Martin A. Haase is a Canadian who has lived in Changsha, Hunan Province for 17 years. He first became ____1____ (interest) in wushu when he was in high school. His passion (热爱) was so strong that he ____2____ (decide) to study it in China.

Since then, his life has been changed by wushu ____3____ is a traditional Chinese culture. It is also connected with philosophy (哲学). Over the years, he has learned a lot ____4____ (much) than just wushu. So far, he ____5____ (study) Chinese language, history and traditional medicine.

But Martin doesn’t just keep the knowledge to ____6____ (him). He often tells his Canadian friends and family about the beauty of Chinese culture and invites them ____7____ (visit) China. He helps organize student exchange programs between ____8____ (university) in Changsha and Canada. Because ____9____ his efforts, more Canadian students get the chance to learn about Chinese culture.

For Martin, China is not only ____10____ place to live in, but also a land of learning, growth, and endless discovery. His story shows how cultural understanding can bring people together.

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解析：选interested。句意：他高中时第一次对武术产生兴趣。固定搭配become interested in，表示对……感兴趣，修饰人用interested，故填interested。

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解析：选decided。句意：他的热爱如此强烈，于是决定来中国学习武术。讲述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，decide的过去式是decided，故填decided。

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解析：选which/that。句意：从那时起，武术改变了他的生活，武术是中国传统文化。定语从句，先行词wushu是事物，关系代词 which/that在从句中作主语，故填which/that。

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解析：选more。句意：多年来，他学到的远远不只是武术。后面有than，要用比较级，much的比较级more，much more than远远不止，故填more。

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解析：选has studied。句意：到目前为止，他已经学习了汉语、中国历史和传统医学。so far是现在完成时标志，主语he，助动词用has，study过去分词studied，故填has studied。

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解析：选himself。句意：但是马丁并没有把知识只留给自己。固定搭配keep sth. to oneself，独享、不对外说，反身代词himself，故填himself。

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解析：选to visit。句意：他经常向加拿大亲友讲述中国文化之美，邀请他们来中国游览。固定搭配invite sb. to do sth.，邀请某人做某事，故填to visit。

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解析：选universities。句意：他帮忙组织长沙和加拿大大学之间的学生交换项目。此处指多所大学，用复数 universities，故填universities。

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解析：选of。句意：因为他的努力，更多加拿大学生有机会了解中国文化。because of后接名词短语，表示因为，故填of。

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解析：选a。句意：对马丁来说，中国不仅是一个居住的地方，也是一个学习、成长、不断发现的国度。place是可数名词单数，辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a。