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For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their
entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl named Melanie in the film, College Road Trip, which
was released in the US on March 7.
Melanie's dad, James Porter, is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb. Incredibly worrying about her
daughter's security, he wants Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern University, where she's already been
accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to George-town in Washington, D.C., where she's been
wait-listed.
When she gets an unexpected interview, she decides to take a road trip with a few close female friends.
Melanie believes it is her first step toward adulthood. But despite the fact that this trip is "girls only", James
isn't comfortable with the prospect of his little princess exploring the world without him. He wants to protect
her.
James joins the girls and hopes he can convince her to go to Northwestern. While Melanie's father only
has the best of intentions, his presence leads to an endless series of comic encounters (遭遇).
After following their faulty GPS device deep into the backwoods, James and Melanie discover her little
brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare tire compartment. (隔间).
What should be a simple tire charge (充气) results in the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing
them to hike to a nearby hotel. There the pig ruins an outdoor wedding reception after eating an entire bag of
coffee beans.
All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter finally get the chance
to really talk to each other.
The film explores the parent-child relationship in a comic way: The gap between how close James thinks
he is to Melanie and how little he actually knows of her plans makes us laugh first and then think.
All parents, whether they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their
kids are growing up. Like what Melanie and James have done in the film, we all can find the balance between
staying connected and letting go.
1. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.
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A. introduce the newly-released film
B. call on parents to learn to balance the relationship with their children
C. tell a story which happened between an American girl and her father
D. explore the difference in parent-child relationship between the west and the east.
2. What does the underlined word "released" mean?
[ ]
A. set free
B. known
C. shown
D. developed
3. We can infer from the passage that _____.
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A. their car rolled down the mountain, ruining the wedding reception
B. a hotel was destroyed by Melanie's brother and his pet pig
C. Melanie and her father got to understand each other better after so many encounters
D. the girls had to give up their trip because of the incidents on the way
4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
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A. It's unclear whether Melanie could be accepted by North-western University.
B. Northwestern University isn't so famous as the university in Washington D.C.
C. There is no hope that Melanie will be accepted by the university in Georgetown.
D. Melanie's father prefers her to stay not too far away from him.