2 . After entering high school, you may find there are many clubs at your school. You may think you’re too busy to join one. But as a former high school student, I can tell you joining a school club can greatly profit you.

Your old friends may have left you after entering high school. And it means you need to meet new people. Joining a club allows you to talk with others and find those who have similar interests as you. Based on my experience, I have met some of my best friends from club activities, which opened up many new doors for me.

Another really nice thing about joining a club is that it looks really good on college applications. Trying new things is something that looks really good on any application. Outgoing is considered a very good quality which shows that you are determined and ready to put yourself out there and best of all try new things. Furthermore, it can help you develop skills that can serve you during future college interviews.

Besides, joining a club can make students use their free time wisely. Most teens go to schools, then go back home and spend the rest of the day in front of a screen. Teens are also very likely to fall into the wrong crowd, which could lead to some bad results. Clubs are good places to spend time with good people to fall back on.

The most important reason why you should join a club is the long-term benefits ( 益 处 ) it brings.The classroom isn’t the only learning environment in a school. The skills you learn in clubs are necessary ones that can be used in everyday life, which I think is the final goal of joining a club. Things such as meeting and speaking to new people, making the most of time, and being organized are those you will meet every single day of your life, but you can learn all of them in clubs.

So if you haven’t joined a school club yet, you know what you should do now.

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Yours,

Li Hua

5 . I’m nine years old now, but I have been_________competitively since I was six. I love it, because it makes me feel good. I have a lot of_________and I can do it by just moving my legs.

One recent Sunday morning, my mum drove me to a 5km race in Minnesota. The starting line was _________because there was also a 10km race. That morning, I was running confidently and feeling_________. Then I came to a fork on the course. A woman who was directing us_________the route I thought I was meant to take and told me to go the other way. I was_________, but I had to follow her_________.

After a while I saw route directions for the 10km race. I was worried, thinking I was_________, but I had to keep going. My body started to get_________. I said to myself, “You’re almost there. Just keep__________.”

__________ I saw the finish line. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t even know I was running 10km and I __________it. I didn’t do this on purpose. It was a __________. I felt happy and proud. It was the first time that I had run such a(n) __________. It has made me want to compete in more 10km races. I hope my story can __________other people to run too.

Summer camp is an essential part of school life, which is aimed at ensuring a child overall development. When in Senior 2, I sign up for a summer camp organized by our school, whose theme was “Culture”. There were various activities to choose and we learned several cultures in deep. At the end of the camp, we were asked to share that we had learned with everyone. That was so an interesting activity as we were able to listen to different opinion. The teachers in the charge of the camp also shared their views, make a deep impression on us. The camp was short, and it was enjoyable and educational.

9 . My 88-year-old grandfather and I are both starting 2022 as new college graduates. He was _______ to continue school because he got married and started a _______ in the 1950s. Over the next few decades, he managed to _______his roles as a husband, a father of five, working at a local bank and taking a college class here and there.

Our higher _______ journey together at Palo Alto College began in 2016. I had just _______ from high school then and my grandfather, 82, was _______ to take classes to make his lifelong dream of earning his bachelor’s degree become a _______. In 2017, we were both _______ into the University of Texas at San Antonio.

We would have lunch together and work _______ side-by-side in the library. There were also many times when I __________ him to school in my car. That was really special because I could always __________ him and shout out my grandpa was here.

When COVID-19 broke out __________, my grandfather asked for leave from school. I often __________ him with his schoolwork online.

Over the past year, his health has continued to __________ and he now has difficulty speaking. As graduation day __________ in December, my family and I __________ university officials to approve of my grandfather having a degree of recognition. We had the __________ that he could have that memory before his death.

My grandfather was worried he would steal the show from my graduation moment when I told him we were graduating together. I told him this is our moment and that I want to __________ it with him. I’m so __________ and proud that I was able to have this moment with him.

I __________ my grandfather’s lifelong passion of learning and his strong wills.