I was admitted into a freshman 1.________ at Yale that required us to read up Western classics, comprehend them, 2.________ them and 3.________ papers with 4.________ ideas on them. Although this was my first year in an all-English environment, and sometimes I 5.________ all the hard work, I 6.________ understand Western society. I 7.________ my lack of preparation with diligence. I pulled all-nighters, I 8.________ after class to ask questions, I learned note-taking in English from my classmates, and I visited the writing tutor. As a result, as the year came to an end, I received 9._________ for all my papers.