During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing
to the Friday night
dance and who I was taking. Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries.
When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating
twelfth grade and going onto college. For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, "Enjoy
your four years. . . They go by fast." I remember not believing him then, but looking back. . . He was
right. Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to
become an adult.
However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when
someone spoke of college I brushed it off.
I wasn't ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my
closest friends together and knowing what
every single day was going to be like. Studying was something
I did only AFTER I nailed my halftime dance performance. I knew my parents wanted me to go to
college, so I told them I would go to community college (社區學院) and I didn't worry about my SAT
(美國大學入學考試) scores.
When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own colleges, I started to
wish I had done the same. My friends were living away, meeting new people, and discovering new
places, while I was living at home and driving to and from class every day. It seemed exactly like high
school. I hated it!I thought college was supposed to be different!Why didn't I take more time to
research colleges and do the same?I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the
campus (大學校園) atmosphere instead of two.
My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into
all of your choices well ahead of time. Now I have graduated and I am working fulltime and I would do
anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!
1. Why didn't the author worry about his SAT scores?
A. He wanted to go to community college.
B. He had been admitted for his gift in dance.
C. He was well prepared for the exam.
D. He believed his brother would help him.
2. When in high school, the author________.
A. drove to and from class every day
B. buried himself in his study all the time
C. enjoyed talking about future college life
D. lived in the school except on holidays
3. What did the author's brother mean by "Enjoy your four years. . . They go by fast."?
A. regretful
B. lonely
C. angry
D. pleased
es.
aged the author to leave his comfort zone.
the author to have more dance. 
ls________.