new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this__1__ process and found something that has changed my__2__at college for the better: I discovered ASL－American Sign Language(美式手语)．

　　I never felt an urge to__3__any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The __4__languages were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my__5__for ASL.

　　The__6__began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club__7__their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very__8__of communicating without speaking__9__me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the__10__. This newness just left me__11__more.

　　After that, feeling the need to__12__further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL Club's meetings. I only learned how to __13__the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my__14__progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to __15__those meetings and learn all I could.

The following term, I__16__an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was__17__. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.__18__， if there had been any talking, it would have__19__us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and