II. Reading in Depth A. aroused B. crawl C. mutter D. highlight E. organized F. In G. mysterious H. on I. gossip J. mystery K. hard L. written M. proper N. adjusting O. over I was equipped for a cold winter with boots, jeans and scarf, but winter in California isn’t that cold as the other parts of America. The “too sunny” weather irritated me to 1.___________ to some curses. This day, as I entered my class, some 2.___________ came into my ears. It was about a new freshman girl from China, who 3.___________ my curiosity. I wanted to meet the 4.___________ figure and I did. The Assistant Dean called me 5.___________ to take the girl to her afternoon activity. So we started our journey. The first stop was her dorm. Half of the room was so tidy that it was 6.___________ to tell whether there was existence of human beings. The other half was totally a mess. Of course, the neat half belonged to the Chinese girl. My parents always say Chinese are very clean and 7.___________ . I talked to the girl. From a few words, I realized she didn’t know colloquial English but only knew how to speak “8.___________ ” English, which can’t help much in conversational communication. Another difficulty she had to face was culture shock. For instance, in China, students are not allowed to develop boy-girl “intimate” relationship in school, while 9.___________ an American campus, you can see couples walking around hand-in-hand or kissing. I don’t know if I could be strong enough to face all the difficulties when I am alone somewhere away from my friends and all the stuff that I am familiar with or get used to. Although this girl is still having a hard time 10.___________ to the new surroundings, her English is improving and I believe she will overcome those difficulties.