While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life , college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this 1 process and found something that has changed my 2 at college for the better : I discovered ASL—American Sign Language ( 美式手语 ) . I never felt an urge to 3 any sign language before. My entire family is hearing , and so are all my friends. The 4 languages were enough in all my interactions ( 交往 ) . Little did I know that I would discover my 5 for ASL. The 6 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 7 their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 8 of communicating without speaking 9 me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the 10 .This newness just left me 11 more. After that , feeling the need to 12 further , I decided to drop in on one of ASL club's meetings. I only learned how to 13 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my 14 progress , I was excited. I then made it a point to 15 those meetings and learn all I could. The following term , I 16 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 17 .I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. 18 , if there had been any talking , it would have 19 us to learn less. Now , I appreciate the silence and the 20 way of communication it opens. 1 . A. searching B . planning C . natural D . formal 2 . A. progress B . experience C . major D . opinion 3 . A. choose B . read C . learn D . create 4 . A. official B . foreign C . body D . spoken 5 . A. love B . concern C . goal D . request 6 . A. meeting B . trip C . story D . task 7 . A. recorded B . performed C . recited D . discussed 8 . A. idea B . amount C . dream D . reason 9 . A. disturbed B . supported C . embarrassed D . attracted 10 . A. end B . past C . course D . distance 11 . A. showing B . acting C . saying D . wanting 12 . A. exercise B . explore C . express D . explain 13 . A. print B . write C . sign D . count 14 . A. slow B . steady C . normal D . obvious 15 . A. chair B . sponsor C . attend D . organize 16 . A. missed B . passed C . gave up D . registered for 17 . A. prohibited B . welcomed C . ignored D . repeated 18 . A. Lastly B . Thus C . Instead D . However 19 . A. required B . caused C . allowed D . expected 20 . A. easy B . popular C . quick D . new