阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Nowadays, lots of foreigners are learning
Chinese. Like many of them, I 1 knew two words of Chinese ("Ni Hao"
and "Xie Xie") when I first came to Beijing, China in 2009. As you
can guess, my life was 2 for a while after I arrived. Simple tasks like
ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful.
I knew I had to learn more Chinese, so I 3 a Chinese class. My teacher was 4,
although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation. Later I studied on
my own as well, but my progress was still slow. And I decided to 5.
Around this time, I started playing in a
band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing. He taught
me a lot of 6 about music, such as "melody". He
learned a lot of English from me in return, so it was a good way to 7 language and culture.
I
have learned enough Chinese to 8 many problems like booking train tickets.
These days, there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese. I can 9 why it's an amazing language. Finally, I found
that the best way to learn a 10 is to make friends with native speakers and
spend time with them.
