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Get started 4. What do you think is the most important thing to achieve at college? Explain. Unit1 College life TextA Secrets of Straight-A Students 1 A professor of education who has conducted major studies of super-achieving students revealed that top grades do not always go to the brightest students. According to him, other education experts and top students themselves, it is far more important for a student to know how to make the most of his or her innate abilities. Content Questions(Para.1) What did the professor of education find? What is important for a student to bear in mind? Key Words and Expressions （Para.1） conduct vt. carry out or direct; go with and guide or lead 进行；实施；经营；处理；陪伴；引导，带领 e.g. 1. These studies were?conducted?by four teams that coordinated their work. 2. We are conducting a survey to find out what the customers think of our service. 我们在进行一项调查以了解顾客对我们服务的看法。 Collocations: conduct a meeting 主持会议 conduct an investigation 进行调查 reveal vt. make known sth. that was previously secret or unknown 揭示，透露；使（事实等）显露出来 e.g. 1. Details of the murder were revealed by the local newspaper. 2. He didn’t want to?reveal?his real feelings. 他不想露出他的真实情感。 Collocations: reveal sth. to sb. 向某人透露某事 reveal sb. to be 显示某人是 make the most of get the best advantage from 最大限度利用 e.g. 1. Jim studied hard in the training class; he wanted to make the most of his chance to learn. 2. The occasion only comes once in five years, and they naturally make the most of it. 这个机会五年才有一次，他们当然会充分利用。 2 The students at the top of the class attain academic excellence by mastering a few basic principles that others can easily learn. To begin with, top students know how to set their priorities right. Study time is never compromised for phone calls, television programmes or snacks. In other words, it is always placed above recreation. In addition, top students make a point of studying anywhere or everywhere. A top student who is also a top athlete memorises biolog