It felt like a dream come true to Arman from Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦). He was the ____1____ (win) of the Kazakhstan National Chinese Language Contest, and when his sister ____2____ (return) home from her university study abroad, she was surprised to see his gold medal on the wall. She had always encouraged Arman, but even she didn’t expect such a great achievement.

Rewinding (倒带) to a year ago, Arman became ____3____ (great) interested in the Chinese culture after watching a thrilling kung fu movie. The beautiful language and rich history fascinated him, so he started learning basic phrases online. Soon, he decided ____4____ (take) part in the annual Chinese competition at school, hoping to challenge himself. But the path wasn’t easy. At first, he wasn’t chosen for the school team because his pronunciation was weak. ____5____, he didn’t give up. He believed in ____6____ (he) and practiced every day after classes, repeating words until they sounded perfect.

____7____ the help of his sister, who had studied Chinese herself, he improved rapidly. She spent hours tutoring him, sharing her textbooks, and even cooking dumplings while they reviewed vocabulary. Her support was invaluable. Finally, after months of hard work, he won ____8____ ten-day free trip to Beijing as the top prize. ____9____ exciting it is to explore the Great Wall and speak with locals!

As Chinese is becoming ____10____ (popular) than many other languages globally, his experience shows that perseverance pays off. For any student facing doubts, remember: start small, seek help, and never stop believing. Learning Chinese opened doors to new friendships and opportunities, and it can for you too!

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解析：选winner。词性转换。空格前有定冠词 the，需填名词作表语；win 的名词形式为 winner（获胜者），单数形式匹配主语 He。

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解析：选returned。动词时态（一般过去时）。全文讲述过去发生的事，时态为一般过去时；return 的过去式为 returned（规则变化）。

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解析：选greatly。词性转换。空格修饰形容词 interested，需用副词；great 的副词形式为 greatly（“非常感兴趣”）。

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解析：选to take。非谓语动词（不定式）。固定搭配 decide to do sth.（决定做某事），故填不定式 to take。

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解析：选However。逻辑连接词。前文 “未入选校队” 与后文 “不放弃” 为转折关系，且空格后有逗号，故填 However（然而）。

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解析：选himself。反身代词。固定搭配 believe in oneself（相信自己），主语为 he，对应反身代词 himself。

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解析：选With。介词短语固定搭配。固定搭配 with the help of sb.（在某人的帮助下），句首首字母大写，故填 With。

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解析：选a。冠词（不定冠词）。此处表示 “一次十天的免费之旅”，表泛指，ten-day 以辅音音素开头，故填 a。

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解析：选How。感叹句引导词。感叹句结构为 “How + 形容词 + 主语 + 谓语！”，空格后为形容词 exciting，故填 How。

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解析：选more popular。形容词比较级。空格后有 than，需用比较级；popular 为多音节词，比较级形式为 more popular（更受欢迎）。