三、选词填空
请认真阅读下面的短文,从方框中选择合适的单词,并用其适当形式填空。
hard, silly, live, better, heart, solve, mountain, two, face, stop
If you want to know what spirit Chinese people have, the story of Yu Gong is a good example. In the Chinese story Yu Gong Moves the Mountains, Yu Gong tried to move two huge (1) named Taihang and Wangwu. These mountains were in places that are part of today's Henan Province. It looked (2) and impossible for an old man to do this. But he never gave up and finally succeeded. His spirit has been passed down for thousands of years. It's deeply rooted in Chinese people's (3).
In real life, the Taklamakan Desert, called the "Sea of Death", is China's biggest desert and the world's (4) largest desert with moving sand. Almost no plants can grow there. To (5) the desert from spreading, people in Xinjiang built a 3,046-kilometre green wall around it. After 46 years of (6) work by 600,000 people, the green wall was successfully finished in 2024. Since 1978, workers and locals have planted many strong trees and plants that can (7) in dry places. These plants hold the sand. Now, the desert and its environment are getting (8). Some wild animals also live there.
From ancient times to today, Yu Gong's spirit teaches us to (9) difficulties bravely. Chinese people's courage and strong will help us (10) future problems.