1．Let's appreciate three famous paintings-The Starry Night，The Scream and The Empire of Light.The Starry Night was painted（1）
Van Gogh while he was staying at a home for the（2）
（mental） ill at the time.The Starry Night is now one of the world's most famous （3）
（painting）．The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch，（4）
shows a thin figure with an expression of fear-the figure's mouth is letting out a（5）
（power） scream.In his diary，Munch talked about（6）
inspired him.He and his two friends （7）
（walk） down the road when something inspired him.Many experts say that The Scream （8）
（connect） to Munch's mental health problems.The Empire of Light was painted by Magritte，who painted the same scene twenty-seven times between 1953 and 1954.This painting shows （9）
mysterious scene.Magritte's view is that art should shock the viewers and challenge their sense of reality.The Empire of Light has produced different reactions in viewers.However，Magritte thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was（10）
（surprise）．
