The Lion Rock mountain stands not only as one of the most famous scenic spots in Hong Kong, 【小题1】 has become a spiritual symbol representing the persistent efforts of ordinary Hong Kong people 【小题2】 (live) a better life.

The Lion Rock spirit has also 【小题3】 (deep) touched those outside Hong Kong, such as     Cui Xiaodong, 【小题4】 ink artist and director of the Yan Huang Art Museum in Bejing. “The   mountain stands like a giant, symbolizing the industrious and persistent spirit which, over the past decades, 【小题5】 (pull) people in Hong Kong together through hard times. It is a recollection     of the youth and vigor (活力) of a generation of people in Hong Kong 【小题6】 struggled to   make the city what it is today.” he says.

Cui created Lion Rock in Hong Kong, a colored ink painting. In his painting, Cui depicts (描绘) the cliffs of the Lion Rock, 【小题7】 (overlook)   the city’s skyscrapers. Made earlier this     year,   the painting is   now 【小题8】 show at   Greater Bay   Area   in the Eyes   of Artists, a display marking the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The 【小题9】 (masterpiece) displayed there hail (向……致敬) the ecological diversity of the area and also presents to the audience 【小题10】 (success) accomplishments since 1997.

Born in 1874 in Ireland, Shackleton left school at 16 and then joined the NW Shipping Company, 【小题1】 (become) a master mariner in 1898. Before captaining 【小题2】 ship Endurance, Shackleton accompanied Robert Scott 【小题3】 the Discovery expedition and also led the Nimrod expedition, both of 【小题4】 went to Antarctica. Although the Endurance expedition was a failure, there was no 【小题5】 (lose) of life, thanks to Shackleton’s 【小题6】(bravery) rescue mission. Shackleton 【小题7】 (celebrate) as one of the world’s greatest 【小题8】 (explorer), and the Endurance expedition story is said by many 【小题9】 (be) the greatest rescue mission of all time. It makes people reflect on 【小题10】 the characteristics of courage and perseverance can help to deal with the situations of great adversity.

Videos of 77-year-old Xu Xiuzhen, who speaks different languages while working at a scenic spot selling water and postcards, have brought her instant fame.

【小题1】(locate) at the base of Moon Hill, Xu's village is a popular tourist destination famous for a moon-shaped hole. She has been working as a tour guide in Yangshuo, 【小题2】county and resort town in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region since 1998, 【小题3】 the area became famous with foreign backpackers and organized tours. To support her family, Xu, who 【小题4】 (drop) out of junior school, began to learn different languages in order to attract more foreign customers.

Xu said she would change words in any language 【小题5】 Chinese characters based on their pronunciation and then memorize them. Repeating the words in her head before going to bed and immediately after 【小题6】(wake) up has given her fluency in basic conversations with foreigners.

Over the past two decades, Xu 【小题7】(teach) herself eleven foreign languages, including English, Spanish and Korean. In addition to making her incredibly popular, her linguistic skills have made 【小题8】easier for her to communicate with foreign tourists. Xu has also become one of the 【小题9】 (busy)tour guides in Yangshuo. Her reputation draws a large crowd of tourists every day, especially foreign visitors, who come to meet the multilingual guide out of 【小题10】 (admire).