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1、Unit5:PartA21stCenturyCollegeEnglish:Book2HoldingOnToADreamPre-readingActivitiesIntensiveStudyExercisesAssignmentIntensiveStudyDifficultsentencesKeywords,phrases&usagesComprehensionexercisesIntensiveStudyHoldingOntoaDream1Whilepreparingtograduatefromhighschoolin1987,PriscillaVazqu
2、ezwaitedanxiouslyforherletterfromtheUniversityofWashington,hopingshewouldbethefirstpersoninherfamilytoattendcollege.Whentheacceptanceletterarrived,shewasoverjoyed.IntensiveStudyIntensiveStudy2Therewasjustoneproblem:TheUniversityofWashingtondidn’thaveanygrantmoneytogivePriscilla.It
3、offeredheronlyasmallloanandexpectedherfamilytocomeupwiththerest.“Myfamilywasmakingenoughmoneytogetby,butnotenoughtopaythatmuchformetogotoschool,”shesaid.IntensiveStudy3Priscillacalledthefinancial-aidofficeforadvice.Theytoldherthatprospectivestudentsseekingmorefinancialaidareeligib
4、leonlyiftheyhavelivedapartfromtheirparentsforaminimumoftwoyears.Duringthattime,theirparentscannothaveclaimedthemasadependentonthefamily’staxforms.“Hearingthis,Iwastotallystunned,”Priscillarecalls.“IrealizedIwasgoingtohavetotakesometimeoff,work,becomefinanciallyindependentfrommypar
5、ents,andthenreapplytoschool.Postponingmydreamhurt,butitwastheonlypossibility.”IntensiveStudy4Withinamonth,PriscillahadfoundajobatarestaurantandmovedintoacheapapartmentinapoorneighborhoodofSeattle.Shealsosignedupforajob-trainingprograminthecity,tolearntobeasecretary.Itwasahardlifes
6、tyletoadjustto.“Igotupat6a.m.foralongcommutetoschool,finishedclassat2p.m.,startedworkatthree,gotoffmyshiftat11p.m.,andthenIcamebackhomeandcollapsed.”5Priscillasoonfoundthatherrestaurantjobjustdidn’tpayenoughforhertomakeendsmeet.“SoIwenttothelandlordofmyapartmentbuildingandaskedift
7、herewasanycleaningworkIcoulddo.Sincehefeltsorryforme,heagreedtogivemethirtyhoursamonth.”IntensiveStudy6Thejob-trainingprogramwasdesignedtolastsixmonths.Priscillafinisheditinfour.“Theytaughtmevariousofficeskillsandword-processingprograms.Ialsolearnedtoanswerthephoneinanofficesettin
8、g,andwriteproperbusinessletters,”
