七、短文填空（10分）
Traditional Chinese painting is recognized 1.
as
a treasure of Chinese culture. Last year, I joined my school's Chinese Painting Club to learn the ancient art, as I always felt 2.
amazed
(amaze) at the beauty of bamboo and mountain paintings.
At first, I thought 3.
holding
(hold) a brush to paint would be easy. But soon I found it quite challenging. My lines were not good. The ink was either too thick 4.
or
too thin, and the bamboo leaves looked messy. After weeks, I felt 5.
highly
(high) disappointed and wanted to give up. My teacher noticed it. She said every artist made countless mistakes and needed to spend years practising basic skills. She also mentioned Emily, who 6.
stuck
(stick) to learning Chinese calligraphy in the face of challenges and grew a lot from the experience. She told me 7.
the
key to success is never giving up.
Her words encouraged me a lot. My paintings have 8.
improved
(improve) greatly since then. At the last school art show, my bamboo painting was 9.
chosen
(choose) for display (展示). Through this experience, I have realized that learning traditional painting requires 10.
patience
(patient), persistence (毅力) and the courage to face challenges.
