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Learn new words! Each of our English vocabulary exercises focuses on one topic/theme and teaches you only the most useful English words.






Topic: School/ College/ University 3

WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
FRESHMAN/ SOPHOMORE/ SENIOR - Refers to first-year, middle-year, and final-year students.
ORIENTATION - An tour of the campus (university area) and information session for new students.
TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES - to sign up for classes.
TO MAJOR IN - to have a subject as your primary area of study.


1. When is your assignment ________? (By when does it have to be finished?)
  done
  due
  date

2. A ________ is what one receives after successfully completing four years of college/ university.
  decree
  plaque
  degree

3. Exams that are given during the middle of each semester are called ________.
  half-exams
  midterms
  middle terms

4. GPA stands for "grade point ________".
  average
  attack
  anomaly

5. An ________ is a graduate or former student of a school, college, or university.
  alumnus
  alibi
  albatross

6. What is your ________? = What is your main area of study?
  minor
  principal
  major

7. What are you going to do after you ________ (finish university)?
  graduate
  sum-up
  gradual

8. One of my friends is ________ in Sociology.
  majoring
  major
  main topic

9. ________ courses are ones that you must take in order to graduate.
  Elective
  Required
  Recruited

10. A T.A., or ________, is someone who helps the professor by grading papers, preparing material, etc.
  teaching administrator
  teach assistant
  teaching/teacher's assistant

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