __ 49 __. The essays are the one area in which students can make themselves stand __ 50 __. Essays don't have to be big and complicated. I wrote three essays, all __ 51 __ on small matters and using simple sentences. The admission officers have to read hundreds of essays a day; they are already __ 52 __ of SAT vocabularies and long sentences. __ 53 __， a straightforward writing style is refreshing to their eyes as well as their minds. Essays were the key to my success in the admission game. I just wrote about what I wanted to say, not what I thought the admission officers __ 54 __ to hear. In my main narrative－style __ 55 __， I told the story of my American journey at the age of 14. During that time, I was not bogged down(陷入) by trying to fit into a new __ 56 __； instead, I looked up to Mother Teresa for guidance and strength. I found my new __ 57 __ and grew to love the name Teresa and the memories it held. In my two minor essays, I __ 58 __ the major events of my life, why I loved writing and why my dad is the person who has the greatest influence on me. Both provided details of my character. The essay about writing, which is titled, “I Shall Not Live in Vain” (__ 59 __ by an Emily Dickinson poem), earned a lot of praise. It is __ 60 __ I really looked into my heart and thought deeply in order to reach my answers. 小题1: A．application B．admission C．competition D．preparation 小题2: A．come about B．bring about C．lead to D．add to 小题3: A．straight B．direct C．correct D．wrong 小题4: A．put B．turned C．found D．went 小题5: A．own B．timetable C．schedule D．way 小题6: A．next B．first C．only D．exact 小题7: A．someone B．no one C．everyone D．anyone 小题8: A．wrong B．perfect C．unwilling D．ready 小题9: A．similar B．difficult C．familiar D．challenging 小题10: A．up B．by C．for D．out 小题11: A．writing B．turning C．focusing D．working 小题12: A．fond B．tired C．proud D．afraid 小题13: A．However B．Yet C．Therefore D．Instead 小题14: A．had better B．feel like C．would rather D．would like 小题15: A．passage B．advice C．essay D．answer 小题16: A．environment B．family C．party D．atmosphere 小题17: A．name B．self C．sense D．plan 小题18: A．conducted B．explained C．remembered D．experienced 小题19: A．read B．inspired C．told D．written 小题20: A．as B．since C．for D．because