Have you ever imagined exploring into the Yangtze River? A Welsh explorer is believed to have become the first person 【小题1】 (walk) the length of the world’s third longest river, the Yangtze River, in China.

The 28-year-old explorer spent two years 【小题2】(plan) his epic (壮举), 【小题3】he says has never been done before. Other members of his walking team dropped out within the first few days because of 【小题4】(sick) and the threat of animal attacks. Yet Dykes managed to continue with his journey, and 【小题5】(attract) millions of fans who followed him on social media.

Ash Dykes began the 4,000-mile journey in July 2018. He faced many challenges along the way, including packs (群) of hungry wolves and temperatures as low as -20°C. On 12 August, he finally completed 【小题6】challenge. One of the highlights (优秀事迹) for Dyke was 【小题7】 (be) the first person from Europe to help release (释放) rare Chinese sturgeon (鲟) into the river. This species of fish is 【小题8】 (rare) than the giant panda and is well loved by people in China. Dykes wanted to monitor the health of the river, keeping track【小题9】pollution as he walked. He said “The good news is that I’ve seen a huge increase in knowledge and understanding within the communities, towns and cities along the way. People are aware of the damage being caused to their water sources and are now【小题10】(active) changing their ways for the better-it’s inspiring to see.”

Luo Yingjiu, 82, has run a small zoo in Enshi, Hubei province on his own for 33 years despite 【小题1】 (vary) difficulties. At the one-man Fenghuang Mountain Zoo, Luo serves 【小题2】 director, cleaner, breeder, vet and conductor. Most of the residents of the zoo are old and weak, many of 【小题3】 were saved by Luo.

【小题4】 (live) in the zoo himself, Luo gets up at about 5 am, checks the condition of the animals, cleans their enclosures and goes to the market to buy feed for them. At night, he observes the animals and refills their food and water, and even gets up around 2 am 【小题5】 ( care) for the older ones.

Over the past 33 years, Luo 【小题6】 ( devote) himself to the zoo and persisted. He lives economically, eats 【小题7】 (simple) and never dines out at restaurants. Sometimes, he picks up empty bottles to sell to support the zoo. 【小题8】 his retirement salary is about 5,000 yuan per month, which is enough to live a good life in such a small place, he has fallen into debt to cover the zoo’s expenses.

Last January, Luo Wei, the old man’s granddaughter, 【小题9】 (begin) to post short videos of him looking after these animals online, hoping to raise awareness of the zoo and give people a 【小题10】 (good) understanding of her grandfather’s work.

Xu Beihong (1895~1953),【小题1】 hometown is in Jiangsu province China, returned in 1927. The painter had lived and studied art in Europe for nearly ten years, primarily in France, which has long been known as the “land of art”.

One of the earliest Chinese 【小题2】 (artist) to study fine arts in Europe, Xu was well-received in art and education communities back home. It then seemed a natural choice for him 【小题3】 (put) his time and effort into teaching at art schools 【小题4】 holding exhibitions of modern Chinese painting.

【小题5】 (touch) by the bad situation of his country and 【小题6】 (it) people at that time, Xuspoke for the serious condition of the people through painting. The subjects in his works included those 【小题7】 (live) in mountainous Chongqing who had to go up and down to get water, boatmen working on the Yangtze River and women praying (祈祷) for the 【小题8】 (safe) of husbands who worked far away from home.

For those in the art community, Xu 【小题9】 (remember) mostly for blending (融合) Eastern and Western styles and doing a great job on the higher education of fine arts in China. While for his people,【小题10】 artist is best known for showing the true life of those at the grassroots.