The Importance of Lifelong Learning

The Importance of Lifelong Learning

Nowadays, more and more people of various ages and backgrounds are continuing to study to improve_____1______.

Sun Wen – 28 years old “It's never too late to learn.” That was the advice I got after I _____2______my college entrance exam. Now I'm about to graduate ______3_____the School of Continuing Education at Qinghua University _____4_____a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering _____5______distance learning. Because of my new qualification, I'm getting _____6____at work.

In the past, if someone like me ____7____to get into university through the college exam, he would have had no chance of _____8_____a degree. But it's different now. I decided to give myself a second chance by studying for a degree in the evenings and on weekends while _____9_____a secure full-time job. Frankly speaking, the last four years have been hard work, ______10______it's been worth it!

1. A. himself B. herself C. theirs D. themselves

2. A. failed B. passed C. pasted D. fail 

3. A. to B. from C. in D. on 

4. A. for B. of C. with D. on

5. A. by B. with C. at D. in 

6. A. promoted B. promoting C. to promote D. promote 

7. A. had failed B. failed C. had passed D. should fail 

8. A. getting B. get C. losing D. finding 

9. A. keep B. keeping C. to keep D. kept 

10. A. and B. so C. but D. for

Key：1. D（反身代词，与people单复数一致）2. A（过去式，依据语意判断）3. B （动词短语，固定搭配） 4.C（with复合结构） 5. A（通过某种方式，固定搭配）6. A（get done表示被动）7. A（虚拟语气，与过去事实相反，条件句使用had done结构，主句使用would/could/might have done结构）8. A（介词后面动词，主动用用doing形式，被动使用being done结构）9. B（连词后面接动词，主动使用-ing形式，被动使用过去分词）10. C（依据语意，表达转折，使用but）

译文：终身学习的重要性

如今，越来越多不同年龄不同背景的人都在继续学习以提高自己。

孙文—28

“活到老，学到老。”这是我大学入学考试失败后得到的忠告。现在我就要从清华大学进修学校毕业了，通过远程学习获得电脑工程学的学士学位。因为有了这个新资格，我在工作上就会升职。过去，如果有人像我一样没有通过大学入学考试，他就不会有机会拿到学位。但是现在情况就不同了。我决定给自己第二次的机会，在做一份安稳的全职工作的同时，晚上和周末去学习以获得学位。坦白说，过去的四年真的很辛苦，但是值得！