四、短文填空
Last summer vacation, my family took a trip to an art village in Yunnan Province. The most special experience during the trip was meeting Li Wei, a slashie—both a 1.
painter
(paint) and a writer. His small studio stood at the quiet end of the village, looking 2.
simpler
(simple) than the colourful shops nearby, but in fact, you would find it exciting 3.
once
(one) you stepped inside. The walls were covered with beautiful watercolour paintings, each with handwritten poems beside them.
As curious 4.
tourists
(tour), we watched Li Wei at work. He mixed colours by 5.
himself
(he) and created a painting of the local mountains 6.
carefully
(careful) at the wooden desk. “I found that painting and writing match each other,” he explained while working. “The paintings show what words cannot express, and the poems tell what the brush cannot paint.” His 7.
unusual
(usual) style made his artworks more meaningful than those in art shows.
What made me 8.
surprised
(surprise) was learning about Li Wei's past. Before becoming an artist, he worked as a hotel 9.
manager
(manage) in Beijing for ten years. One day, he decided to give up his job to do what he really loved. Now his “painting-poems” become famous in the art community.
Meeting this talented slashie taught me an important lesson—We don't have to put 10.
ourselves
(we) into just one role. Sometimes, when we mix different skills, we can make something special.