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Ifsnosecretthatcollegeisexpensive.Ireceivedfinancialaid,

andIwasabletocoverthecostofenrollment,books,supplies,

coursematerials,andadditionalschool-relatedfees.ButIcould

notaffordhousing,transportation,food,healthcare,orother

basicnecessities.Thelongereachsemesterwenton,theharder

thechoicesbecame.

WhenspringsemesterendedthatfirstyearatcollegeIhad

goodgrades,butIdidnothavetwoquarterstomyname.I

decidedthatifIcouldaffordtobeafull-timestudent,Iwould

needtoworkafull-timejob.Soon,Istartedworkingatthe

airportasacleanerofaircraftcabins.Myfirstshiftattheairport

wasagraveyardshift,whereIdetailedaircraftofvaryingsizes.

Duringthistotalnightshift,Ihavetodo"deepcleaning",which

meantcleaningeverythingandevenIhadtocheckeverysafety

compartmentandreplaceanymissingitems.Thiscouldbe

disgustingwork.

Anotherfactupsetmealotthatworkingattheairportand

goingtoschooldidnotfteasilytogether.Somedays1wastoo

exhaustedafteranightshifttogettoclass.OtherdaysIdidnzt

havetimetocompleteschoolassignmentsowingtoabusy

workday.Attheendofthefallsemester,Ireceivedafinal

warningformyattendanceatmyjob.Onceagain,Iwasbetween

arockandahardplaceandhadtomakeadecision.Iwantedto

gotoschoolandexcel,butIalsohadgrownaccustomedto

financiallysupportingmyself.

Ultimately,Ichosetotemporarilystopgoingtoschoolandto

continueworking,adecision.Iwouldlaterregret.Theairline

closedforvariousreasons.Ifeltstupid.Ihadputalotintothis

job,evensacrificingmyeducation,andnowIwouldhaveneither

jobnoreducation.Fdfinallylearnedwhatmygrandmother

meantwhensheoncesaidthatyourjobistemporary,andyour

educationisforever.

4.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromparagraph1?

A.Hemetwithalongboringsemester.

B.Foodaccountedforhisbiggestexpense.

C.Helefthimselffinanciallyembarrassed.

D.Hisfinancialaidcouldcoverhisnecessities.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"detailed"inparagraph2

mostprobablymean?

A.Cleaned.

B.Listed.

C.Repaired.

D.Replaced.

6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorinparagraph

3?

A.Confused.

B.Critical.

C.Decisive.

D.Diligent.

7.Whatisconveyedinthetext?

A.Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.

B.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.

C.Oneshouldbefinanciallysupportedbyhimself.

D.Thesignificanceofschoolingshouldberecognized.

CAAD

Newbioplasticsarebeingmadeinlaboratoriesfromstraw,

woodchipsandfoodwaste,withresearchersaimingtoreplace

oilasthesourceoftheworld'splastic.

Thenewapproachesincludegeneticallymodifyingbacteria

toeatwoodandproduceusefulchemicals.Butthebioplastics

arecurrentlysignificantlymoreexpensivetomakethanfossil

fuel-basedplastics.

Landandseasaroundtheworld,fromhighmountainsto

deepoceans,havebecomepollutedwithplastic,prompting

majorpublicconcern.Theworldhasproduced8bntonnesof

plasticsincethe1950sanddemandisstillrising.

Whilesomewasteplasticisrecycled,muchofitisburntto

produceelectricity,resultingincarbonemissionsthatdrive

climatechange.Incontrasttoplasticmadefromoil,plastics

madefromplant-basedmaterialsonlyreleasethecarbonthe

plantsabsorbedfromtheairastheygrew.Bioplasticswillalso

givemoreoptions,torproductsthatbiodegradeinthe

environment,althoughtheycanbemadeverylong-lastingif

required.

"Plasticsareanincredibleenhancementtoourdailylives,

"saidPaulMines,CEOofBiomeTechnologiesintheUK,which

hasspent￡5minthelastfiveyearsonbioplasticsresearch.

“Butwecan'tgoonusingfossilfuel-basedmaterials.About6-7%

ofeverybarrelofoilisusedtomakeplastics."

Usingplantmaterialsisfeasible,saidprofessorSimon,atthe

UniversityofYork.Replacinghalfofthenation'splasticbottles

couldbedoneusingjust3%ofthesugarbeetcrop,5%ofwheat

strawor2.5%offoodwaste,hesaid.

Currently,justafewthousandtonnesofbioplasticareusedin

theUKeachyear,comparedtomillionsoftonnesof

conventionalplastic.Minessaidthiscouldrisetoabout20,000

tonnesinthenextfiveyears.

28.Whyarehighmountainsanddeepoceansmentionedin

paragraph3?

A.Todisplaytherangeofplasticwaste.

B.Toshowthewidespreaduseofplastic.

C.Tostresstheincreasingdemandforplastic.

D.Toraiseawarenessofoceanprotection.

29.Whatisoneadvantageofbioplasticsoverfossilfuel-based

plastics?

A.Producingelectricity.

B.Beingeco-friendly.

C.Drivingclimatechange.

D.Biodegradingotherplastic.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"feasible"meanin

paragraph6?

A.Possible.

B.Troubleso