大学英语四级范文欣赏（9）

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Goals  
　　Everyone has goals. Many people do not reach their goals for lack of planning. These three sets of goals should be developed： lifetime， intermediate and short term.
! M! L) }6 @0 F' m　　Lifetime goals should be written out. These goals should be clear and reasonable. For instance， the goal to win a research prize is clear and measurable. Other lifetime goals might include publishing a certain number of influential books or articles， earning a departmental chairmanship at a major university， successfully competing for a grant from the National Science Foundation or securing a consultantship with a big corporation.
　　Intermediate goals relate to outcomes during the next few years. For the beginning doctoral student， intermediate goals may include completion of course work and preparation of a doctoral research proposal. Like lifetime goals， these are measurable and clearly stated.
) l* ]+ T0 w3 `6 o$ r　　Short-term goals involve outcomes expected during the next 12 months. These goals are more performance oriented， and they help with achievement of intermediate goals. Examples of short-term goals are earning an A in a course， learning how to program a computer or performing an experiment.