In ancient China there lived an artist（1）
whose
whose
paintings were almost lifelike.The artist's reputation had made him proud.One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait （畫像） done so he called all great artists to come and present their（2）
finest
finest
（fine） work，so that he could choose the best.The artist was sure he would be（3）
chosen
chosen
（choose），but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor's chief minister，the old man laughed.The wise old man told him to（4）
travel
travel
/?tr?vl/ to the Li River — perhaps he could learn a little from the
greatest artist in the world.
Filled with curiosity，the artist packed his bags and left.（5）
When/As
When/As
he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary （傳奇的） artist，they smiled and（6）
pointed
pointed
（point） down the river.The next morning，he hired a boat and set out to find the well-known（7）
painter
painter
/?pe?nt?（r）/ .As the small boat moved gently along the river，he was left speechless by the mountains that were（8）
silently
silently
（silent） reflected in the water.He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue.And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds（9）
surrounding
surrounding
（surround） the mountain tops，he was reduced to tears.The artist was finally humbled（謙卑） by the greatest artist（10）
on
on
earth，Mother Nature.
