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May: Are these your text books? Biochemistry, General Ecology, Botany, Cell Genetics, Molecular Genetics…
Lisa: Yes. I gotta review all of them for the final exam. It is just around the corner.
May: Oh, right! Do you have many exams at the end of each semester?
Lisa: That depends. Some semesters have many; some don’t. And some courses don’t have exams but only ask for papers. That’s easy.
May: And when do you prepare for your final exam?
Lisa: Honestly speaking, most students prepare it one month before the exam.
May: Really? You only review your lessons in one month? Does it work?
Lisa: Of course, it’s useful. And it’s very crucial to have the copies of teacher’s notes, because most questions in the exam are based on them.
May: Wow, and all the key points are included in them? You’re so smart!
Lisa: But the exam is not as simple as you may imagine. We have to stay up late.
May: Do you have the classrooms open for the whole night?
Lisa: Yes, some people even pack up his bed quilt and sleep there. That’s a little bit crazy.
May: Wow, there is no exam that can be easily gotten through. Don’t you think of cheating in the exam?
Lisa: Are you kidding? It’s a very serious thing when you get caught cheating in the exams. Maybe, you will be asked to leave the school.
May: You reap what you sow. You know, once been caught cheating in TOEFL, you’ll be disqualified.
Lisa: That’s right! And I have to get down to my business now.
聽看學
阿美: 這些是你的課本嗎?生物化學、生態學概論、植物學、細胞遺傳學、分子遺傳學……
利莎: 是的，為了期末考試，我得把它們全部復習一遍。馬上就要期末考試了。
阿美: 哦，是啊!你們每個學期末都有這么多考試嗎?
利莎: 看情況而定。有些學期有很多門考試，有些卻沒有。有些課程不要求考試，，只要求寫論文，那樣會容易些。
阿美: 那你們什么時候準備期末考試?
利莎: 說實話，大部分學生在考試前一個月開始準備。
阿美: 真的嗎?你們只用一個月的時間來復習?那有用嗎?
利莎: 當然有用。有老師講課筆記的復印件也很重要，因為考試中的大多數問題都以老師的筆記為準。
阿美: 哇，所有的重點都包括在內?你真聰明!
利莎: 但考試不像你想象的那么簡單，我們必須熬夜。
阿美: 你們有通宵自習室嗎?
利莎: 有，一些人甚至帶著被子睡在那里。那還真有點瘋狂。
阿美: 哇，沒有任何考試時容易通過的。你難道沒有想過在考試時作弊嗎?
利莎: 你開玩笑吧?考試當中被抓住作弊是很嚴重的事情。你有可能會被開除。
阿美: 該是怎么樣就是怎么樣。你知道嗎，在托福考試中，一旦被抓住作弊，就會被取消考試資格。
利莎: 那是應該的!我現在得趕緊復習了。
經典背誦 Recitation
Lisa: Recently I’ve had a lot of work to do, because exams are just around the corner. It’s necessary for me to stay up late because I have to review all of my lessons. Fortunately, I’ve got copies of our teacher’s notes. They’re very useful, as most of the questions in the exam are based on them.
生詞小結
biochemistry n. 生物化學
general ecology 環境學概論
botany n. 植物學
cell genetics 細胞遺傳學
molecular genetics 分子遺傳學
review vt. 回顧，復習
pack up 整理
quilt n. 被褥
disqualify vt. 使喪失資格
注釋
You reap what you sow.
字面意思為“種瓜得瓜”，也就是說“是怎么樣就怎么樣，沒有必要去想別的”。
詞匯擴展 Vocabulary Builder
關于各類資格考試的詞匯
基礎詞匯
GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) 工商管理碩士(MBA)入學考試
GRE (Graduate Record Examination) 美國研究生入學考試
SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test )學術評估測驗
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language ) 托福
TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication ) 國際溝通英語測驗
提高詞匯
ACT (American College Test) 美國大學入學考試
GED (General Educational Development ) 普通教育發展測驗
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 雅思考試
LSAT (Law School Admission Test) 法學院入學考試
MLE (Medical Licensing Examination ) 行醫資格考試
Praxis 美國教師資格證書考試
家庭總動員 Do it together
兩人一組，一方隨機大聲讀出上面詞匯的英文和中文，另一方用該詞匯填入下面的句子，大聲朗讀出來并將句子翻譯成中文。
Once been caught cheating in ( ), you will be disqualified.
[例] 家長讀GRE 美國研究生入學考試
孩子讀 Once been caught cheating in GRE, you will be disqualified.
在美國研究生入學考試中一旦被抓住作弊，就會被取消考試資格。
