38. deal with new challenges 应对新挑战

39. be selected for the end-of-year competition 被选中参加年终竞赛

40. totally agree 完全同意

41. look back on my high school life 回顾我的高中生活

42. give your friends a hand 帮你的朋友一把。

43. find a specific piece of information 找到一条特定的信息

44. refer to the interview for ideas 参考面试中/采访中的想法

45. a journal entry 一则日记

46. take notes during class 上课时记笔记

47. take everything down 把所有东西都记下来

48. struggle with note-taking 非常努力地做笔记

49. have my first try at skateboarding 第一次尝试玩滑板

50. fall off the board a lot 经常从板子上掉下来

51. look forward to it 期待着......

52. a member of the class committee 一个班委

53. head teacher 班主任，校长

54. rate my performance 评价我的表现

55. in need of improvement 需要改进

56. exchange ideas 交换意见

57. describe my school experiences 描述我的学校经历

58. build self-confidence 建立自信

II. Sentences

1. I woke up early and rushed out of the door in my eagerness to get to know my new school.

我醒得很早，冲出了门，迫不及待地想要了解我的新学校。

2. I was looking at the photos on the noticeboard when I heard a voice behind me.

我正看着布告栏上的照片，突然听到身后有一个声音。

3. I was organizing my words in my head when the girl next to me gave me a nudge.

我正在脑海中组织语言，突然我旁边的女孩轻推了我一下。

4. I was running out of the classroom when I bumped into a girl literally.

我正跑出教室，突然撞上了一个女孩。

5. Turning around, I saw a white-haired man.

转过身，我看到了一个白发苍苍的人。

6. I'm wondering what life is going to be like here.

我想知道这里的生活会是什么样子。

7. When my English teacher stepped into the classroom, I was surprised to see the same man I had met earlier.

当我的英语老师走进教室时，我惊讶地看到了我之前遇到的那个人。

8. Well begun, half done.

好的开始是成功的一半。

9. Lisa graduated from our school last June and is about to go to college in New York.