Unit 1 Fresh Start 1-2 Text A: Toward a bright future for all Pre-reading activities 1 BDCAE Pre-reading activities 2 参考. 1. In fact all the pieces of advice mentioned in the interview are very useful. But if I have to choose one as the most useful, I'd choose "keep a balance". When we were in high school, we spent almost all our time studying. There lacked a balance between social life and academic life in high school. It's important to keep a balance between life and work because it will give us a sound mind in a sound body. Now we have much more free time, so we can join student organizations or go to different activities, 2 . Before I left for college my parents did have a talk with me. They told me how important college experience would be in my life. They told me about the opportunities that college education would open up to me. They told me to try to develop more interests and join some student clubs. The most impressive advice they gave me was that I should not only read books about my major; instead, they advised me to read as widely as possible. All these are very valuable pieces of advice . Reading comprehension 参 考 : 1. The parents reminded their children to work hard and achieve the best they could. 2. The president calls on the students to make the most of the great resources on campus: to explore new subjects, to meet fascinating people, and to pursue new passions. 3. By saying "sample them widely", the president means students should try many different courses and try something new to see what it is like. 4. If we don't challenge ourselves, we will not become broadly educated people, and we may not find the passion that will help us shape...