1) The student has been attending Lacrosse College for a year and has not yet taken any computer courses, though they have taken some math courses without much success. 2) They are having trouble with their classes as they have never enjoyed math or science and prefer languages instead. 3) Their social life has been quiet so far as they have not met any interesting people, though they went to a boring party recently. 4) They are looking forward to summer vacation to get away from the cold winter.

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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