High school does not encourage students to know about the new things in life, but college sets the stage for it. I myself went through this 1process (过程) and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better: I discovered ASL﹣American Sign Language.

I never felt it necessary to learn any sign language before. All of my family members can hear, and so are all my friends. The  2 language was enough. Little by little, I discovered my  3 for ASL.

The 4began during my first week at college. I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attracted me. What I saw was completely different from anything I had experienced in the past. This new form of communication just made me want more.

After that, feeling the need to 5 further, I decided to join one of ASL clubs. I only learned how to express my feelings 6 my hands about the letters that day. Although my process was 7, I wasn't disappointed about it. I then tried my best to take part in those club's meetings and learned all I could.

The following term, I decided to be a member of an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking wasn't 8. I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant. 9, if there had been any talking, it would have caused to learn less. Now, I enjoy the silence and the 10 way of communication.

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    "Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?" Mrs Wilson asks her husband.

    "All right. And how{#blank#}5{#/blank#}is it?" he answers and{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(give) money to the shop assistant. When Mrs Wilson asks him about{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(anything) good or bad, he often says "All right. And how much is it?"{#blank#}8{#/blank#}her.

    At about 8 p. m., Andy is tired and thirsty, and he wants to have a drink. Suddenly (突然) his wife looks{#blank#}9{#/blank#}at the moon and says, "Look, Andy. Is the moon so beautiful?"

    "All right. And how much is it?" her husband answers{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(quick)

    A British man learned the skills to perform Beijing Opera, making people enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King.

Ghaffar Pourazar, born in Iran, is full of interest about China. In 1993, he happened to watch Beijing Opera which professionals from Beijing performed in London. Ghaffar fell in love with the beautiful voices, colorful costumes, excellent shows and so on. So after one year, he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school.

At the age of 32, he had to learn with children every day. For him, it was difficult to learn the dialogue in Beijing Opera and it was even his biggest obstacle. But he never gave up.

Four years later, he began to learn to perform the Monkey King, a traditional character(人物) from the Chinese classic story Journey to the West. He arrived in the workroom an hour earlier than other performers and also bought books and CDs to better understand the character. He once got a top international prize(奖品) for performing the Monkey King.

To help more people enjoy Beijing Opera, Ghaffar often teaches the traditional art form in schools in the US, Britain and other countries. Ghaffar led(带领) a group of actors to perform 66 times in a month and a half in the United States. He also led a 48-member team to perform in Malaysia. In the past 10 years, he has performed(已经表演了) more than 400 shows.

There is a very important place in my life. That is my grandpa's 1 . My grandpa lives in a small village (村庄). The village is far 2 the city. It is at the foot of a hill (小山)with all kinds of flowers, 3 it's very beautiful. There are many trees on the hill, too. The air in the village is very fresh.  There are many 4 , at my age in the village. When I go to my grandpa's home in the summer holiday. I always play with 5 . We often play football, sing and dance. The children are very 6 to me and I'm happy to be with them. Sometimes they come to my grandpa's home to visit me. We sit under a big tree in front of my grandpa's house to 7 my grandpa's interesting stories. Sometimes I take my computer with me to my grandpa's home. I teach them how to use the computer. They all like to watch soccer games on the 8 with me. We become very good friends soon. Now many workers are building(修建) a wide road through the 9 . The traffic will be very easy. I'm going to spend (花费) my summer holidays in my grandpa's home every year because I 10 my grandpa and my good friends. I also miss my grandpa's house very much. 

Jack is a thirteen-year-old boy. He is in Class Four Grade Seven. He always {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (get) up early and he often goes to school by bike. He likes English，Chinese and some other {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (subject). He enjoys singing and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (dance). He is good at playing table tennis. Now he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (have) an English lesson. Some of his classmates are reading books and some of them {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write) the new words. They are all working hard. Tomorrow is Saturday. They {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (not have) any lessons. Jack and his classmates {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (play) table tennis tomorrow morning. Jack is going to have a picnic {#blank#}8{#/blank#} his parents in the afternoon. He is going to watch TV {#blank#}9{#/blank#} home in the evening. I think he {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (have) a good time tomorrow.

Dear Tony,

I go to a new school in Cambridge now. I like it very much. I'm making a lot of new friends. 

I'm studying new subjects, like science. It's very interesting. We're using computers and learning how to use the Internet. We write e-mails(电子邮件) to people in different countries. I'm learning how people live in different countries. It's great!

We do P. E. on Wednesday in the afternoon, Sometimes we stay in the sports hall to do sports and I like that too. I play basketball after school on Mondays. I like playing basketball a lot. I'm enjoying my new school!

Write and tell me what you're doing in your school in China!

John