from: **
department of the special class gifted for youths
university of science and technology
hefei, anhui 230026, p.r. china
july 1, 1998
dear sir or madam:
　　i take great pleasure in recommending ren ren, one of my favorite students, for admission into your distinguished graduate program.
　　mr. ren was admitted in 1986 at 14 years of age into the special class for the gifted youths, my university's unique program that caters to the intellectual needs of unusually talented chinese youngsters. it was a rare privilege he earned with his nearly impeccable academic performance through the years of his elementary and secondary school.
he impressed me almost as he entered into my university, a major cradle of china's scientific and technologi