D．he thought only stupid kids would go to preparatory school

　　D　[细节理解题。根据第二段最后三句可知，作者认为预科学校是为笨孩子准备的，只有笨孩子才去上预科学校，所以他一开始不想上预科学校。]

　　3．The fact that the author's grandfather had attended preparatory school ．

　　A．encouraged the author to go to top college，Bowdoin

　　B．made the author find the perfect school more easily

　　C．changed the author's original idea about preparatory school

　　D．made the author find the perfect school with more difficulty

　　C　[推理判断题。根据第三段和文章结尾作者对预科学校的态度可知，作者的祖父曾上过预科学校这一经历使作者改变了最初对预科学校的抵触态度。]

　　4．What attracted the author most in New Hampton School?

　　A．The name of the school.

　　B．The staff of the school.

　　C．The location of the school.

　　D．The living conditions of the school.

　　B　[细节理解题。根据最后一段第四句可知，这里的教职工给了作者温暖的感觉；根据文章倒数第二句可知，作者觉得这里的教职工会帮助自己得到提升。综上可知，这所学校最吸引作者的是其教职工。]

　　B

　　Ah，prom，the most exciting part of the year.However，many will feel pressured into going，while asking themselves，"Is prom worth the hype(天花乱坠的宣传)？"

　　There are undoubtedly many reasons high schoolers and teenagers will give as to why everyone should attend prom.Many will say that for seniors，prom is the last big event of a student's high school career.It will feel strange to miss it.Others would also say that it is one of the few events of the year where spending a lot of money is worth it.

"I think people spend too much money on prom because the tickets，tuxedos(无尾礼服)and dresses and all are so expensive."senior Trevor Lambert said."But，in the end，I believe the money is worth it."