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SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD

ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,with

academics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologybereplacinghumanworkers.Someimagine

thatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,and

themasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.

Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,

one4bypurposelessness：Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyand

depressed.6,today'sunemployeddon'tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20

percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doublethe

ratefor7Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-health

problems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisis

whymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.

Butitdoesn't11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwith

unease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptof

employment.Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferent

circumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.44Many

jobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,9,saysJohnDanaher,alectureratthe

NationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.

Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimeto

counterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs."WhenIcomehomefromahardday's

work,Ioftenfeel18JDanahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon'thavetowork,Imightfeel

ratherdiffbrent”-perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththe

intensityusuallyreservedfor20matters.

l.[AJboasting[B]denyingIC]warning[D]ensuring

[答案][C]warning

2.[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty

[答案][A]inequality

3.[A]policyIBJguidelineIC]resolution[DJprediction

[答案][D]prediction

4.[AJcharacterized[BJdivided[C]balanced[D]measured

[答案][A]characterized

5.[A]wisdomfB]meaning[C]glory[D]freedom

[答案][B]meaning

6.[AJInstead[BJIndeed[C]Thus[DJNevertheless

[答案][B]Indeed

7.[A]rich[B]urban©working[DIeducated

[答案][C]working

8.[AJexplanation[B]requirementIC]compensation[DJsubstitute

[答案][A]explanation

9.[A]under[B]beyond[C]alongside[D]among

[答案][D]among

1O.[AJleavebehind[BJmakeup[C]worryabout[DJsetaside

[答案][C]worryabout

11.[A]statistically[B]occasionally[C]necessarily[D]economically

[答案][C]necessarily

12.[A]chances[Bjdownsides[C]benefitsID]principles

[答案][B]downsides

13.[A]absence[B]height[C]face[D]course

[答案][A]absence

14JAJdisturbIB]restore[C]exclude[DJyield

[答案][D]yield

15.[Almodel[B]practice[Clvirtue[D]hardship

[答案][C]virtue

16.[AJtricky[B]lengthy[C]mysterious[D]scarce

[答案][D]scarce

17.[A]demands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats

[答案][A]demands

18.[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starved

[答案][B]tired

19.[A]off[B]against[C]behind[D]into

[答案][D]into

20.[A]technological[B]professional[C]educational[D]inteipersonal

[答案][B]professional

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyour

answersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.

TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmore

abroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldto

grandparents；theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley'sworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoan

hour.

ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon'sOlympic“legacy“isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwas

announcedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.Planningdocumentspledgedthatthe

greatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.The

populationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadults

doingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherun—upto2012—butthegeneralpopulationwas

growingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimary

schoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadults

andchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedto"inspireageneration.^^The

successofParkrunoffersanswers.

Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial：Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomesanybody.

Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalent

shining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemore

eliteathletes.Thedualaimwasmixedup：Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfor

newcomers.

Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningofsucha

fundamentally“grassroots",conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,it

shouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods-makingsurethereisspaceforplaying

fieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivities

inschools.Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfrom

localauthoritiesanddecliningattentiononsportineducation.Insteadofwordy,worthystrategies,future

governmentsneedtodomoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive.Oratleastnotmakethemworse.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,Parkrunhas.

[A]gainedgreatpopularity

[B|createdmanyjobs

[CJstrengthenedcommunityties

|D]becomeanofficialfestival

[答案][A]gainedgreatpopularity

22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon'sOlympic“legacy”hasfailedto.

[A]boostpopulationgrowth

[B]promotesportparticipation

[C]improvethecity'simage

[D]increasesporthoursinschools

[答案][B]promotesportparticipation

23.ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit.

[A]aimsatdiscoveringtalents

[B]focusesonmasscompetition

[C]doesnotemphasizeelitism

[D]doesnotattractfirst-timers

[答案][C]doesnotemphasizeelitism

24.Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould.

[A]organize“grassroots“sportsevents

[Blsuperviselocalsportsassociations

[C]increasefundsforsportsclubs

[D|investinpublicsportsfacilities

[答案][D]investinpublicsportsfacilities

25.Theauthor'sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis.

[Altolerant

|B|critical

[CJuncertain

[D]sympathetic

[答案][B]critical

Text2

Withsomuchfocusonchildren'suseofscreens,it'seasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreen

use."Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,“saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,“and

digitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement.Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalot

ofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine.n

Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsa

food-testingexercise.Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percent

fewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren.Duringaseparateobservation,

shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily.Parentswouldbelookingattheiremails

whilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention.

Infantsarewiredtolookatparents5facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblank

andunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice—itcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethe

children.Radeskycitesthe“stillfaceexperiment"devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickin

the1970s.Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablank

expressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback；Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedas

shetriestocapturehermother'sattention."Parentsdon'thavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,but

thereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild'sverbalornonverbal

expressionsofanemotionalneed,^^saysRadesky.

Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids'useofscreensareborn

outofan"oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting^^withtheirchildren：

"It'sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyou're

failingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem.,,Tronickbelievesthatjustbecausea

childisn'tlearningfromthescreendoesn'tmeanthere'snovaluetoit—particularlyifitgivesparentstime

tohaveashower,dohouseworkorsimplyhaveabreakfromtheirchild.Parents,hesays,cangetalotout

ofusingtheirdevicestospeaktoafriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway.Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier,

whichletsthenbemoreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime.

26.AccordingtoJennyRadesky,digitalproductsaredesignedto

[A]simplifyroutinematters

[B]absorbuserattention

[C]betterinterpersonalrelations

[D|increaseworkefficiency

[答案][B]absorbuserattention

27.Radesky,sfood-testingexerciseshowsthatmothers?useofdevices

[A]takesawaybabies'appetite

[B]distractschildren'sattention

[C]slowsdownbabies'verbaldevelopment

[D]reducesmother-childcommunication

[答案][D]reducesmother-childcommunication

28.Radesky,scitesthe"stillfaceexperiment^^toshowthat.

[A]itiseasyforchildrentogetusedtoblankexpressions

[B|verbalexpressionsareunnecessaryforemotionalexchange

[C]childrenareinsensitivetochangesintheirparents'mood

[D]parentsneedtorespondtochildren'semotionalneeds

[答案][D]parentsneedtorespondtochildren'semotionalneeds

29.TheoppressiveideologymentionedbyTronickrequiresparentsto

[A]protectkidsfromexposuretowildfantasies

IB]teachtheirkidsatleast30,000wordsayear

[C]ensureconstantinteractionwiththeirchildren

[D]remainconcernedaboutkid'suseofscreens

[答案][C]ensureconstantinteractionwiththeirchildren

30.AccordingtoTronick,kid'suseofscreensmay.

[A]givetheirparentssomefreetime

[B]maketheirparentsmorecreative

[C]helpthemwiththeirhomework

[D]helpthembecomemoreattentive

[答案][A]givetheirparentssomefreetime

Text3

Today,widespreadsocialpressuretoimmediatelygotocollegeinconjunctionwithincreasinglyhigh

expectationsinafast-movingworldoftencausesstudentstocompletelyoverlookthepossibilityoftakinga

gapyear.Afterall,ifeveryoneyouknowisgoingtocollegeinthefall,itseemssillytostaybackayear,

doesn?tit?Andaftergoingtoschoolfor12years,itdoesn'tfeelnaturaltospendayeardoingsomething

thatisn'tacademic.

Butwhilethismaybetrue,it'snotagoodenoughreasontocondemngapyears.There5salwaysa

constantfearoffallingbehindeveryoneelseonthesociallyperpetuated“racetothefinishline,^^whether

thatbetowardgraduateschool,medicalschoolorlucrativecareer.Butdespitecommonmisconceptions,a

gapyeardoesnothinderthesuccessofacademicpursuits——infact,itprobablyenhancesit.

StudiesfromtheUnitedStatesandAustraliashowthatstudentswhotakeagapyeararegenerally

betterpreparedforandperformbetterincollegethanthosewhodonot.Ratherthanpullingstudentsback,

agapyearpushesthemaheadbypreparingthemforindependence,newresponsibilitiesandenvironmental

changes—allthingsthatfirst-yearstudentsoftenstrugglewiththemost.Gapyearexperiencescanlessen

theblowwhenitcomestoadjustingtocollegeandbeingthrownintoabrandnewenvironment,makingit

easiertofocusonacademicsandactivitiesratherthanacclimationblunders.

Ifyou'renotconvincedoftheinherentvalueintakingayearofftoexploreinterests,thenconsiderits

financialimpactonfutureacademicchoices.AccordingtotheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics,

nearly80percentofcollegestudentsendupchangingtheirmajorsatleastonce.Thisisn'tsurprising,

consideringthebasicmandatoryhighschoolcurriculumleavesstudentswithapoorunderstandingof

themselveslistingonemajorontheircollegeapplications,butswitchingtoanotheraftertakingcollege

classes.It'snotnecessarilyabadthing,butdependingontheschool,itcanbecostlytomakeupcredits

afterswitchingtoolateinthegame.AtBostonCollege,forexample,youwouldhavetocompleteanextra

yearwereyoutoswitchtothenursingschoolfromanotherdepartment.Takingagapyeartofigurethings

outinitiallycanhelppreventstressandsavemoneylateron.

3l.Oneofthereasonsforhigh-schoolgraduatesnottakingagapyearisthat.

[A]theythinkitacademicallymisleading

[B]theyhavealotoffuntoexpectincollege

[C]itfeelsstrangetododifferentlyfromothers

[D]itseemsworthlesstotakeoff-campuscourses

[答案][C]ilfeelsstrangetododifferentlyfromothers

32.StudiesfromtheUSandAustraliaimplythattakingagapyearhelps.

[A]keepstudentsfrombeingunrealistic

[B]lowerrisksinchoosingcareers

[C]easefreshmen^financialburdens

[D|relievefreshmenofpressures

[答案][D]relievefreshmenofpressures

33.Theword“acclimation”(Line8,Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto.

[Aladaptation

[B]application

[C]motivation

[D]competition

[答案HA]adaptation

34.Agapyearmaysavemoneyforstudentsbyhelpingthem.

[A]avoidacademicfailures

[B|establishlong-termgoals

[CJswitchtoanothercollege

[D]decideontherightmajor

[答案][D]decideontherightmajor

35.Themostsuitabletitleforthistextwouldbe.

[A]InFavoroftheGapYear

IB]TheABCsoftheG叩Year

[C]TheGapYearComesBack

[D]TheG叩Year：ADilemma

[答案][A]InFavoroftheGapYear

Text4

Thoughoftenviewedasaproblemforwesternstates,thegrowingfrequencyofwildfiresisanational

concernbecauseofitsimpactonfederaltaxdollars,saysProfessorMaxMoritz,aspecialistinfireecology

andmanagement.

In2015,theUSForestServiceforthefirsttimespentmorethanhalfofits$5.5billionannualbudget

fightingfires——nearlydoublethepercentageitspentonsuchefforts20yearsago.Ineffect,fewerfederal

fundstodayaregoingtowardstheagency5sotherwork—suchasforestconservation,watershedand

culturalresourcesmanagement,andinfrastructureupkeep-thataffectthelivesofallAmericans.

Anothernationwideconcerniswhetherpublicfundsfromotheragenciesaregoingintoconstruction

infire-pronedistricts.AsMoritzputsit,howoftenarefederaldollarsbuildinghomesthatarelikelytobe

losttoawildfire?

“It'salreadyahugeproblemfromapublicexpenditureperspectiveforthewholecountry,“hesays.”

Weneedtotakeamagnifyingglasstothat.Like,“Waitaminute,isthisOK?”"Dowewantinsteadto

redirectthosefundstoconcentrateonlower-hazardpartsofthelandscape?”

SuchaviewwouldrequireacorrespondingshiftinthewayUSsocietytodayviewsfire,researchers

say.

Foronething,conversationsaboutwildfiresneedtobemoreinclusive.Overthepastdecade,thefocus

hasbeenonclimatechange-howthewarmingoftheEarthfromgreenhousegasesisleadingtoconditions

thatworsenfires.

Whileclimateisakeyelement,Moritzsays,itshouldn'tcomeattheexpenseoftherestofthe

equation.

“Thehumansystemsandthelandscapesweliveonarelinked,andtheinteractionsgobothwaysJhe

says.Failingtorecognizethat,henotes,leadsto"anoverlysimplifiedviewofwhatthesolutionsmightbe.

Ourperceptionoftheproblemandofwhatthesolutionisbecomesverylimited.^^

Atthesametime,peoplecontinuetotreatfireasaneventthatneedstobewhollycontrolledand

unleashedonlyoutofnecessity,saysProfessorBalchattheUniversityofColorado.Butacknowledging

fire'sinevitablepresenceinhumanlifeisanattitudecrucialtodevelopingthelaws,policies,andpractices

thatmakeitassafeaspossible,shesays.

“We'vedisconnectedourselvesfromlivingwithfire,“Balchsays."Itisreallyimportanttounderstand

andtryandteaseoutwhatisthehumanconnectionwithfiretoday.^^

36.Morefrequentwildfireshavebecomeanationalconcernbecausein2015they.

[A]exhaustedunprecedentedmanagementefforts

(BJconsumedarecord-highpercentageofbudget

[C]severelydamagedtheecologyofwesternstates

[D]causedahugeriseofinfrastructureexpenditure

[答案][B]consumedarecord-highpercentageofbudget

37.Moritzcallsfortheuseof“amagnifyingglass”to.

[A]raisemorefundsforfire-proneareas

fBlavoidtheredirectionoffederalmoney

[C]findwildfire-freepartsofthelandscape

|D]guaranteesaferspendingofpublicfunds

[答案][D]guaranteesaferspendingofpublicfunds

38.WhiIeadmittingthatclimateisakeyelement,Moritznotesthat.

fA]publicdebateshavenotsettledyet

[B]fire-fightingconditionsareimproving

[C]otherfactorsshouldnotbeoverlooked

[D]ashiftintheviewoffirehastakenplace

[答案][C]otherfactorsshouldnotbeoverlooked

39.TheoverlysimplifiedviewMoritzmentionsisaresultoffailingto.

[A]discoverthefundamentalmakeupofnature

[B]explorethemechanismofthehumansystems

[C]maximizetheroleoflandscapeinhumanlife

[D]understandtheinterrelationsofmanandnature

[答案][D]understandtheinterrelationsofmanandnature

40.ProfessorBalchpointsoutthatfireissomethingmanshould.

[A]doawaywith

[BJcometotermswith

[C]payapricefor

[D]keepawayfrom

[答案][B]cometotermswith

PartB

Directions：

Readthefollowingtextandmatcheachofthenumbereditemsintheleftcolumntoitscorresponding

informationintherightcolumn.Therearetwoextrachoicesintherightcolumn.Markyouranswersonthe

ANSWERSHEET.(10points)

ThedeclineinAmericanmanufacturingisacommonrefrain,particularlyfromDonaldTrump."We

don'tmakeanythinganymore,hetoldFoxNews,whiledefendinghisownmade-in-Mexicoclothingline.

Withoutquestion,manufacturinghastakenasignificanthitduringrecentdecades,andfurthertrade

dealsraisequestionsaboutwhethernewshockscouldhitmanufacturing.

Butthereisalsoadifferentwaytolookatthedata.

Acrossthecountry,factoryownersarenowgrapplingwithanewchallenge：insteadofhavingtoo

manyworkers,theymayendupwithtoofew.Despitetradecompetitionandoutsourcing,American

manufacturingstillneedstoreplacetensofthousandsofretiringboomerseveryyears.Millennialsmaynot

bethatinterestedintakingtheirplace,otherindustriesarerecruitingthemwithsimilarorbetterpay.

Forfactoryowners,italladdsuptostiffcompetitionforworkers-andupwardpressureonwages.

“They'rehardertofindandtheyhavejoboffers,saysJayDunwell,presidentofWolverineCoilSpring,a

family-ownedfirm,“Theymaybecoming[intotheworkforce],butthey'vebeenpluckedbyother

industriesthatarealsodoinganwellasmanufacturing,MMr.Dunwellhasbegunbringinghighschool

juniorstothefactorysotheycangetexposedtoitsculture.

AtRoManManufacturing,amakerofelectricaltransformersandweldingequipmentthathisfather

cofoundedin1980,RobertRothkeepacloseeyeontheageofhisnearly200workers,fiveareretiringthis

year.Mr.Rothhasthreecommunity-collegestudentsenrolledinawork-placementprogram,withastarting

wageof$13anhourthatrisesto$17aftertwoyears.

Ataworktableinsidethetransformerplant,youngJasonStenquistlooksflusteredbythecoppercoils

he'stryingtoassembleandthearrivaloftwovisitors.Ifshisfirstweekonthejob.Askedabouthischoice

ofcareer,hesaysathighschoolheconsideredmedicalschoolbeforeswitchingtoelectricalengineering.

loveworkingwithtools.Ilovecreating.^^hesays.

Buttowinovertheseyoungworkers,manufacturershavetoclearanothermajorhurdle：parents,who

livedthroughtheworstUSeconomicdownturnsincetheGreatDepression,tellingthemtoavoidthe

factory.Millennials“remembertheirfatherandmotherbothwerelaidoff.Theyblameitonthe

manufacturingrecession,“saysBirgitKlohs,chiefexecutiveofTheRightPlace,abusinessdevelopment

agencyfbrwesternMichigan.

Theseconcernsaren'tmisplaced：Employmentinmanufacturinghasfallenfrom17millionin1970

to12millionin2013.Whentherecoverybegan,workershortagesfirstappearedinthehigh-skilledtrades.

Nowshortagesareappearingatthemid-skilllevels.

“Thegapisbetweenthejobsthattaketoskillsandthosethatrequirealotofskill,saysRobSpohr,a

businessprofessoratMontcalmCommunityCollege."There'reenoughpeopletofillthejobsat

McDonaldsandotherplaceswhereyoudon'tneedtohavemuchskill.It'sthatgapinbetween,andthat's

wheretheproblemis.”

JulieParksofGrandRapidsCommunitypointstoanotherkeytoluringMillennialsinto

manufacturing：awork/lifebalance.Whiletheirparentswerecontenttoworklonghours,youngpeople

valueflexibility."Overtimeisnotattractivetothisgeneration.Theyreallywanttolivetheirlives,“she

says.

|A]saysthatheswitchedtoelectricalengineeringbecausehelovesworking

withtools.

[B]pointsoutthatthereareenoughpeopletofillthejobsthatdon'tneed

41.JayDeuwell

muchskill.

42.JasonStenquist[C]pointsoutthattheUSdoesn'tmanufactureanythinganymore.

43.BirgitKlohs|D|believesthatitisimportanttokeepacloseeyeontheageofhisworkers.

[E]saysthatforfactoryowners,workersarehardertofindbecauseofstiff

44.RobSpohr

competition.

[F]pointsoutthatawork/lifebalancecanattractyoungpeopleinto

45.JulieParks

manufacturing.

[G]saysthatthemanufacturingrecessionistoblameforthelay-offtheyoung

people'sparents.

[答案]

41[E]saysthatforfactoryowners,workersarehardertofindbecauseofstiffcompetition.

42[A]saysthatheswitchedtoelectricalengineeringbecausehelovesworkingwithtools.

43[G]saysthatthemanufacturingrecessionistoblameforthelay-offtheyoungpeople'sparents.

44[B]pointsoutthatthereareenoughpeopletofillthejobsthatdon'tneedmuchskill

45[F]pointsoutthatawork/lifebalancecanattractyoungpeopleintomanufacturing

46.Directions：

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(15

points)

Mydreamhasalwaysbeentoworksomewhereinanareabetweenfashionandpublishing.Twoyears

beforegraduatingfromsecondaryschool,ItookasewinganddesigncoursethinkingthatIwouldmoveon

toafashiondesigncourse.However,duringthatcourseIrealizedIwasnotgoodenoughinthisareato

competewithothercreativepersonalitiesinthefuture,soIdecidedthatitwasnottherightpathforme.

BeforeapplyingforuniversityItoldeveryonethatIwouldstudyjournalism,becausewritingwas,andstill

is,oneofmyfavouriteactivities.But,tobehonest,Isaidit,becauseIthoughtthatfashionandmetogether

wasjustadream—Iknewthatnoonecouldimaginemeinthefashionindustryatall!So1decidedtolook

forsomefashion-relatedcoursesthatincludedwriting.ThisiswhenInoticedthecourse"FashionMedia&

Promotion.^^

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