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鄂爾多斯市西四旗2024～2025學年第一學期期中聯考試卷
高三英語
考生注意：
1．本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分。滿分120分，考試時間100分鐘。
2．答題前，考生務必用直徑0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆將密封線內項目填寫清楚。
3．考生作答時，請將答案答在答題卡上。選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑；非選擇題請用直徑0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆在答題卡上各題的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效，在試題卷、草稿紙上作答無效。
4．本卷命題范圍：高考范圍。
第一部分 閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）
第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
A
Four Best Books for Teens
Just as You Are
In this book, psychologist Michelle Skeen and her daughter, Kelly Skeen, offer simple tips to help you overcome feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness, stop comparing yourself to others, and be more open and accepting of all aspects of who you are. You’ll also learn how to be more aware of your thoughts and feelings in the moment using powerful mindfulness tools, and build a plan of action for the future based on your values.
Make Your Bed
According to Admiral William H. McRaven, changing the world can begin with one step: making your bed. In this book, Admiral McRaven shares tales from his life, including his time devoted to the military, providing practical advice, wisdom and words of encouragement to readers of all ages.
Shoot Your Shot
It’s written by Vernon Brundage Jr. in the context of basketball and divided into “quarters”, similar to a basketball game. Throughout the book, readers learn life lessons gained and practiced by some of the greatest athletes, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Shoot Your Shot aims to encourage readers to find success in anything they do in life, whether it’s athletics, academics, the arts, or something in between.
Never Fight Alone
Sometimes, teens just want to be heard by someone who understands, like some one of their own age. Written by Shelomo Solson, Never Fight Alone consists of 51 inspiring interviews with people—from former professional athletes to authors and teen entrepreneurs—who have faced various life problems, like anxiety, depression, and more. These interviewees detail how they overcame life challenges and provide tips for readers to do the same.
1．Which book refers to military life
A．Shoot Your Shot. B．Just as You Are. C．Make Your Bed. D．Never Fight Alone.
2．Who wrote the book Shoot Your Shot
A．Michelle Skeen. B．Shelomo Solson. C．Admiral McRaven. D．Vernon Brundage Jr.
3．What’s the purpose of the last book
A．To share skills in sports. B．To help readers face challenges.
C．To teach how to interview well. D．To make teenagers study hard.
B
From a young age, Dorothy Jean Tillman excelled in her academic pursuits. By age 7, she was already doing high school work. At that point, she started to take college-level tests and apply the credits toward higher education.
By age 14, Dorothy had obtained an associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree. And she was a year into launching a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) camp startup, and was looking for funding for the organization. Fast-forward two years, when 17-year-old Dorothy successfully delivered her graduation paper. Now, at 18, she is officially Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman after attending the graduation ceremony at Arizona State University (ASU)’s College of Health Solutions on May 8.
In addition to her school work, Dorothy also devotes her time to running the Dorothy Jeanius STEAM Leadership Institute, which prompts hundreds of young people in Chicago, as well as abroad in countries like Ghana and South Africa, to pursue STEAM careers. The program includes guest speakers and open conversations around each of the five areas of STEAM. “We just want to provide them with all possible resources and the best foundation to be able to start walking on that pathway to their dreams,” she says.
While so many people wonder at the success she’s achieved, Dorothy says she is still a normal teen who spends time with family and friends. She gives credit to her mother as one of her greatest motivators. “I definitely couldn’t have got this far without her. She’s definitely the best teammate and the best supporter,” she says. Another inspiration for Dorothy is her grandmother, former Chicago official Dorothy Tillman, who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement.
After graduating from ASU, Dorothy hopes to continue developing her camps and start applying her studies on integrated behavioral health into her work. “There is a potential for franchising （授予特許經營權） the camps one day so more kids gain something,” she says. She also hopes to work more with kids in Africa.
4．Which word can best describe Dorothy
A．Talented. B．Humorous. C．Strict. D．Honest.
5．What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about Dorothy
A．Her troubles. B．Her achievements. C．Her family life. D．Her job experience.
6．What does the underlined word “prompts” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A．Forces. B．Warns. C．Begs. D．Motivates.
7．Why does Dorothy want to franchise the camps
A．To make money. B．To help teachers.
C．To benefit more children. D．To develop local tourism.
C
People all over the world watch the Olympic Games on TV, cheer on their nations’ athletes, and get into the spirit of friendly international competition. Yet how many people know how these games came about and why they were created Who came up with the idea of an Olympic torch （火炬） Looking back in time can answer those questions.
The first Olympic Games in recorded history took place in 776 BC on the ancient plains of Olympia in southern Greece. These ancient games took place in a religious festival and were devoted to the Olympian gods. They continued for almost twelve centuries until Emperor Theodosius banned them in AD 393.
It was about 1,500 years after the last Olympics that the ancient games were revived （復興）. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a Frenchman devoted to the promotion of physical education, was inspired to create a modern Olympic Games after he visited the ancient Olympic site.
The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece, in 1896, and were attended by 280 athletes from 12 countries, who competed in 43 events. In 2004, the Olympic Games returned to Greece with nearly 11,000 athletes representing 201 countries.
The first opening ceremony （儀式） was at the London Olympics in 1908．The Olympic torch was lit for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 1936 Games in Germany. The ancient Greeks had a ritual fire for their games, but the idea of lighting a torch in Olympia and relaying it to the site of the games actually belongs to Carl Diem, who was the chief organizer of the Berlin Games.
The games were cancelled three times due to global conflicts. They were not held in 1916 during World War I and in 1940 and 1944 during World War II. The games have continued uninterrupted since 1948．A minor change did take place in 1994 when the timing of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games was changed so that they would not be held in the same year.
8．What is the function of the first paragraph
A．To lead in the topic. B．To make a comparison.
C．To provide an example. D．To present an argument.
9．Where can you find the data that best support “the Olympic Games have grown in size”
A．In paragraph 2． B．In paragraph 4. C．In paragraph 5． D．In paragraph 6.
10．What mainly caused the interruption of the modern Olympic Games
A．The two world wars. B．Carl Diem’s disapproval.
C．The loss of the Olympic torch. D．The ban from Theodosius.
11．What is the text mainly about
A．The rules of the Olympic Games. B．The importance of doing sports.
C．The political events of Greece. D．The brief history of the Olympics.
D
It’s less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot “guide dog” could one day help vision-impaired （視覺受損的） people live with more independence, according to its research development team in Shanghai.
The robot dog, which is currently being field-tested, is able to navigate （導航） its physical environment via cameras and sensors, including recognizing traffic light signals, which traditional guide dogs are unable to do.
Roughly the size of an English Bulldog but a bit wider, it can communicate by listening and speaking with a visually impaired operator with AI-technology integrated in its voice recognition, route planning capabilities and traffic light recognition. It also has six legs, which the researchers say help it walk smoothly and with maximum stability.
Married couple Li Fei, 41, and Zhu Sibin, 42, are among the visually impaired people helping the Jiao Tong University team test the robot using Chinese-language commands. “If this robot guide dog comes onto the market and I could use it, at least it could solve some of my problems in traveling alone,” Li said.
Robot guide dogs are under development in other countries, including Australia and Britain, but China has a critical shortage of traditional guide dogs. “In China, there are just over 400 guide dogs for almost 20 million blind people,” said Professor Gao Feng, the head of the research team at Jiao Tong University’s School of Mechanical Engineering in Shanghai.
There might be tens of millions of people in the world who need guide dogs. Unlike those dogs, which will always be limited in supply due to the natural limitations of breeding and the intense training required, Gao said the production of robot guide dogs could be scaled, especially in a major manufacturing center like China. “It’s a bit like cars. I can mass-produce them in the same way as cars, so it will become more affordable,” Gao said.
12．Why does the author mention “traffic light signals” in paragraph 2
A．To predict traffic rules in the future.
B．To demonstrate the function of the robot dog.
C．To stress the importance of obeying traffic rules.
D．To show the advantage of traditional guide dogs.
13．What do we know about the Chinese robot guide dog
A．It has four legs. B．It is hard to keep stable.
C．It has passed the field test. D．It is wider than an English Bulldog.
14．What is Li Fei’s attitude to the robot dog
A．Unconcerned. B．Doubtful. C．Favorable. D．Unclear.
15．What do the last two paragraphs try to tell us
A．It is easy to train traditional guide dogs. B．China has enough traditional guide dogs.
C．Robot guide dogs will have a big market. D．Professor Gao wants to mass-produce cars.
第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Are you refused when you ask for help from others The following simple tips will increase people’s acceptance of your request for help.
Demonstrate that you’ve tried to help yourself. People are more willing to help those who have attempted to help themselves first. When asking for help, briefly explain what you’ve tried independently. 16 . Imagine you’re giving a key point list—and be specific.
17 . People want to help those who they’re sure will act on the help or advice offered. Therefore, when you get help from someone who you expect you’ll ask for help again, make sure they’re aware that you’ve acted on their prior advice—and appreciated it.
Consider the timing of your request. Here’s a personal example. My family love to ask me for tech support. So I started a policy that tech support requests could only be made from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm each day. 18 . This system works great for everyone.
Don’t make someone guess what you want. When asking for help, make sure the person knows what you want. The more you practice asking for help in these situations, the easier it will get. Sometimes people are shy about offering help, or are just stuck in their own head and don’t think of offering. 19 . By asking someone for help, you’re actually giving that person the opportunity to boost their mood.
Make your requests using multiple channels. In customer-service situations, there are multiple options to ask for help. It might be best to use the phone, live chat, secure messaging, a face-to-face appointment or Twitter, depending on the situation. It especially helps not to be scared of using the phone if it is the best option for a particular concern. 20 .
A．Get to the point fast
B．Make a smaller request
C．That way, my workday isn’t disturbed
D．If you don’t succeed at first, hang up and try again
E．You have to try several of them to get what you need
F．Show that you’ve acted on the person’s advice previously
G．Providing help to strangers typically boosts the mood of the helper
第二部分 語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）
第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
When Karl Goldstein was a kid, he took piano lessons every Saturday morning with a family friend. But when Goldstein was 12, his teacher told his 21 that he needed better instruction. So his mother took him to a music school, and 22 for classes taught by Alice Shapiro who was known for being 23 . On the first day, she told Goldstein that he had to memorize the 24 of the Beethoven Sonata within a week.
“Well, I don’t think I can do that,” Goldstein hesitated.
“But you must do it,” the teacher said 25 .
This was nothing like his 26 Saturday mornings with his former teacher, and it wasn’t 27 before Goldstein decided that he didn’t want to take piano lessons anymore. He 28 he’d pick up another instrument, or maybe just 29 himself the piano after the semester.
But a few words of encouragement from the music teacher changed Goldstein’s 30 . One day, Shapiro turned to him and said something 31 , “I am really happy that you have made remarkable progress within such a short time! I am sure you’re not going to 32 .”
The encouragement transformed their relationship 33 and it was the beginning of a long and 34 relationship.
“Years later, I became a piano teacher and that’s what I’ve been doing for the past 50 years. I 35 it all to the precious moment with my seemingly tough teacher, Alice Shapiro.”
21．A．students B．coworkers C．children D．parents
22．A．dropped in B．signed up C．rushed out D．packed up
23．A．tough B．kind C．generous D．selfish
24．A．vocabulary B．brochure C．music D．address
25．A．sharply B．carelessly C．gently D．patiently
26．A．cold B．lighthearted C．short D．unpleasant
27．A．easy B．acceptable C．long D．affordable
28．A．realized B．acknowledged C．pretended D．figured
29．A．buy B．teach C．give D．tell
30．A．mind B．habit C．tune D．goal
31．A．amusing B．alarming C．surprising D．annoying
32．A．argue B．cry C．run D．stop
33．A．occasionally B．magically C．unwillingly D．eagerly
34．A．fruitful B．difficult C．romantic D．distant
35．A．refer B．prefer C．owe D．bring
第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。
Such scenes of excitement—thundering drums, yelling crowds and energetic boatmen— 36 (be) not rare across China on Duanwu, or Dragon Boat Festival, 37 falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month each year.
Although tales of its origin differ, the two-thousand-year-old festival is widely celebrated 38 memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).
When Qu realized his country’s decline was beyond recovery, he became so unhappy that he killed 39 (he) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Legend has it that the locals rowed boats to save the poet and threw zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings, into the river to keep fish from eating his body. 40 tradition was passed down in China and even traveled across borders.
A host of other 41 (practice) are also associated with Duanwu. The fifth day of the fifth month is considered unlucky and 42 (poison). To drive away the bad luck, many people, 43 (especial) those in South China, take herbal baths and hang special plants over their doors. Some people even wear little bags 44 (stuff) with Chinese herbs, all with nice smells, 45 (scare) away the bad spirits.
第三部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節（滿分15分）
假定你是李華，在英語學習方面有不少困惑。請你給外教Mr Brown寫封郵件尋求幫助。內容包括：
1．簡述主要問題；
2．請求給出建議；
3．表示感謝。
注意：1．寫作詞數應為80個左右；
2．請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
Dear Mr Brown,
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二節（滿分25分）
閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。
“Daddy, I want to ask your permission to study in America,” I said to my father a few months before my graduation from high school. But hardly before I finished, he shouted, “No!”
“But why ” I replied. “If you are worried about money, it will be OK since I have got a scholarship…”
But he refused to give in. At the moment, I didn’t know what to say. For more than two years, I had been working very hard to pass all the necessary examinations. I had not told my father because I wanted to give him a pleasant surprise. I thought he would be very proud of me because it was many of my classmates’ parents’ dream to send their children to study abroad.
“Why do I have to get your permission I am already 18 and I’m not a kid anymore,” I said angrily and rushed to my bedroom, shutting the door violently. Blinded by anger, I found that I could not stay at my hometown any longer. Late that night, I slipped out of the house and decided to take the bus to the railway station to start my own life as far away from my home as possible.
The bus stop was just two blocks away from my home. When I got there, I found that I forgot to take any money with me and missed the last bus. I did not want to go back home, so I sat down on the bench and closed my eyes to have a break.
Suddenly, I was woken up by my phone. I looked around and found the road was deserted and the street was so quiet that I regretted that I had left home in such a hurry. I picked up the phone and answered the phone even without checking the number.
“Have you had a good sleep It’s going to rain. Shall we go home now ”
注意：1．續寫詞數應為150個左右；
2．請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。
It was my father’s voice!
I grabbed my bag and hurried toward him.
鄂爾多斯市西四旗2024～2025學年第一學期期中聯考試卷·高三英語參考答案、提示及評分細則
【答案與解析】
本文是一篇應用文。文章主要介紹了適合青少年閱讀的四本書。
1．C 細節理解題。根據Make Your Bed部分“In this book, Admiral McRaven shares tales from his life, including his time devoted to the military…”可知，Make Your Bed這本書提到了軍隊生活。
2．D 細節理解題。根據Shoot Your Shot部分“It’s written by Vernon Brundage Jr. in the context of basketball and divided into ‘quarters’, similar to a basketball game.”可知，Shoot Your Shot的作者是Vernon Brundage Jr.。
3．B 細節理解題。根據Never Fight Alone部分“These interviewees de tail how they overcame life challenges and provide tips for readers to do the same.”可知，Never Fight Alone這本書旨在幫助讀者面對挑戰。
【答案與解析】
本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了天才少女 Dorothy Jean Tillman求學和創辦領導力學院的故事。
4．A 推理判斷題。根據第一段“From a young age, Dorothy Jean Tillman excelled in her academic pursuits. By age 7, she was already doing high school work. At that point, she started to take college-level tests…”可推斷，Dorothy很有天賦。
5．B段落大意題。通讀第二段可知，本段主要介紹了Dorothy所取得的成就。
6．D 詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞前“… Dorothy also devotes her time to running the Dorothy Jeanius STEAM Leadership Institute, which”及畫線詞后“hundreds of young people in Chicago, as well as abroad in countries like Ghana and South Africa, to pursue STEAM careers…’We just want to provide them with all possible resources and the best foundation to be able to start walking on that pathway to their dreams,’ she said.”可推斷，畫線詞的意思和Motivates最接近。
7．C細節理解題。根據最后一段可知，Dorothy想要授予營地的特許經營權是為了讓更多兒童受益。
【答案與解析】
本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了奧運會的簡史。
8．A 推理判斷題。通讀第一段并結合全文可推斷，本段主要為了引出話題。
9．B 細節理解題。通讀第四段可知，本段的數據主要表明了奧運會的規模越來越大。
10．A 細節理解題。根據最后一段“The games were cancelled three times due to global conflicts. They were not held in 1916 during World War I and in 1940 and 1944 during World War II.”可知，兩次世界大戰導致了現代奧運會的中斷。
11．D 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了奧運會的簡史。
【答案與解析】
本文是一篇新聞報道。文章主要介紹了中國科學家發明的機器人導盲犬。
12．B 細節理解題。根據第二段“The robot dog, which is currently being field-tested, is able to navigate （導航） its physical environment via cameras and sensors, including recognizing traffic light signals…”可知，作者在第二段提及“交通信號燈”是為了說明機器人導盲犬不同于傳統導盲犬的功能。
13．D 細節理解題。根據第三段“Roughly the size of an English Bulldog but a bit wider…”可知，中國機器人導盲犬比英國斗牛犬的體型寬一些。
14．C 觀點態度題。根據第四段“Married couple Li Fei… ‘If this robot guide dog comes onto the market and I could use it, at least it could solve some of my problems in traveling alone,’ Li said.”可推斷，李飛對機器人導盲犬的態度是“支持的”。
15．C 推理判斷題。根據第五段“‘In China, there are just over 400 guide dogs for almost 20 million blind people…’”和最后一段“There might be tens of millions of people in the world who need guide dogs. Unlike those dogs, which will always be limited in supply due to the natural limitations of breeding and the intense training required…”可推斷，機器人導盲犬會有很大的市場。
【答案與解析】
本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了五種易得到回應的尋求幫助的方法。
16．A 根據空后“Imagine you’re giving a key point list—and be specific.”可知，A項“快速切入要點”符合。
17．F 該空是段落主題句。第三段的大意：人們希望幫助那些他們確信會按照所提供的幫助或建議行事的人。因此，當你從你期望你會再次尋求幫助的人那里得到幫助時，確保他們知道你已經按照他們之前的建議行事——并對此表示感謝。由此可知，F項“表示你之前已經按照對方的建議行事”能夠概括本段中心。
18．C 根據該段主題句 “Consider the timing of your request.”及空后“This system works great for everyone.”可知，C項“這樣，我的工作日就不會被打亂”符合。
19．G 根據空后“By asking someone for help, you’re actually giving that person the opportunity to boost their mood.”可知，G項“向陌生人提供幫助通常會提升幫助者的情緒”符合。
20．D 根據空前“It especially helps not to be scared of using the phone if it is the best option for a particular concern.”可知，D項“如果你一開始沒有成功，請掛斷電話再試一次”符合。
【答案與解析】
本文是一篇記敘文。本文講述了Karl Goldstein的音樂老師對他一生的影響。
21．D 這位老師應該是向Karl Goldstein的父母（parents）提出建議的，因為Karl Goldstein那時候還小，教他的又是父母的朋友。而且，Karl Goldstein的母親馬上就報名參加了（signed up）一所音樂學校的課程。
22．B 見上題解析。
23．A 根據下文“I ______ it all to the precious moment with my seemingly tough teacher, Alice Shapiro.”可知，這位新老師以嚴厲（tough）著稱。
24．C 一入學，她就要求Karl Goldstein背貝多芬奏鳴曲的樂譜（music）。
25．A 根據空前“But you must do it，…”可知，Alice Shapiro的口氣非常嚴厲（sharply）。
26．B 毫無疑問，這和之前的輕松愉快的（lighthearted）學習氣氛沒得比。
27．C 不久（long），Karl Goldstein就不想上她的鋼琴課了。
28．D 他琢磨著（figured）另選一門樂器，或是自己教（teach）自己。
29．B 見上題解析。
30．A 根據下文可知，Karl Goldstein不久就改變了主意（mind）。
31．C因為這位嚴厲的老師說了一句讓他吃驚的（surprising）話：“我非常高興你能在這么短的時間內取得如此明顯的進步！我深信你不會止步（stop）的。”
32．D 見上題解析。
33．B 根據最后一段可知，Karl Goldstein和Alice Shapiro之間的關系發生了神奇的（magically）變化：以前的敵對關系突變成終身受益的（fruitful）的關系。
34．A 見上題解析。
35．C Karl Goldstein甚至把自己的職業選擇都歸結于（owe）那位嚴師的片言鼓勵。
【答案與解析】
本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了端午節的來歷及風俗。
36．are考查動詞的時態和主謂一致。根據時間狀語each year可知，此處用一般現在時，又因為主語是scenes，故此處用are。
37．which考查定語從句。分析該句結構可知，該句是一個非限制性定語從句，從句中缺少主語，且先行詞為節日，故用關系代詞which。
38．in 考查介詞。“in memory of”意為“為了紀念……”，為固定短語。
39．himself 考查代詞。根據句意“他感到很絕望就自殺了”可知，此處用反身代詞himself。
40．The 考查冠詞。此處的tradition為特指，故與定冠詞the連用。
41．practices 考查名詞復數。根據空前短語a host of及下文內容可知，此處填所給名詞的復數形式，practice在此處表示風俗習慣，為可數名詞。
42．poisonous 考查詞形轉換。分析該句結構可知，所填詞與unlucky并列，作主語補足語，故用所給名詞的形容詞形式poisonous。
43．especially 考查詞形轉換。此處用所給形容詞的副詞修飾介詞短語，作狀語。
44．stuffed 考查非謂語動詞。分析該句成分可知，所填詞在此處作后置定語，修飾bags；而且stuff與bags之間存在邏輯上的動賓關系，故用過去分詞stuffed。
45．to scare 考查非謂語動詞。分析該句成分可知，此處用所給動詞的不定式作目的狀語。
第一節
One possible version:
Dear Mr Brown,
I’m writing to seek your guidance on some challenges I have been facing in my English study.
Firstly, I have trouble with grammar. I often get confused about the proper use of tenses. Secondly, expanding my vocabulary is another challenge. I struggle to find the right words to express myself accurately. Lastly, I feel that my speaking skills need improving. I find it difficult to speak English fluently.
I’d appreciate it if you could give me some suggestions. Your guidance will undoubtedly contribute significantly to my progress in English learning.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二節
One possible version:
It was my father’s voice! I rubbed my sleepy eyes and looked around. There, about one hundred meters from the stop stood my father in the shadows. Then I realized that my father had been standing there all the time. Perhaps, he knew it would be useless to argue with his stubborn little girl. What he could do was waiting for my anger to die away. At first, I wanted to ignore him, but his voice sounded so assuring in the frightening quietness of night!
I grabbed my bag and hurried toward him. On the way home, my father explained apologetically that he was caught off guard by the news and that he was very worried about my safety if I would go so far away alone. “Now I have realized that you have grown up and it is time for you to chase your dream. I will give my permission as long as you promise to live on campus and will not slip away when you are angry in the US,” my father said with resignation.

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