英语阅读练习：空档年.docx

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1、Mark:____________Teacher:__________EscolaBásicaeSecundáriadeVilaFrancadoCampo2014/2015EnglishTest11thForm–Level7Name:________________________________Date:__/__/__Agapyeariswhereastudentgetsayearoffbeforeenteringuniversitytoexperiencelifeinastrangenewplace.Whydoyouchooseto

2、takeagapyear?Perhapstogainworkexperience,ortobecomemoremature.Nomatterwhatthepurposeis,thisisanindividualdecision,althoughithasbothprosandcons.Inmyview,thisisagoodidea.Forsupportingtheideaofgapyear,hereIwouldliketomentionsomeadvantages.Firstofall,travellingaroundtheworldf

3、orayearcandefinitelybroadenyourhorizons.Thethingsthatyouseethepeopleyoumeetandtheexperiencesyouhaveduringthejourneycanteachyousomethingthatyouwon’tlearninthelessons.Contributingtothisideaisthatyoumaygainworkingexperienceindifferentfields.Itisbecausewhenyouneedmoneytopayre

4、nt,buyclothesorvisitsomespecialplaces,youwillneedtotakeastopandfindajob.Theexperiencesyouhavegainedwillhelpyoutobuildupyourowncareerinthefuture.Onemainbenefitwecan’tignoreisthatyouwillfindsomepotentialthatyouhaveneverdiscoveredbefore.Youmayfindthatyouaretalentedincookingw

5、henyouneedtopreparemealseveryday.Oryoumaybesurprisedthatdecoratingahouseasaninteriordesignerisaninterestingjob.However,therearealsoproblemsyoushouldconsiderwhendecidingtohaveagapyear.Oneofthemajorproblemsismoney.Yourparentsmaynotsupportyoufinancially.Youhavetofacetheprobl

6、emssuchaspayingyourowntravelcostsandhotelfee.Anotherfactoristhatleavingyourstudyforayearmayhaveagreatinfluenceonyourlifeinmanydifferentareas.Forexample,youhavetoacceptthechangesintheeducationsystemandthefoundationyoubuiltbefore.Themostimportantthingisthathavingagapyearmay

7、beawasteoftimeandmoney.Itisveryarguablethatbygoingoutforayearyouwilllearnalotofnewthings.Arebelliousguycanonlyplayalldaywhenthere’snoonetostophim.Itisunacceptabletospendalotoftimeandmoneytohavefuninthegapyear.Ontheotherhand,livinginanew,strangecountryforacertainperiodofti

8、memaymakeonefeellonely.Nevertheless,Istillsupportthiswayofgivingyourselfabreakforayearandtryinga