Ready to start an exciting new journey and pursue an education in National University of Singapore? Overseas Training Program for senior high school graduates may be your chance. Our team is here to walk you through the application process and answer any and all of your questions along the way.

Qualifications

● The applicant must be a non-Singaporean citizen holding a foreign passport.

● Applicants have no criminal record, observe Singaporean government laws, regulations, and respect the customs and habits of the Singaporean people.

● Applicants should be over 18 years old.

● Applicants should be physically and mentally healthy.

● Applicants should be able to communicate in English.

Application Time: July 10, 2021 to September 1, 2021

Enrollment (入学) Date: September 10, 2021

Application Procedure

● Applicants should visit the official website to inquire about the 2021 admission information and fill in the Application Form.

● Applicants shall name the application materials according to the list, pack the folder and send it to our school and the school will evaluate the admission qualification.

● Applicants who have passed the admission qualification review will participate in the interview or written test organized by the department that you apply for.

● The qualified candidates will finally receive our admission letter.

Fees

Not long ago, Linda Khan was sitting by a hospital bed in Houston, feeling ill at ease. Beside her lay her father who needed a heart surgery. The two of them had engaged in nothing but depressing small talk. Then, her eye fell on a pile of books. She picked up one, and started to read it out loud. "Right away it changed the mood and atmosphere," she says. Reading gave the daughter a way to connect with her father. Listening allowed the father travel on the sound of his daughter's voice into a place where he felt himself again. "From then on," Khan says, "I always read to him."

In a 2010 survey in the United Kingdom, elderly adults who joined weekly read-aloud groups reported better concentration, less anxiety, and an improved ability to socialize. The survey authors owed these improvements in large part to the "rich, varied diet of serious literature" that group members consumed, with fiction encouraging feelings of relaxation and calm, poetry fostering focused concentration, and narratives giving rise to cognitive (认知的) thoughts, feelings, and memories. In truth, almost any kind of reading to another person can be beneficial.

Readers get rewards too. For Neil Bush, the late-life hospitalizations of his famous parents, George H. W. and Barbara Bush, became opportunities to repay a debt of gratitude. "When I was a kid, they would read to me," he said. With his parents in and out of care, "We've been reading books about Dad's foreign policy and, more recently, Mom's autobiography." Bush went on, his voice thick with emotion, "And to read their amazing life to them has been a remarkable blessing to me, personally, as their son."

To many people, reading to parents may seem so far outside the normal range of regular activities, and it may even feel odd and improper. However, there are still a lot many who brave the momentary strangeness of reading to elderly adults and both reader and listeners are, to borrow a phrase from Wordsworth, surprised by the joy of it.

London-based artist Sarah Ezekiel has won international recognition for her vivid inspiring pictures. But her work is all the more remarkable for the fact that she has a medical condition that has left her unable to move her arms.

Ezekiel's pictures are painstakingly produced, using the movement of her eyes and specialized technology that relays those movements to a computer.

The eye-tracking technology gives Ezekiel a platform for artistic expression. Otherwise, she would be stopped by a rare disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Ezekiel showed no signs of the condition until 2000 when she noticed some weakness in her left arm. Within months, she was diagnosed (诊断) with ALS. She describes her first five years living with ALS as a "dark wilderness" and "very lonely". Today, she can neither speak nor move but says "technology has made my life worth living".

Ezekiel uses a system made by Tobii Dynavox, a company specializing in: "Eye Gaze" devices to help people with medical conditions communicate. Its technology uses projectors, cameras and algorithms (算法) to track the tiny movements of the user's eyes and control a cursor (光标) on a screen.

Ezekiel, who studied art when she was young, began painting using the Eye Gaze device in 2012. Although her work has been exhibited across the UK, Ezekiel says she's still learning and that there are always new techniques to explore. Computer-based art has a history dating back to the 1950s. Over time, algorithm-based shapes made way for software that allowed greater skills, and the computer screen became a digital cloth for painting.

"The strange thing is that my style hasn't changed," Ezekiel says of her work. "My Eye Gaze work is similar to the work I did with my hands before."

"Being an artist by means of technology has totally improved my outlook on life and opened up many other possibilities for me," says Ezekiel. "I couldn't create for years and it's fantastic that technology has made it possible again."

A popular saying goes, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." However, that's not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn't matter if the words come from someone's else or ourselves一the positive and negative effects are just as lasting.

We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We're usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. In fact, we really shouldn't be because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.

This"self-talk" helps us motivate (激励) ourselves, remember things, solve problems, and calm ourselves down. Be aware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying" Good job!"

Often, words come out of our mouths without us thinking about the effect they will have. But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner. Or harsh (刻薄的) and critical language will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive.

Words possess power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking. we should always ask ourselves: Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn't pass this test, then it's better left unsaid.

Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem (自尊) and motivate others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.

When you go to a foreign country, you often enter a new culture. The differences between cultures may make you feel stressed and you often find it difficult to adjust to the new surroundings, which is usually called "culture shock".

The psychological and physical symptoms of culture shock may appear depending on the individuals. Some often feel anxious while adjusting to a new culture—even more so when the cultural distances are wide.  They remain to homesick and feel so sad about being separated from their friends back home that they long to return, especially within the first year.

People adjusting to a new culture often feel lonely because the language barrier makes it hard to create new relationships. Furthermore, having trouble with the native language often makes them unwilling to interact with other people.

You may do some research on the cultural aspects of the new country such as the history, customs, and religious beliefs, rather than on what to see and where to go, so you may get prepared for a culture that is different from yours. Studying the language is also a great way to help bridge the gap between the cultures.

A local club provides the perfect environment to get to know people who have a similar focus, so join one so that you can meet some locals and develop new friendships. There are other travelers who have the same experiences in a foreign country. Talk with them, sharing feelings, tips and insight.

A. They may lose appetite and have sleep problems.

B. Still, the most important change is communication.

C. They make a lot of effort to get used to the new surroundings.

D. The more of it is understood, the more of the new culture can be understood.

E. Learning about your future destination is a great way to get over culture shock.

F. Plus, remember that you aren't alone in your struggle to adjust in a new country.

G. Actually, staying in a foreign country helps you to know more of the new culture.

A violinist named Itzhak Perlman came on stage to give a concert on Nov. 18, 1995. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small 1  for him. He was diagnosed with a terrible cancer as a child. The audiences sat quietly while he 2 his way across the stage to his chair and began his play.

But this time, something went 3 . Just as he finished half of the song, one of the strings on his violin 4 We thought that he would have to stop the concert. But he didn't. 5 he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then 6 the conductor to begin again. He played with such 7 and such power and such purity as we had never heard before.

Of course, everyone knows that it is impossible to play a harmonious piece with just three strings. But that night, Itzhak Perlman 8 to know that. When he finished, there was a thorough 9 in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary 10 from every corner of the auditorium. He smiled, wiped the sweat from his forehead and expressed his 11 in a quiet sacred(神圣的) tone.

You know, sometimes it is the artist's task to 12 how much music he can still make from what he has left. Itzhak Perlman has 13 on his life to make music on a violin of his strings, 14 all of a sudden, in the middle of a concert, he found himself with only three strings；so he made music with three strings, which was even more beautiful, more sacred, more 15 th an any that he had ever made before, when he had four strings.

Beethoven is regarded as one of the most remarkable (music) who ever lived. By the time he was a teenager, he  (enjoy) a reputation for his talent. He started to lose his hearing in his late twenties,  deeply depressed him. Even in his darkest moments, however, he never abandoned hope. Despite his hearing (lose), he was determined to find a way to continue living a life full of music. He used a  (various) of hearing aids to try to increase the amount of sound he could take . When  (compose) music at the piano, he would put one end of a pencil in his mouth and place the other end the instrument so that he could feel the notes. In his Symphony No. 9, the music moves through technically difficult section ease,  (show) his genius as a composer.

1）时间；

2）活动安排；

3）欢迎他表演节目。

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。