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Starting high school life can be extremely exciting and at the same time nerve-wracking. You may worry about all these things: what classes to take, what to wear on the first day of school and what will everyone think of you? But so far high school has been the best experience for me ever.
On my first day of high school, I asked a senior where my class was, and he told me it was "on the fourth floor, next to the pool". I found out five minutes later that we didn't even have a fourth floor and had no pool either! Besides that event, I didn't have any trouble with the older kids.
I think the biggest difference between middle and high school is the homework load and the size of the school. I went from fifteen minutes of homework a night to several hours so I had to learn time management pretty quickly! Our class size was around 550, so being exposed to so many new people was a big change. Getting involved in clubs, sports, music and other activities at school makes it easier to get to know people in every grade. It’s always useful to have an upperclassman friend!
The best suggestion I can give about the four years you spend in high school is to learn things for the sake of learning, not just to get a good grade. There have been so many tests that I’ve crammed（突击式学习） on the night before and got an A, but now I don't remember anything. I’ve changed that this year, and I enjoy school so much more. Relating to academics, don't take easy classes just to have a simple year. If you have a choice between "AP Chemistry” and “Racquet Sport”, the first will prove to be more useful!
1. What does the underlined word "nerve-wracking" in Paragraph 1 mean?________
A. Worrying B Boring. C. Astonishing D. Relaxing.
2. According to the author, the best way to deal with the increased homework load is________
A. to spend much more time on his homework B to know how to make the best use of time
C to finish his homework as soon as possible D. to try to do his homework more carefully
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the author's advice on high school life?
A Making as many upperclassmen friends as possible
B. Taking an active part in various after school activities.
C. Trying to obtain useful knowledge instead of getting good grades.
D. Choosing easy but useful courses instead of practical ones.
4. In writing the text, the author intends to________.
A. tell others his first-day experience at high school C describe what can be learnt at high school
B. express his opinions on high school education D. share his life and thoughts at high school
