HappyLifeatSchool 　　CatherineWangarrivedintheUKinJanuary1999.InordertodevelopandextendherEnglishlanguageskills,shespentthefirstfewmonthsatSherborneInternationalCollege.ThenshejoinedAldenhamtotakeatwo-year‘A’levelcourse,whichwillenablehertoenteraBritishuniversity. 　　CatherinefoundthattheemphasisonmathsandscienceinChinahadequippedherwellfortwoofher“A”levels----mathsandphysics.Tochallenge①herimagination,shechoseartasherthirdsubject.Shesaiditwasquiterewarding②andchallenging. 　　AlthoughCatherineleftalittle,lonelyatfirst,shesaidshewasverygratefulforthefriendlinessshowntoherbytheteachersatAldenham. 　　Catherinehasfoundtheinternationalmixofculturesveryrefreshing③.Aswellasmakingfriends,bothboysandgirlsfromanumberofcultures,CatherinefounditcomfortingtomeetotherChinesepupilsattheschool. 　　Thehousefacilities④includeaseparategirls'sittingroomandtheuseofakitchen,though,shesaidtheschoolfoodwasgood. 　　SheisahardworkingpupilandvaluestheopportunitytostudyinEngland.Shehopesherresultswillenableherparentstobeproudofherachievements.CatherineplanstostudyataleadinguniversityintheUKbeforereturningtoChinatowork. 　　Summinguphertimeattheschool,Catherinesaid,“IhavebeenveryhappyatAldenhamandIknowIwillneverforgettheexperience.IhavelearntagreatdealfromtheEnglishcultureandmyEnglishhasimprovedenormously⑤.Theschoolhasbeengoodatrecognizingtheneedsofforeignstudents.Forexample,wewentoutasacrowdlastweektocelebratetheChineseNewYear.Itwasgreat.” 　　我也是初一的,我可是英语高手!