1. Who are you taking to the Senior Prom?

2. Usually the higher diploma one has, the more opportunities one will have.

3. I'm afraid the box is too heavy for you to carry it

4. It seems strange that American students can join so many clubs.

5. When she woke up, she found herself lying in bed, with her parents and classmates around her.

6. The senior prom was a real success for me.

7. When I have problems with John, Mary always works as the peer mediator, and we soon make up.

8. It's clear that neither of them has forgotten the powerful emotions.

9. I often go on a trip during the summer vacation.

10. I've been hoping to be elected to the student council.

11. The children have great fun watching Oliver Twist.

12. I bought a dress that suited me perfectly and had my hair specially done.

13. A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters.

14. It's a pity that I have never studied NCE (新概念英语), so I don't say anything about it.

15. I shall always remember watching the sunset down the mountain with Daniel that evening.

2. Drawing a diagram of the text to show its organization

Highlights of My Senior Year

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One of the best things about this year has been working as an arts editor for this newspaper.

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Something else I've greatly enjoyed is working as a peer mediator.

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During the Easter vacation, I went on a short school skiing trip to the Rocky Mountains.

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Other things I'm pleased about---getting good grades on my final exams, receiving the senior prize for English Literature and being elected to the student council.

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The highlight of the year was the senior prom, and I was elected prom queen.

Step 5: Closing up by retelling the text

To end this period we are going to retell the text with the help of the diagram above , using as many predicative and subject clauses as possible.

It seems strange that in a few days' time, I'll be walking out of the school gates forever. I find myself looking back at my senior year, and thinking about all the wonderful things that have happened. One of the best things about this year has been working as an arts editor. I've so enjoyed it! Something else I've greatly enjoyed is working as a peer mediator, someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students. During the Easter vacation, we had great fun racing each other down the ski slopes. Other things I'm pleased about-getting good grades