一份耕耘，一份收获 答案只是参考，请大家努力自学
不到一个月，普丽西拉就在一家餐馆找到了一份工作，并搬到了西雅图贫民区一套低廉的公寓房去住。她还报名参加了城里的一个职业培训班，学的是秘书专业。那是一种很难适应的生活方式。“我早上6点起床，坐很长时间的公交车去学校，下午2点下课，3点开始工作， 晚上11点下班，然后回到家就累垮了。”
普丽西拉不久就发现她在餐馆的那份工作的收入还不够她维持生计。“于是我找到我那幢公寓楼的楼主，问有没有什么清洁工作可以让我做。他因为同情我，便同意让我每月工作30个小时。”
职业培训班按计划要历时6个月。但普丽西拉只用了４个月就读完了。“他们教我各种办公技能和文字处理程序。我还学会了如何在办公室环境里接电话，以及如何撰写得体的商业函件，”她说。培训班帮普丽西拉在一家小公司找到了一份秘书工作。“这是我第一份像样的工作，”她说。“我那时19岁，独立生活，每年挣15000美元。”
普丽西拉重新向华盛顿大学提出入学申请并被录取了。因为她在经济上不依赖于父母已超过了两年，所以她还有资格申请经济资助。自1990年秋季开始，普丽西拉终于成为一名大学生----她白天做全日制秘书，晚上做全日制学生。
要做到工作学习两不误很困难。“我要一直熬夜学习，每天一大早又要去上班。我上课时很难集中思想，上班时也很难受，因为我实在太累了，”她说。不过她第一学期最后还是得了两个A。
普丽西拉决定攻读考古专业， 并在1992年夏天获得了检验自己对这一学科兴趣的第一个机会。华盛顿州立大学的野外考古中心正在发起一个夏季研究项目，发掘位于华盛顿州斯内克河边的一个遗址。普丽西拉全力投入这项工作，给项目管理人留下了深刻印象。 夏季结束时， 有一个教授给她提供了一份工作。“他说，‘我们刚拿到北达科他州一个项目的合同。 如果你愿意休学一个学期，我们就聘用你。’”这份工作偏离了普丽西拉要获得学士学位的追求。“但那时我已不再怀疑我最终会完成
一份耕耘，一份收获 答案只是参考，请大家努力自学
学业，所以很坦然地抓住了这次机 会，”她说。
在北达科他项目结束后，普丽西拉搬到加利福尼亚州与她的一个哥哥同住，这样可以不付房租。“我最后干了三份工作，想尽量多挣些钱，”她回忆说。“我厌烦了既做全职工作又做专职学生的生活。我的目标是要攒够钱，重新回到大学里，做一名全日制学生，只兼职做一些工作。”普丽西拉的哥哥开了一家房屋清洁公司，他同意让她到公司工作。她还决定到一所当地的社区学院读书，那儿的学费要便宜得多。
普丽西拉选修了一些艺术课程(她是一名业余摄影师)，并帮助组织了一次学生艺术作品展，包括她自己的作品。1994年春，她从韦纳奇河谷学院毕业，获得了两年制的文科准学士学位。毕业后，普丽西拉又一次向华盛顿大学提出了入学申请。她被录取并于1994年秋季入学。因为她不必工作那么多小时，所以能够以学为主。“这真是一种奢侈，我几乎都不想毕业了!”普丽西拉笑着说。“不过我还是在1996年1月被授予了文学士学位。”
当普丽西拉回顾自己几年来使自己梦想成真的奋斗历程时，她对其他靠打工挣钱完成学业的人既是鼓励又是提醒。“要平衡工作与学习的关系，你必须了解自己，”她说。“你必须知道哪些自己能承受，哪些不能承受。你需要很多的磨练，而且必须专心致志，持之以恒，即使遇到重重障碍、种种困惑也要如此。但你最需要的是坚定的决心。一旦被击倒，就要重新站起来继续奋斗下去。” Text comprehension II.
A. 1. f 2. t 3. f 4. t 5. f 6. f 7. t 8. t 9. f 10. f B. 1. N 2. N 3. I 4. I 5. N 6. I Vocabulary III.
1. sponsor 2. determination 3. claim 4. prospective 5. minimum 6. ultimately 7. eligible 8. employment 9. setting 10. loans 11. exhibit 12. priority
IV. The exact translations, definitions and synonyms may, of course, vary
一份耕耘，一份收获 答案只是参考，请大家努力自学
somewhat, but here are some answers for reference. 1. come up with; translation:筹划
2. take some time off; definition: arrange for a break/ a vacation/ some free time
3. throws herself into; definition: participates very enthusiastically, wholeheartedly, etc. in
4. get by; synonym: make ends meet, manage to survive
5. on his own; synonym: independent adjust to; synonym: get used to 6. tired of; translation: 厌倦了 7. stay up; translation: 熬夜
8. ended up; definition: finally and unexpectedly (won) 9. as of; synonym: starting from
10. get put down; definition: run into setbacks, barriers, etc. V.
1. gets off (work) 2. couldn't take it 3. dependents 4. postpone 5. make your dream come true 6. alongside 7. look back on 8. end up with a cold Word building VI.
1. I missed the train this morning because I overslept again.
2. don't pay any attention to his crazy stories- he just has an overactive imagination.
3. the company ended up with 20, 000 unsold copies of the book because their sales director overestimated the demand.
4. as a result of the crowds of people coming from the surrounding countryside looking for work, the city has become overpopulated. 5. I?ve been overeating lately and have decided to go on a diet. 6. Most teenagers agree that their parents are overprotective.
7. I didn't mean anything unkind. Jane?s simply being oversensitive.
8. A cliché is an expression that?s become uninteresting because it?s overused. VII.
1. novelist 2. nationalist 3. activist 4. idealist 5. psychologist 6. economist 7. terrorists 8. Sociologist 9. typist 10. marxist
一份耕耘，一份收获 答案只是参考，请大家努力自学
VIII.
A. affection calculation collection combination introduction
declaration election invitation interruption plantation projection sensation donate negotiate generate organize B. 1. negotiate 2. sensation 3. projection/calculation 4. combination 5. donate 6. affection 7. calculation 8. generate Structure IX.
1. If only you could say longer in Britain- your English might improve. 2. children may enter the club only if they are accompanied by adults. 3. if only you told me you had a spare ticket for the show.
4. you can go to the sky-diving exhibition only if you promise you won?t try if yourself.
5. the students at this university are allowed to take up part-time employment only if it doesn?t interfere with their studies.
6. If only she hadn?t told my mother, everything would have been all right. X.
1. having traveled a lot, he knows a great deal about other culture.
2. having finished all her housework, she decided to see what was on TV. 3. having spent nearly all our money, we couldn?t afford to stay in a hotel. 4. having forgotten his telephone number, she didn?t know how to get in touch with him.
5. having cleaned the windows, he started to mop the floor. 6. having taken the medicine you gave me, I feel much better. XI.
1. Seeing so many people around her living in poverty 2. Bringing up the subject at the meeting 3. Looking back on the past
4. Staying up late studying before an examination 5. Working full-time and being a full-time student 6. Living at home rent-free Translation XII．
一份耕耘，一份收获 答案只是参考，请大家努力自学
要做到工作学习两不误很困难。“我要一直熬夜学习，每天一大早又要去上班。我上课时很难集中思想，上班时也很难受，因为我实在太累了，”她说。不过她第一学期最后还是得了两个A。 XIII.
1. The university offered Priscilla only a small loan and she had to come up with the rest of the money herself.
2. With small income from her restaurant job, marry could barely make (both) ends meet. That?s why she found some cleaning work to do in the apartment building where she lived.
3. During her first semesters, she often stayed up late studying because she knew she had to get the highest GPA in her class to qualify the scholarship. 4. Anyone who wants to find employment in/ with that company must have at least a master?s degree; if not a Ph. D. otherwise he or she will not be accepted.
5. Only if you completely throw yourself into your studies will you ultimately achieve your long-term goal of becoming an archaeologist.
6. In the office Beth always looked happy and had a ready smile. But deep down, she was tired of being a secretary. She wanted to do something more creative.
7. A migrant farm laborer from Mexico, my father was overjoyed when I was accepted by the University of Washington and became the first person in my family to attend college.
8. When Priscilla looked back on her years of hard struggle, she said that it was no easy job to balance work and study. Cloze XIV.
1. knowing 2. out 3. inquired 4. stunned 5. priority 6. stunning
7. available 8. As 9. up 10. make 11. on 12. get 13. ultimately 14. first 15. assume Reading analysis
Cause 1: Priscilla soon found that her restaurant job just didn?t pay enough for
her to mand ends meet.
Effect 1: so I went the landlord of my apartment building and asked if there
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