William N. Brown was a young airman in the U.S. Air Force when he first became interested in China. Driven by     1     (curious), William moved with his family to Xiamen in 1988,     2    has greatly impressed him with the changes in the past three decades. It is because of his unique experiences that this book, OFF THE WALL-HOW WE FELL FOR CHINA,    3    (publish). Our editorial team selected     4     (near) 50 of his original letters to family and close friends     5     (write) between 1988 and 2017 for this book. The first time in print, this book served as a unique window     6    (display) the past 40 years’ change     7     not only Xiamen but the whole of China.

In the beginning, William’s father strongly objected his move to China,    8     over time he came to support William’s choice as he read his son’s letters about the sweeping changes in this country. This book by William,    9    (consist) of 3 decades of personal letters, reveals to overseas     10     (reader) both China’s changes and the author’s strong fondness for China and its people.