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 （1） 　　process（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 （4） 　　began 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．

（1）A．talking	B．planning	C．searching	D．looking
（2）A．body	B．spoken	C．written	D．foreign
（3）A．love	B．question	C．need	D．goal
（4）A．map	B．trip	C．story	D．task
（5）A．ask about	B．know about	C．worry about	D．talk about
（6）A．at	B．on	C．in	D．with
（7）A．ready	B．slow	C．common	D．nervous
（8）A．allowed	B．welcomed	C．turned	D．repeated
（9）A．Finally	B．Besides	C．Instead	D．However
（10）A．easy	B．popular	C．new	D．quick