When learning to drive, we're told to obey the traffic rules and not to drive our vehicles too fast. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} surprises us is that some young people just enjoy the feeling of driving cars or motorcycles at a very high speed. Jack, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 18-year-old boy, is no exception.

    Recently, Jack's father has bought {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a car, which is quite admired by his friends. When he is out in the country, where there are a few people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (drive) and the traffic rules are not strict, this {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (adventure) boy will drive at a top speed. In towns, however, there is a speed limit, that is, fifty kilometers an hour, but Jack often drives much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fast).

    One day Jack was driving through towns {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a young policeman, who was new to his work, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (stop) him and said, “I'm afraid you were driving at a more than fifty kilometers an hour, Sir. Please give me your name and address. ” {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (look) at the policeman carefully, Jack said to him, “Well, Sir, I started my journey less than an hour ago.” On hearing this, he didn't know the answer{#blank#}10{#/blank#} Jack's excuse. He thought for a few seconds and then let Jack go.

    My time in China was a(an){#blank#}1{#/blank#} (forget) experience. Every day was a new adventure. I made life-long friends and had many{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(last) memories. My study abroad program organized trips for us to learn about each city and to visit cultural {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sight). While I was in Beijing, I climbed the Great Wall of China, and visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium. I also had the opportunity of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (stick) in a Beijing thunderstorm, bargaining in the market, and riding the high-speed train. While I was in Tianjin, I{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(study) at Nankai University. I was taking the Chinese language and culture courses{#blank#}6{#/blank#} I enjoyed most is that whatever I learned in class, I would use it outside to communicate with people. Having the opportunity {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (speak) Mandarin every day really improved my learning. In the afternoon I would have culture classes{#blank#}8{#/blank#} I would learn about Chinese calligraphy, Beijing opera, Chinese martial arts, Chinese cooking and many other subjects. The mix of learning about the language and culture made each day of class {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (enjoyable') exciting.

    I believe that the key {#blank#}10{#/blank#}studying abroad successfully is the attitude you carry. Going to China, I was open-minded and had a very positive attitude.