DearDaughter
AswedroveofffromColumbiaIwantedtowritetotellyouallthatisonmymind.
FirstIwanttotellyouhowproudweare.GettingintoColumbiaisarealtestament(证明)ofwhatagreatwell-roundedstudentyouare.Youshouldbeasproudofyourselfasweare.
Yourcollegeyearswillbethemostimportantofyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilldiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Thiswillbetheperiodwhenyougofromteachertaughttomasterinspiredafterwhichyoumustbecomeaself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriouslyandevenifwhatyoulearnisofnopracticaluseinreallifethelearningskillsyougetwillbesomethingyouwillvalueforever.
Followyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don’tbebotheredbywhatothersthinkorsaybutmakeupyourownmind.Mostimportantlymaketruefriendsandbehappy.Don’tworryabuttheirhobbiesgradeslooksorevenpersonalities.
Startplanningearlywhatyou’dliketodo.Wherewouldyouliketolive?Whatwouldyouliketolearn?Ithinkyourplantostudyfashionisgoodandyoushoulddecidewhereyouwanttobeandgetontotherightcourses.Iwillalwaysbethereforyoubutthetimehascomeforyoutobeinthedriver’sseat--thisisyourlifeandyouneedtobeincontrol.Beingincontrolfeelsgreat.Tryitandyou’llloveit!
Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears--makethebestuseofyourfreetimebecomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestinyandlearnthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.
MayyouryearsatColumbiabethehappiestofyourlifeandmayyougrowintojustwhatyoudreamtobe.
Love
Dad&Mom
1.Wecanreadbetweenthelinesthat________.
A.Dadisverystrictwithhisdaughter
B.Dadhasastrongloveforhisdaughter
C.Dadalwaysworriesabouthisdaughter
D.Dadismuchconcernedabouthisdaughter'shealth
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Planthingsbeforeyoudothem.
B.Self-learningisveryimportantincollege.
C.Followyourpassionandwhatotherpeoplesay.
D.Leadingalifeisjustlikedrivingacar.
3.Theunderlinedword“destiny”inthepassageistheclosestinmeaningt