Self-taught English (Forum) Junior high school began to read English classics.
On the afternoon of the 9th, the reporter met Zeng Xiaoyu in Weifang No.1 Middle School. He is not tall, with a white oval face and a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his nose. The whole person is very handsome and clean. It is such a girl who gave up the qualification recommended by the president of Peking University, submitted her resume, took exams and interviewed, and was admitted to ten famous universities in the United States.
When talking about Zeng Xiaoyu, Zhang Jigang, director of Grade Three, commented on her: "Others study to learn English. She is different, but she studies English to read. "
Entering junior high school, an accidental opportunity made Zeng Xiaoyu interested in European and American literature. The original English version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has just been put on the shelves, but the translated version will not come out for at least a month. As an out-and-out fan, Zeng Xiaoyu can't wait. "At that time, the vocabulary was three or four thousand." In order to understand the book, she looked it up in the dictionary and even guessed. In less than a month, she finished the book the size of a brick.
After watching Harry Potter, Zeng Xiaoyu's English vocabulary and sense of language have made a qualitative leap. At the same time, she found the original book more attractive than the translated version, so she began to read a lot of original English books.
Give up the qualification recommended by the principal in the first grade.
Shen Yuqiang, the head teacher, was deeply impressed by the little girl. "The first year of high school is the first in the whole grade."
Zeng Xiaoyu's grades have always been excellent, and he is among the best in his grade. Like English, she took part in the 9th National Innovative English Contest, the CCTV National English Speech Contest and the National English Proficiency Contest for Middle School Students in 20 10 and 20 1 year, all of which were the top three. And obtained the individual admission qualification of Peking University, Tsinghua University (Admissions Office) and other well-known universities.
Because Xiaoyu's English is particularly excellent, her English vocabulary has far exceeded that of the classroom teacher. Since the second year of high school, Weifang No.1 Middle School has implemented an English-free policy for Zeng Xiaoyu.
Senior three, Weifang No.1 Middle School has the qualifications recommended by the president of Peking University, and the school sent a notice to let students take the initiative to register. At this time, Zeng Xiaoyu, who was busy applying for foreign universities, gave up. Zhang Jigang said: "Many teachers are afraid that an excellent child like Zeng Xiaoyu will become blank. In case foreign schools fail to pass the exam, domestic schools can't manage it, and it will be troublesome to fall into the rain. "
But in the end, Zeng Xiaoyu insisted on his choice. "I believe I can do it!"
Stand out from the crowd TOEFL and SAT are close to full marks.
In his sophomore year, Zeng Xiaoyu took the TOEFL (Weibo) and the SAT (Weibo) equivalent to the American college entrance examination, both of which were passed at one time. TOEFL score 1 19, full score 120. I got 2 180 (out of 2400) on the SAT for the first time. Although she is already very high, she is still not satisfied. She took part in it for the second time and got 2370. SAT II mathematics 800, physics 800, chemistry 800, American history 800, British and American literature 670 (full marks of 800).
After the results came out, Xiaoyu applied for more than 10 American universities. "The purpose of choosing a school is clear, but I am not superstitious about school rankings. Despite this, I still didn't expect to receive admission notices from so many universities at the same time. " The reporter learned that most of the students admitted to Harvard University in China with full scholarships are students from foreign language schools. It is rare for Zeng Xiaoyu to enter Harvard from an ordinary high school through his own application.
Love watching news or American TV fans.
Throughout middle school, no matter how busy, Zeng Xiaoyu spent an hour watching the news every day. The situation in Syria, the European debt crisis in the global economy and the 20 12 world election year are all within her concern.
Because of this, Zeng Xiaoyu benefited a lot. In the interview at Princeton University, the examiner mentioned the American election, and she analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of Republican candidates according to her own point of view. Later, I found that interviewers also like reading The New York Times and Krugman's columns, so I discussed the fairness and independence of media reporting. If you don't have the habit of watching the news at ordinary times, the interview may be difficult to parry.
Besides, Zeng Xiaoyu is a die-hard fan of American TV series, and every episode is a must-see, such as The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, The Vampire Diaries and Spartacus. "Now I'm watching the original English without subtitles, so I can exercise my listening, speaking and expressing skills well."
Now Zeng Xiaoyu is studying Japanese, and at the same time, she has begun to preview college courses in a planned way. "Being admitted to Harvard is just the beginning, and then I have to accept more challenges."