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(1) Qi Baishi was one of China’s greatest painters, 1_________ worked with wood during his early youth. Then between 1902 and 1909, he travelled across the country and painted many pictures of scenery. His interest changed later 2_______ simple pictures from everyday life, such as vegetables, flowers, birds, and insects. Cabbage is 3______ well-known example of Qi’s work. The tiny insect near the cabbage has some red on its back. Its black eyes, 4___________ are fixed on the cabbage, show the creature’s interest 5____________ the vegetable. Qi Baishi’s style of painting often leaves the audience 6____________(guess) and makes them use their 7_____________(imagine). Chen Yifei was a very successful artist. 8__________ soft portraits of beautiful women are very valuable. In 1997, one of his paintings 9_________(sell) for US＄503,000. The painting, named Poppy, is a typical example of Chen’s style. In the painting, a young woman sits alone and is deep 10_________ thought. who to a which in guessing imagination His sold in (2) Chen Zijiang is a paper-cutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on Chinese Art. Paper-cutting is something that he learned to do from 1_________ early age. “It is a Chinese folk art 2___________ a long history,” Mr Chen told me. “Paper cuts of animals have been found in tombs 3___________ date back to the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasty!” He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting 4____________(become) an important part of everyday life. “A young farmer who wanted a wife would look at a young woman’s paper-cutting skills 5________ marrying her!” explained Mr Chen, 6___________(laugh) at the look an with which/that had become before laughing of surprise on my face. Chen went on to explain that there are three types of paper cuts which people still make today: paper cuts for decoration, for 7____________ (religion) purposes and for design patterns. Paper cuts used 8_________ decoration are oft