—No, I think we need ____________ students.

Harry is a 21-year-old student from Canada. He 1 at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine now.  He likes drinking tea and  2 Chinese qigong every day. Knowledge about Chinese medicine is useful, 3 it is also very difficult to learn well.

"I must work harder, " Harry said, " I was 4 when I was a little boy. To be strong, I learnt qigong at the age of twelve."

Harry 5 to come to China after he finished his college in his own country. 6 September 5th of 2010, he began to learn Chinese in Beijing. Then he went to Heilongjiang for  7 on medicine and began his three-year college life in China.

"I would like to  8 my country after finishing my study. I'll try my best to do something to let people know 9 about Chinese medicine and keep Canadians healthy. "

More and more foreign students from other 10 like Harry have studied at the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine since 1986. From then on, the university has built communication and cooperation ( 合作 ) with educational and research institutes ( 学院 ) on Chinese medicine in more than 30 countries .

American schools begin in September after a two-month holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June.

Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.

High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and they have homework every day. After class, they do many interesting things.

After high school many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to spend a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences of miscomunication.

On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa went into a store and asked, "Do you have cold drinks?" The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. Lisa later learned that the woman had answered her. The woman had raised her eyebrows and it means "yes" in Micronesia.

Jan had an experience in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means "no".

Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people hand not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students really understood. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways to say "yes" depending on where they come from.

— Yes, I was a little nervous _____, but I felt relaxed a few minutes later.