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When I was a university student，I （61） ______ （attract） by the Chinese．So I got a job as a teacher in Wuhan three years ago．（62） ______ （think） back，I realize it was the students I met in the first year and Chinese university life in general （63） ______ gave me the deepest impression．
During my school days，I would rarely give up my spare time to any activity （64） ______ （connect） with study．Unless exams were approaching，my weekends were devoted to having fun or perhaps a part-time job．My Chinese students，（65） ______ the other hand，seemed to spend their entire waking hours studying．I understand that competition in Chinese universities is extremely fierce．Nonetheless，their energy and motivation put （66） ______ （I） to shame．
My first year in China was also my first year as a teacher．It was both challenging （67） ______ rewarding．One thing I know for certain is that my year in Wuhan changed me for the （68） ______ （good）．Thanks to the politeness and （69） ______ （warm） of Chinese students，I overcame my fear of speaking in public and became more self-confident．Most （70） ______ （important），I met dozens of nice people and made many excellent friends．