As a university student， I decided to learn German． For some reason I really liked the language， but I was not very good at learning it．The grammar（1）　　 me a lot and even drove me crazy．My only advantage was（2）　　．I got an A on every word test I took．After two years of studies，I struggled（挣扎）to communicate in（3）　　 German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree．It was the（4）　　term I would ever have．

    The moment I arrived in Germany，I felt like I was starting from scratch （从头开始）．The German I'd learned in university wasn't（5）　　for everyday conversation． My book knowledge fell by the wayside as I thought about the basics of getting around， reading emails and talking with my classmates． I was often nervous at school， worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions． I only（6）　　a little around my eight roommates， who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my（7）　　．

    I chose to study three courses﹣reading & writing， grammar and history． All were in German and difficult， but the history class was the worst． The teacher spoke so（8）　　that almost everything he said flew right over my head． I sat in the front， took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class， but（9）　　 helped． I had no idea what the class was really about …

    Years have passed， but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at（10）　　another language． That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson． I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success．

（1）A． gave	B． helped	C． troubled
（2）A． listening	B． spelling	C． speaking
（3）A． perfect	B． broken	C． beautiful
（4）A． hardest	B． easiest	C． happiest
（5）A． useless	B． meaningless	C． practical
（6）A． relaxed	B． feared	C． wondered
（7）A． purposes	B． progress	C． mistakes
（8）A． slowly	B． quickly	C． clearly
（9）A． nothing	B． anything	C． everything
（10）A． creating	B． teaching	C． learning