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I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school student. When I was in high school, I made up my 　1 to go to America.

　　　 I wanted to study English and American culture. And I didn’t want to study in college in Japan at all. In Japan, it is very 　2 to enter a famous college or university but easy to graduate, so students don’t study hard after they enter the college or university. This was one of the reasons why I came to America.

　　　 I came to America last September. I have been here for eight months. When I first came here, I was very surprised. There are many differences 　3 Japan and America. I felt it was very strange and interesting.

　　　 I was also very upset because I heard English 　4 . Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even 　5 a walk, I heard only English. Everything was very hard for me because I could hardly understand English. Now I am used to hearing English and I can talk with Americans more easily, 　6 things are getting better.

　　　 After I came here, I realized how much I love my family, how difficult it is to live by 　7 , how exciting it is to live in another country, and how important it is to do 　8 I want to do. If I didn’t come here, maybe I didn’t realize these things. This is the most important experience in my life. I’m going to stay here for about three years. I’ll never forget the life in the USA.

Yoga(瑜伽) is a kind of sport. It is very 　 41 around the world now. Every one can do yoga. It’s good 　42 men and women.

　 　43 do people like yoga? It’s 　44 to say. The short answer is that yoga helps you to 　 45 fit. For many people, this answer is enough, 　46 there is more if you have an interest in it.

Yoga 　47 in India about 5000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, 48 and live a long life. So this kind of exercise was born. Yoga is a Sanskrit(梵语) word and it 　 49 　“to join together”. There are 　50 parts in yoga: exercise, breathing and thinking. Yoga can give you peace(平静) and help you feel relaxed.

(　 ) 41. A. easy　　　　　　　 B. popular　　　　　 C. interesting

(　 ) 42. A. to　　　　　　 　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. with

(　 ) 43. A. Why　　　　　　　 B. How　　　　　　 C. Where

(　 ) 44. A. hard　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　 C. heavy

(　 ) 45. A. take　　　　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　 C. keep

(　 ) 46. A. so　　　　　　　　 B.or 　　　　　　　 C. but

(　 ) 47. A. begin　　　　　　 B. begins　　　　　 C. began

(　 ) 48. A. healthy　　　　　 B. warm　　 　　　　 C. busy

(　 ) 49. A. shows　　　　　 　B. means　　 　　　　C. plans

(　 ) 50. A. two　　　　　　　 B. three　　　　 　 C. four