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Section Ⅵ Viewing Workshop &
Reading Club & Assessment
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课时作业(八)
[基础训练]
根据语境及首字母提示完成句子
1.She fastened the belt l________ around her waist.
答案 loosely
2.One should never c________ if one is not sure of one's facts.
答案 criticise
3.Let us look at an i________: kill two birds with doubleedged sword.
答案 idiom
4.Both sides expressed s________ with the progress so far.
答案 satisfaction
5.The family made an official complaint to a ship's officer, which was recorded in the l________.
答案 log
[思维训练]
Ⅰ 阅读
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Downey's mother spent one year studying abroad through an international exchange program with a French school. She often talked about how exciting and interesting the experience was. So, even before finishing high school, Downey had decided to follow suit one day.
Downey began studying architecture at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2018. Near the end of her second year, she started to feel unhappy with her school and decided it was time to study abroad.
US colleges and universities commonly have joint programs with foreign schools that permit student exchanges. These programs usually last half a school year or sometimes a whole school year. The classes students take abroad usually give them credits toward their degree. In a fouryeardegree program, the third year is the most common time for American college students to study abroad. Many students think they need a change before what is usually their final and most difficult year of study.
Downey said her school did not want her to go at first. The architecture program at Lehigh was very intense, and her professors were worried she might miss learning important material. However, she was eventually able to get special permission to study internationally for a whole year. During the fall term in 2019, she attended a Danish international school in Copenhagen, Denmark, explaining she did so because Danish architects are well known for their housing design.
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