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The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot lies in the northwestern part of Yangzhou, with its south gate facing Great Rainbow Bridge Road. It (1) an area of about 123.6 hectares. The Slender West Lake was (2) a National Key Scenic Spot in 1988 and National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010.
The Slender West Lake (3) to be a long river named the Baozhang Lake, which is 4 kilometers in (4) and less than 100 meters in width. A famous poet Wang Hang in the Qing Dynasty once composed a poem (诗歌), from which the Slender West Lake gets its (5) name and to which it owes its great fame (名声) both at home and (6) .
During the Sui and Tang dynasties, many gardens were built (7) the Slender West Lake. Following the lines of the natural landscape, a large (8) of buildings along the moats (护城河) were constructed (建造) in different locations during different periods. Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty both (9) the Slender West Lake.
The Slender West Lake Scenic Spot is an outstanding representative (代表) of the lake gardens in China. In a word, the Slender West Lake not only represents the (10) of natural landscape (风景), but also embodies (体现) the richness of its history and culture.

1.covers 2.named 3.used 4.length 5.present 6.abroad 7.beside 8.number 9.visited 10.beauty

1. 句意：它占地约123.6公顷。“cover an area of”是固定搭配，意为“占地面积为”，主语It是第三人称单数，一般现在时，所以填covers。
2. 句意：瘦西湖于1988年被命名为国家重点风景名胜区，2010年被评为国家AAAAA级旅游景区。“be named”表示“被命名为”，符合语境，所以填named。
3. 句意：瘦西湖过去是一条名为保障湖的长河。“used to be”是固定短语，意为“过去是”，所以填used。
4. 句意：它长4公里，宽不到100米。“in length”表示“在长度上”，所以填length。
5. 句意：清代著名诗人王杭曾写过一首诗，瘦西湖由此得名，并因此在国内外享有盛誉。“present name”意为“现在的名字”，所以填present。
6. 句意：清代著名诗人王杭曾写过一首诗，瘦西湖由此得名，并因此在国内外享有盛誉。“at home and abroad”是固定短语，意为“国内外”，所以填abroad。
7. 句意：隋唐时期，瘦西湖边修建了许多园林。“beside”表示“在……旁边”，符合语境，所以填beside。
8. 句意：沿着自然景观的线条，在不同时期、不同地点沿着护城河修建了大量建筑。“a large number of”是固定短语，意为“大量的”，所以填number。
9. 句意：清代康熙、乾隆皇帝都曾游览过瘦西湖。“visit”表示“参观，游览”，根据语境用一般过去时，所以填visited。
10. 句意：总之，瘦西湖不仅代表了自然景观的美丽，也体现了其历史文化的丰富性。“beauty”是名词，意为“美丽”，作宾语，所以填beauty。