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1、U11.WhatdelayedLizTeixeiradeMattosgoingtocollege?Whywouldshedothat?Shedecidedtotakea"gapyear"offbetweenhighschoolandwhatwouldbeherfreshmanyearofcollegetotravel,volunteer,work,study,andotherwiserechargeherbatteriesbeforegettingbackontheacademictreadmill(p
2、ara.2).Shethoughtagapyearcouldoffersomeotherwaysoflearningthansittinginaclassroom(para.2).2.Whatbenefitscanonegainfromthegapyearexperienceasclaimedbygapyearproponents?Theyarguethattheout-of-classroomexperiencesofagapyeargivestudentseye-openinglifelessons
3、thathelpthembecomemoremature,moreawareofthewiderworld,andmoreself-sufficient,traitsthatwillultimatelyservethemwelloncethey'reoncampus(para.3).Agapyearallowsstudentstodepressurizeafteryearsofintensestudy,whichtendstoimprovestudents’collegeperformance(para
4、.6).3.WhatdoesRobertBardwellthinkofthepracticeoftakingagapbreak?Hethinksthattakingagapbreakisahardsell,andthatthereisalotofpeerpressuretogostraighttocollege(para.7).4.Whatareparents’concerns?Someparentsworrythattheirchildrenwillnevergotocollegeiftheydon’
5、tgostraightoutofhighschool(para.8).Costcanalsobeahurdle(para.9).5.WhatisthedifferencebetweenBritishstudentsandAmericanstudentsinplanningtheirgapyear?InBritain,gapstudentstypicallyworkformostoftheyeartoearnenoughmoneytocoverthecostofbackpackingaroundvario
6、uspartsoftheglobeforafewmonths.Americanstudentsandtheirparentsusuallyprefertakingamoreorganizedapproach,toweavetogetherarangeofexperiences(para.10).U31.Accordingtothenewsreport,whatisanewtrendcatchingonwhenitcomestopayment?nCellphonesandotherelectronicde
7、vicesareusedtomaketransactions.2.Couldyounamesomenewwaysofpaymentmentionedinthispart?Haveyoueverusedsomeofthem?nPhonescanbeusedtobuytraintickets,coffee,sendandreceivemoneythroughanetworkofmoneyagents,andevenpayutilitybills.3.WhatisthedeficiencyofGoogleWa
8、llet?nGooglewalletworksononly4kindsofphones,andnotmanymerchantsareequippedfornearfieldtechnology.4.WhatistheprospectofPayPalasenvisionedbyJohnJ.Donahoe?nEverythingwouldbecontainedwithinPaypal.Itwouldenablethecompanytocolle