题目内容：

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last month, I visited China, 1. I always wanted to see. I have been learning the culture and the language 2. I was young.

The first four days of the ten-day trip 3.(spend) in Beijing. We saw the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City, shopped at markets, and 4.(eat) at different restaurants. Wow! I’m here in the place I only heard 5.(story) about and saw pictures of!

I spent the next six days in Xi'an. 6.(compare) to Beijing, I found more of the daily life in China because I stayed with a Chinese friend, who welcomed me home with open arms and so did his family. It was 7. amazing experience to dip into the culture. Xi'an really gave me a chance 8.(meet) new people and figure out what their lives were like on a day-to-day basis. I was able to practice and improve my Chinese more than ever. Besides new vocabulary, my 9.(able) to communicate improved a lot.

Going across the world to a place 10.(complete) different from mine was eye-opening and inspiring. It gave me a new view on my life, which I will constantly use to compare to my daily life back home.