根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school student. When I was in high school, I made up my mind 【小题1】difficult/hard to go to America.
I wanted to study English and American culture. And I didn’t want to study in college in Japan at all. In Japan, it is very between 【小题2】 to enter a famous college or university but easy to graduate, so students don’t study hard after they enter the college or university. This was one of the reasons why I came to America.
I came to America last September. I have been here for eight months. When I first came here, I was very surprised. There are many differences everywhere 【小题3】 Japan and America. I felt it was very strange and interesting.
I was also very upset because I heard English took/had 【小题4】so . Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even myself 【小题5】what a walk, I heard only English. Everything was very hard for me because I could hardly understand English. Now I am used to hearing English and I can talk with Americans more easily, 　 【小题6】　 things are getting better.
After I came here, I realized how much I love my family, how difficult it is to live by 　 【小题7】　 , how exciting it is to live in another country, and how important it is to do 　 【小题8】　 I want to do. If I didn’t come here, maybe I didn’t realize these things. This is the most important experience in my life. I’m going to stay here for about three years. I’ll never forget the life in the USA.

解析：【小题1】考查固定短语make one’s mind to do 下定决心做某事。【小题2】结合下文but easy to graduate,可知日本大学是难进易出，联系谓语动词is，可知填形容词difficult或者hard。【小题3】结合句意可知考查介词between，这个词常和and一起构成固定短语，在……和……之间。【小题4】根据Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even 82 a walk,及下文描述，可知本句意思为我也很心烦，因为到处听到的都是英语。故填everywhere。【小题5】联系下文a walk可知前面缺少谓语动词，故填take，从事或者have从事的过去时态。【小题6】本句不缺少句子成分，联系上下文可知前后两句为因果关系，故填连词so。【小题7】考查短语by oneself。结合上文此时作者是一个人独自生活，句子主语为I，故填by myself。【小题8】通过分析可知宾语从句缺少逻辑宾语，故填what，我想做的事。

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