I. Please read the text after the speaker  

The facts of campus life

1. Goodbye parents, hello freedom! ①It’s time to make that big transition to college. ②But before you start celebrating, prepare yourself for the challenges you might face when dealing with campus life. ③Here are a few common ones that most freshmen have to address.

2. One thing is managing your time. ④In college, you will be living a very busy life — with classes, clubs, sports, and your social life, but study should always come first. You need to make sure you have enough time to study. Gather your syllabi and make a study plan. Make a list of the papers, tests, and presentations you need to complete for the semester. You also need to decide which clubs and sports teams you want to join. Then make a schedule you are comfortable with. This way, you’ll know when you need to work and when you can have more free time.

3. Another thing is meeting your new roommate. ⑤This might cause lots of worry since no two people are the same. If your roommate is very different from you, just be polite and respectful. Remember, you don’t have to be their best friend. However, try to find things you have in common with each other. For example, you can discuss things like music or study habits, as these things are easy to talk about and agree on. Finally, if you have serious problems with your roommate and can’t work them out together, ask advisors to help you. Moving to a new room should be your last choice as this is not going to help you work through college problems in the future.

4. ⑥Living on campus is supposed to prepare you for the “real world”, and the four years spent at college will be the fastest of your life. You won’t have your parents’ help, so you’ll have a lot more responsibility for yourself. If you are able to deal with this, you’ll have a wonderful college experience.

II. Text analysis

Test analysis

①It’s time to make that big transition to college.

译文：该迈出走向大学的重要一步了。

②But before you start celebrating, prepare yourself for the challenges you might face when dealing with campus life.

译文：但在开始庆祝之前，请你做好准备,去迎接校园生活中可能出现的一些挑战。

③In college, you will be living a very busy life — with classes, clubs, sports, and your social life, but study should always come first.

译文：在大学里，你会因为课业、社团、体育活动和社交活动而过得很忙碌，不过学习总是要放在第一位的。

④This might cause lots of worry since no two people are the same.

译文：这可能会令你很担忧，因为没有哪两个人是一样的。

⑤Living on campus is supposed to prepare you for the “real world”, and the four years spent at college will be the fastest of your life.

译文：校园生活应该为你进入“现实世界”作好准备，这四年时光将是你一生中过得最快的时段。

III. Test

1. Goodbye parents, hello freedom! ①It’s time to make that big transition to college. ②But before you start celebrating, prepare yourself for the challenges you might face when dealing with campus life. ③Here are a few common ones that most freshmen have to address.

2. One thing is managing your time. ④In college, you will be living a very busy life — with classes, clubs, sports, and your social life, but study should always come first. You need to make sure you have enough time to study. Gather your syllabi and make a study plan. Makea list of the papers, tests, and presentations you need to complete for the semester. You also need to decide which clubs and sports teams you want to join. Then make a schedule you are comfortable with. This way, you’ll know when you need to work and when you can have more free time.

3. Another thing is meeting your new roommate. ⑤This might cause lots of worry since no two people are the same. If your roommate is very different from you, just be polite and respectful. Remember, you don’t have to be their best friend. However, try to find things you have in common with each other. For example, you can discuss things like music or study habits, as these things are easy to talk about and agree on. Finally, if you have serious problems with your roommate and can’t work them out together, ask advisors to help you. Moving to a new room should be your last choice as this is not going to help you work through college problems in the future.

4. ⑥Livingon campus is supposed to prepare you for the “real world”, and the four years spent at college will be the fastest of your life. You won’t have your parents’ help, so you’ll have a lot more responsibility for yourself. If you are able to deal with this, you’ll have a wonderful college experience.