Thanks to the Chinese government scholarship, I was able to come to China and realize my dream as    1     international student. In my two years of Master's study, I collected a bunch of wonderful memories.

One of them was joining a hiking marathon or climbing to the top of a mountain. I did not win the marathon,     2     the sight of the beautiful landscapes along the way was enough for me. In China, I found that hiking was one of the best leisure     3    (activity) of Chinese people.

The visit     4     Zijin Mountain last year was the most challenging yet very memorable to me because of the bad weather in winter and the long hours of journey    5       ( reach) the top. The temperature at that time reached a freezing point. My hands were stone cold and my face    6       (go) very pale. When we reached the top, it was just so     7    (attract). The sunset view was the best of all. One of my friends took a photo of     8    (I) and my Chinese friend as if we were sharing the sun with our hands. We stayed on top for a while, until we felt that we should be leaving before we would     9     (total) freeze to death.

I believe that     10     (climb) mountains gives someone a sense of direction and a motivation to reach your goal no matter how hard or unimaginable it could be.