Synonym: plan
10. highly adv. 高度地；非常 e.g. 1) a highly interesting story 2) a highly paid job
Phrase: speak/ think highly of 赞扬，对…给予很高评价 e.g. The leader speaks / thinks highly of our work. 11. focus v. （使）集中；（使）聚焦 e.g. 1) to focus (one’s mind) in work 2) All eyes focused on the speaker. focus n. （兴趣活动等的）中心，焦点
e.g. Because of his strange clothes, he immediately became the focus of attention when he
entered the office. 12. range n. 范围
e.g. You have a wide range of choices. range vi. 在某范围内变化
e.g. The temperature ranges from 10 to 20 degrees. 13. attend v. 参加，出席 e.g. attend school attend a lecture
attendance n. 出席，到场 14. automatically adv. 自动地
e.g. the machine operates automatically. automatic adj. 自动的
e.g. We have an automatic washing machine. 15. drop out of 退学，不参与，退出
e.g. 1) He dropped out of school at the age of 10 because his family was too poor to afford the
tuition.
2) She decided to drop out of the competition because it was not fire. 16. chance of a lifetime 千载难逢的良机，一生中唯一的机会
e.g. It’s the chance of a lifetime. You will regret it the rest of your life if you don’t take it. 17. try out 试验，考验
e.g. She bought a cookbook and tried out a few new recipes. 18. in short 简而言之，总之
e.g. In short, you should study hard for a better future. Synonym: in brief/ to sum up/ all in all/ in conclusion
III. Language Points in Text A
1. They want to know what to study, or whether it’s Ok to drop out of college since that’s what I did.
what to study: This is a wh-word + infinitive structure used as the object, which can be changed into an object clause. Wh-word + infinitive structure can be used as a subject, an object, or an appositive clause(同位语从句)，for example:
1) How to improve their English is often discussed among the students. 2) We haven’t decided when to visit the place.