China is becoming stronger and stronger. Its great culture is ______ the whole world. Some countries set up Chinese courses in schools. Some students from western countries ______ China to study in order to learn Chinese. Moli is one of them.

Moli is from Canada. She likes China very much. She likes everything from China, especially Chinese ______. She bought many books about Chinese history. She has had a ______ to get a chance to come to China since she was a child. Her dream came true. In 2019, after she ______ from senior high school, she became a student in Shanghai Foreign Language University.

At first, she was not used to living in Shanghai. But ______ she liked the city. Moli worked hard in the college. She has won many ______ including a scholarship（奖学金）. She used these scholarships to travel to many places of interest in China to learn more about Chinese culture. She likes both Chinese culture and Chinese people. In her ______, Chinese people is the most friendly in the world. In the COVID-19 pandemic（新冠肺炎疫情）Moli chose to stay in Shanghai. She said that nothing could ______ her from China. She believed China would defeat（打败）the COVID-19 pandemic successfully.

Moli plans to ______ in China after graduating from university. She believes that China will become better and better.

I was born in a small town in Japan. And I spent most of my _________ there. However, I _________ to America with my family two years ago.

I never lived in another country, so I was very shy at the beginning. It wasn’t so _________ as I had thought. I had to learn and speak a new _________ so that I can know what people said. In class, I always _________ to keep silent because I wasn’t _________ of myself at the new school. I didn’t join any club though my teachers always _________ me.

One day, all the students stayed together and played on the playground. _________, I just watched everyone playing happily. In fact, I was talented in sports. _________ while watching them playing, I wanted to join them. I said to __________, “I can’t just sit on the ground without playing. I need to __________ and be brave to have fun with my classmates.” All these thoughts pushed me to walk out of my comfort zone (舒适区). Finally, I stood up and joined them. __________ has changed since then. Now, I have a lot of friends and I am a member of many clubs at school.

So don’t be __________ to walk out of your comfort zone. After walking out of it, you will get a lot of surprises. You will build __________ relationships with others. Actually, being out of your comfort zone is a great __________, and you will be more confident about your life.

I had the idea to be an exchange (交换) student in Germany in September, 2023. With tears in my eyes, I ________ goodbye to my family. After I finally arrived ________ the airport in Berlin, I was welcomed by my host family. They didn’t know much about my disability (残疾). “I hobble (跛行) a little but I don’t see it as a ________.” I think it depends on my will and the disability doesn’t matter!

________ I went there, I knew I was going to miss home. Maybe I was going to regret (后悔) making such a decision. ________ I went! Why? Because I wanted to be a fighter so I never ________. My mother wrote to my host mom about my trouble. My host supported me greatly. By e-mail, they also told all my teachers about me.

Everything worked ________. By the end of my year, we were asked to talk about our years. I spoke in front of about 100 people. I ________ my great speech. The next day, some teachers stopped me and said, “Your ________ was the best one.”

My year in Berlin was the best thing I’ve done so far. I have proved (证明) I am a fighter and ________ is impossible. And now I want to tell you that we should enjoy life no matter how difficult it is. And we should think in a positive (积极的) way even in a terrible situation.