1. go on a short school skiing trip to ...

2. have great fun racing each other

3. It's well-known that Americans are competitive, and I did enjoy it whenever I won our races.

4. Other things I'm pleased about -getting good grades on my final exams, and receiving the senior prize for English literature.

5. I'll never forget being elected to the student council

6. I found a dress that suited me perfectly, and had my hair specially done on the day of the prom.(Translation)

7. share a table with some good friends

8. tell jokes

9. ...the big surprise of the evening was when I was elected prom queen.

10. Afterwards, we went and had an enormous breakfast in a nearby hotel-it was a perfect ending to a perfect school year.

11. have problems with

△Activity 3

1. in that elegant/smart dress 2. receive your High School diploma

3. Competitive people want to be the best at everything.

◆知识讲解

1. settle

1) 定居 After years of travel, we decided to settle here.

2) 停留 Clouds have settled over the mountaintop.

3) 使处于舒适的位置 He settled himself on the sofa to watch TV.

4) (使某人/某物)平静,放松 He had been quite anxious, and I managed to settle his mind.

5) 解决(分歧等), 结束(争端等) It's time you settled your dispute with him.

Settle down 舒适的坐下或躺下,定居

I hate travel; I want to get married and settle down.

Settle up with sb. 结帐,付清欠帐

They settled up with the waiter after the meal.

It's time you_____________ with your father.现在你该解决和你父亲之间的争执了.