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Max Horne is a high school student from New York，USA．He has visited more（1）

places

places

in China than many Chinese people.
   "I have been studying Chinese for the past seven years，and I have loved every minute（2）

of

of

it，" said Horne.He became very interested in Chinese（3）

culture

culture

after he read an article on the Silk Road （關(guān)于絲綢之路的文章） in primary school.
   In 2015，Horne visited China for the first time.He went to Lijiang，Yunnan and（4）

stayed

stayed

in a small village.He studied Chinese and learned how to farm there.
   In the summer of 2016，Horne came to China（5）

again

again

.This time he bought a standing（6）

ticket

ticket

for an 18-hour train ride to Tibet."On that trip.I ran out of （用完） food to eat and water to drink.Then a man took out a big cucumber（黃瓜）.He broke it in half and（7）

gave

gave

me half of jye.ai.It made my heart feel warm，"said Horne.Then he started to talk with people next to（8）

him

him

and heard many stories.
   In the following years，Horne visited many other Chinese cities，like Beijing，Shanghai，Suzhou，and Cjye.aingdu.He（9）

shared

shared

his stories with others after he went back home.He also started an after-school Chinese program and he taught students（10）

simple

simple

Chinese.He hoped they would be interested in Chinese culture like him.