According to a Chinese saying, he who doesn't reach the Great Wall of China is never a great man.

    Growing up in Beijing I1 its historical sites and natural attractions perfectly well. However, I'd 2 climbed the Great Wall before until recently. I, along with my friends3for the top. We soon discovered that the hike was much more 4 than we had imagined. But we didn't 5.It took us about two hours to finally6 where we had wanted to get to.

    As I 7 at the top of the Great Wall, I looked back at the waves of8 walking to the top. At that moment, I saw an amazing 9 that would forever change my opinion on humans' limits. I saw young couples carrying their children, walking10 but surely towards the top. They would stop once in a while to take a11 under the hot sun.

    As I stood there, I began to 12 words that can describe us humans. If one would like to describe Giraffes (长颈鹿), he/she would use words such as 13 and long-necked -But what about us? I took another look down below and my 14began to gather, persevering (坚持不懈的), determined, and 15As these words came into my mind, I 16 that it was not appearance or physical characteristics that should define (定义) us humans, but the 17 that we share.

    I don't know if I became a 18 man after returning from this 19 according to the Chinese saying20 I surely returned as a more thoughtful person.

阅读下列材料，回答问题。

材料一：吾等对于袁世凯深加敬爱，愿此次革命之效果得有完全巩固之政府，与各外国公平交际，并保全内地治安之美满情形，使在中国之商务进步，此种政府，吾等将于外交上竭力相助。

              ——1911年11月15日英国外交部致驻华大使电文

材料二：袁世凯得到孙中山的保证以后，威逼清帝退位。1912年2月12日，宣统帝下诏退位。第二天，袁世凯通电赞成共和。1912年3月，袁世凯在北京就任中华民国临时大总统。