AlthoughI’mstillyoungtobethinkingaboutcollegeI1.____(have)myeyeontheUniversityofWashington—Seattleforawhilenow.SinceIamacompetitivegymnastmycollegesearchbeganattheendofeighthgradeinhopes2.____earningascholarship.Seattleis3000milesfromNewJerseyandmyparentsoriginallylaughedattheideaofme3.____(go)toschoolsofaraway.Ieventuallyconvincedthem4.____(take)meforavisit.
Ranked14th5.____(global)byU.S.News&WorldReporttheUniversityofWashingtonisapublicinstitution.6.____isclearthatstudentstheretakeacademicsandathleticsveryseriously—exactly7.____Iwaslookingfor.Allofthefacilities(设备）arestate-of-the-artandthedormsaresuperclean.Icompletelyfellinlovewiththeschool;evenhearingaboutthe8.____(rain)weatherinSeattlecouldn’tmakemeloveitless.
Afewweeksaftermyvisitmydreamcamecloserto9.____(real)whenIreceivedaverbal(口头的)commitmenttotheUniversityofWashington.CollegeisstillafewyearsawaybutIcan'twaittobeapartofsuch10.____amazingplace.