阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Wang Tianchang, 【小题1】 native of Gosu Province, moved into the Gobi Desert 22 years ago with his family. They have been fighting the desert ever since, 【小题2】(become) a symbol of China’s anti-desertification (防治荒漠化) campaign.
At first, they 【小题3】(start) planting bushes and sapling. To fund their efforts, they sold most of their farm animals, with only 6 sheep 【小题4】(leave) to support themselves. To make matters 【小题5】(bad), because they weren’t familiar with the environment, the trees they planted in the first two years 【小题6】(blow) away by strong winds. But in time, they learned that adaptable grasses were ideal for “holding down the sand”. A bush known as the sweet-vetch has an 80 percent survival rate even in severe desert 【小题7】(condition), 【小题8】 has become a key part of the Wang’s efforts.
Eventually, his efforts have not gone unnoticed. The Chinese government not only appointed Tianchang and his sons 【小题9】 forest protectors in 2010, but also started funding their work. The family home is surrounded by a 【小题10】(beauty) vegetable garden, proving that land can in fact be transformed from the desert.