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As a foreigner, the first time I ate hot pot was in Chongqing, China. The hot pot restaurant was one of the largest and ___（1）___（busy）places in the city. In the restaurant, hundreds ___（2）___ people were crowded into one large room. My friend and I sat at a table with ___（3）___ large pot in the middle. It was an amazing experience. I ___（4）___（real）couldn’t forget it.

Today, the hot pot is one of the most popular forms of cooking in China, and nearly every town and city has some hot pot ___（5）___（restaurant). Some people might ask how hot pot becomes so popular. With a hot pot, you can ___（6）___（put）in any food that you like. The same pot can serve any number of different meals to the people sitting around the table. Everyone can eat as much ___（7）___ they want and no one is left out. This ___（8）___（be）one of the values of Chinese culture. Finally, not only does hot pot taste wonderful, but it is the perfect way ___（9）___（spend）time with others.

In China, people often joke that there’s no problem that a hot pot can’t solve. Over a hot pot, people can talk about not just food, but friendship. The food may soon be forgotten, ____（10）____ the friendship will stay with us forever. Even today, I remember all the good times I spent with my friends in Chongqing.