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Dear Mary,
[I/be]____________________________________ at Lacrosse College for a
year and [I/not/take]____________________________________ any computer
courses yet.[I/take]____________________________________ a few math courses
at thiscollege,but none involving computers.The calculus course that
[I/take]__________________________ lastfall
[be]_______________________________________________ interesting,but
[I/not/understand]____________________________________ a lotof the
material,and [I/fail]____________________________________________________the
finalexam. [I/really/try]____________________________________ hard to do well
during the firstsemester,but
[I/not/can/pass]____________________________________ that class.
So far,[I/have]____________________________________ a lotof trouble
with my classes.[I/never/enjoy]____________________________________ math
or science, as you know, and
[I/always/prefer]____________________________________ languages, but here
they require you to take basic math and science.
In high school,[I/do]____________________________________ wellin math
because [it/be]____________________________________ easy for me then. Now,
it'smore than Ican handle.
My sociallifeat school [be]____________________________________ fairly
quiet.[I/not/meet]___________________________________ any interesting
people yet,although [I/go]______________________________________________ to
severalparties.In fact,{I/go]__________________________________________ to
one mixer lastnight,where
[I/meet]___________________________________________ a lotof business
students.[I/find]______________________________________________ them allto
be reallyboring.[They/only/talk]____________________________________ about
money.
Christmas vacation [be]____________________________________ really

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boring.[I/stay]____________________________________ in my room most of the
time, and [I/read]_______________________________________________ a lotof
books and [call]_________________________________________a few friends on
the phone, but [I/not/have]________________________________________ a lotof
fun. [I/never/enjoy]________________________________________ Christmas
vacations.[I/always/be]_________________________________________ a loner,
and at parties [I/always/be]____________________________________ a
wallflower,never meeting anyone.
[I/survive]____________________________________ 19 Christmas holidays in my
lifeso far,and [I/never/feel]____________________________________ the
Christmas spirit Well,maybe [I/enjoy]____________________________________
.
Christmas some what when [I/be]__________________________________________ a
litt kid,but Idon't think that [I/have]______________________________________
le
a good time during holidays in recent years.
Ilook forward to sum m er vacation,especiallynow that it’sFebruary
and so cold.[It/not/snow]____________________________________ much so far
thiswinter,but Ithink that itwillsoon. This winter
[be]____________________________________ fairlywarm, and
[it/not/be]__________________________________________ very good for skiing
lately.[I/try]_______________________________________________ to go skiing last
week, but [there/not/be]____________________________________ enough snow.
Iguess thisletter[be]____________________________________ a little
depressing so far.Ishould mention that
[I/go]____________________________________ to AtlanticCity lastweek and
[I/win]____________________________________ some money playing roulette,so
thisyear [not/be]____________________________________ totallybad. By the
way, [how/you/be]___________________________________________________
lately? [you/see]____________________________________ any good movies
lately?

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[Ho w/your sister Kate/be]_______________________________________?
[she/start]_____________________________________________ her new job yet?
[I/just/find]_________________________________________ a part/time job,by the
way. [I/get]____________________________________ itlastweek after my
room m ate [tell]____________________________________me about it.How’s
school? Write me.
Love,
Dick