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Choosing a college major is one of the biggest decisions many students ①faces after high school. Some students assume that their major will completely determine their future career, but this is not always true. A student ②who majors in history might later become a successful marketer. What matters more than the major itself is the set of skills a student develops, such as critical thinking, writing, and ③problem solving. These abilities can ④be applied to almost any career. However, choosing a major that genuinely interests a student still matters, because motivation makes learning ⑤easier and more effective.

When a classmate began writing her diary entries in elaborate, flowing calligraphy instead of ordinary handwriting, I ①assumed she was simply trying to make her notebook look decorative. Curious, I asked her to teach me one afternoon, and I quickly ②discovered that calligraphy demands far more patience than I had expected. Every stroke has to be planned before the pen touches the paper, since a brush pen cannot be ③casually corrected once ink has already spread across the page. She told me that slowing her hand down to this deliberate pace actually helped her think more clearly, because rushing through a sentence in calligraphy simply was not physically ④possible. What began as decoration for her gradually became a kind of meditation, a rare part of her day when she could not multitask or ⑤hurrying.

Psychologists have long wondered whether reading fiction can change how people treat others in real life. Several studies suggest that novels which describe a character's inner thoughts in detail can ①trains readers to imagine what other people are feeling, a skill closely related to empathy. When readers follow a character through difficult choices, they practice ②stepping into someone else's perspective without any real risk to themselves. This kind of mental practice, researchers argue, can carry over into everyday situations, making readers more likely ③to notice a classmate's hidden sadness or understand a stranger's unusual behavior. Stories that stay focused only on fast action, with little attention to characters' inner lives, appear ④to build empathy far less than stories that slow down to explore emotion. For this reason, some psychologists now recommend that young readers ⑤balance fast-paced adventure novels with quieter stories about ordinary people and their feelings.

Dear members of the Debate Club, I am writing to let you know that our ①irregular meeting time has been changed. We usually meet in Room 304 every Wednesday after school, but the room will be used for sports day ②practice next week. Instead, our meeting will be held in the library on Thursday at the same time. Please bring the debate topic that you ③prepared last week, since we will practice our arguments together. If you ④cannot attend the new meeting time, please reply to this email by Tuesday evening. We also need two volunteers to arrange the chairs and tables before the meeting begins. Mr. Park, our club advisor, will join us this time to give ⑤feedback on our speaking skills.

Students often groan when a classic novel appears on their reading list, complaining that the language feels old-fashioned and the plot moves too slowly. It is true that classic literature can be harder to read than a modern bestseller. Yet this very difficulty is part of why classics remain valuable for young readers today, because _______________. Beyond language training, classic novels also explore themes such as jealousy, ambition, and loss that have not changed much across centuries.

Sunny Beach Rentals is now open for the summer season, offering ___________. Customers can rent items such as beach umbrellas, folding chairs, snorkeling gear, paddleboards, and life jackets in various sizes at affordable daily rates.

Our school is starting a new campaign called 'Bring Your Own Bag,' and starting next Monday, the school store will no longer offer free plastic bags. (A) Instead, we encourage everyone to bring a reusable shopping bag from home, since plastic bags are made from petroleum and take hundreds of years to break down. (B) Therefore, using a reusable bag is a simple habit that protects sea animals and reduces pollution, and students who bring their own bags will receive a small sticker as a reward. (C) However, students who forget their bags may still purchase a paper bag for a small fee, so we hope every student will join this easy and meaningful campaign.

A shocking headline can spread across social media within minutes, long before anyone checks whether it is actually true. (A) Simple habits can make a real difference, such as looking for the original source of a claim and checking whether other trustworthy outlets are reporting the same story. (B) To handle this flood of information, students today need a skill that previous generations rarely had to practice: checking a source before believing it. (C) Studies show that false stories often travel faster than accurate ones, partly because surprising or emotional claims get shared more quickly than careful, balanced reporting.

The reason, they explain, is simple: a first reading leaves little room for anything beyond the plot. Many readers assume that once they finish a book, there is no reason to open it again. ( ① ) Yet teachers who study reading often disagree, arguing that a second reading can reveal details a first reading misses completely. ( ② ) During a first reading, most of a student's attention goes toward simply following the plot, wondering what will happen next. ( ③ ) Once the ending is already known, a second reading frees the mind to notice smaller things, such as a clever hint the author placed early in the story or a change in a character's tone. ( ④ ) Some students who reread their favorite novel report that it feels almost like reading a different book, because they now understand the characters' motives more deeply. ( ⑤ ) Teachers therefore encourage students not to rush toward new titles alone, but to occasionally return to a book they already loved, since a second visit often teaches more than the first.

Her warning made little sense to me until I sat down in front of hours of unedited footage myself. Our film club spent an entire semester making a five-minute short film, and I was startled to learn just how little of that time was actually spent filming. ( ① ) We wrote and rewrote the script for nearly a month, then spent another two weeks drawing simple storyboards to plan every camera angle before a single scene was recorded. ( ② ) Filming itself took only two Saturday afternoons, yet editing the footage afterward consumed nearly six additional weeks, as we combed through hours of raw clips to choose the handful of seconds that actually made it into the final version. ( ③ ) Our advisor warned us early on that amateur filmmakers usually underestimate editing the most, assuming that a good script and decent camera work will carry a film on their own. ( ④ ) By the time our short film premiered at the school festival, I understood that the visible five minutes represented only a small fraction of the invisible work that had shaped it. ( ⑤ )