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)
(fine)work,so that he could choose the best.The artist was sure he would(3)
(choose),but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor's chief minister,the old man laughed.The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River - perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world. Filled with(4)
(curious),the artist packed his bags and left.(5)
he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (傳奇的)artist,they smiled and(6)
(point)down the river.The next morning he hired a boat and set out(7)
(find)the well-known painter.As the small boat moved(8)
(gentle)along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently 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)
(surround)the mountain tops,he was reduced to tears.The artist was finally humbled(謙卑)by the greatest artist(10)
538.Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles' song "The Long and Winding Road".(1)
is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes.The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we(2)
(human)are. The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb.It will(3)
(undoubted)help you get refreshed!The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets,the(4)
(hot)the spring!Strange,isn't it?But that's how nature is- always leaving us(5)
(astonish). What comes next is the endless series of steps.You can't help wondering how hard it(6)
(be)for the people then to put all those rocks into place.Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain,still it highlights the whole adventure(7)
offers a place where you can sit down to rest your(8)
(ache)legs. As the song goes,this long and winding road "will never disappear",and it will always stick in the visitor's memory.It sure does in(9)
539.I work as a waiter at a hotel.Last night,an elderly white,seemingly(1)
couple entered the restaurant.My co-worker greeted and(2)
them in a friendly way.We usually take charge of our own(3)
,but when we are(4)
,we help each other out. I was(5)
the customers at another table when the elderly husband(6)
to me that they were ready to order.When I went to take their order,the husband began ordering,stuttering(結巴)to a degree I'd never heard before. It was very clear that he had a(7)
disorder.I could tell the wife had told her husband very extensively what she wanted,as a(n)(8)
for him to practice ordering.It took him quite a while to order.Meanwhile,she was just sitting there,looking proud and(9)
despite her husband's endless stuttering. Honestly,the whole thing was beautiful and made me realize that a huge part of love is(10)
,patience and support.She could have made the order for her husband and avoided the(11)
from other tables,but she didn't.(12)
,she supported him and was proud to see him(13)
the order. The whole thing also reminded me that life isn't always(14)
for everyone.Even rich people also seemed to have problems they have to face daily.But I've learnt that life isn't about waiting for the storm to(15)