新编大学英语Fresh_start.doc

Fresh Start I first began to wonder what I was doing on a college campus when my parents drove off ,leaving me standing pitifully in a parking lot ,I decided I wanting nothing more than to find my way safely to my dorm room .It seemed that everyone on campus was watching me. My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and I hope no one would notice I was a freshman . The next morning, I found my first class and marched in .Once I was in the room, however , another problem awaited me. Where to sit? After much hesitation I chose a seat in the first row and to the side. 揥elcome to Biology 101,攖he professor began. Oh,God, I had thought this was a literature class.A cold sweaton broke out on the back of my neck. I groped for my schedule and checked the room number .I was in the right room but the wrong building. So now what? Get up and leave in the middle of the lecture ?Wouldn’t the professor be angry ? I knew everyone would stare . Forget it ,I settled into my chair and tried to look as serious as a biology major might be. After class I felt a little hungry,and I hurried to the cafeteria.I piled my tray with sandwiches and was heading for the seat when I accidentally stepped in a large puddle of ketchup. My food tray tipped and I lost my balance. As my rear end met the floor , I saw my entire life pass before my eyes : it ended with my first day of college classes. In the seconds after my fall I thought how nice it would be if no one had noticed. But as all the students in the cafeteria came to their feet , cheering and clapping , I knew they had not only noticed ,they were determined that I would never forget it . For the next three days I dined alone on nothing more than shame , and some junk food from a machine placed outside my room . On the fourth day I thought I need some real food badly. Perhaps three days was long enough for the campus population to have forgotten me . So off to the cafeteria I went . I made my