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New Horizon English Course Section B Hi, I’m New Here CONTENTS Background Information Reading Through Text B Words Expressions Exercises Background Information Marymount University Founded in 1950, Marymount is a comprehensive (综合 的), coeducational (男女同校的) Catholic (天主教的) university locatedjust minutes from the nation’scapital (离 国家首府仅几分钟的路程). It claims (宣称) its mission (使 命) is “to educate the whole , preparing students to achieve al and professional success”. Background Information Credit card A credit card is part of a system of payments named after the small stic card issued to users of the system. It is a card entitling its holder to buy goods and services based on the holders promise to pay for these goods and services. The issuer of the card grants a line of credit to the consumer (or the user) from which the user can borrow money for payment to a merchant or as a cash advance to the user. Background Information “freshman” “first year” US English: “freshman” is commonly in use as a US English idiomatic term to describe a beginner or novice, someone who is naive, a first effort, instance, or a student in the first year of study. British English：The term “ first year ” is commonly used in the British education system. In England and Wales a students