improvement and perfection. The tools and materials used to create ink and wash painting, i.e. brushes, rice paper, and ink, are characteristic of Chinese culture and closely related to the features of the paintings. For example, the mixing of water and ink creates different shades of dryness, wetness, thickness and thinness. The integration and infiltration of water, ink, and rice paper enables such paintings to convey rich images, and hence to achieve unique
aesthetic effects. Ink and wash painting holds a high status in the history of Chinese painting, and it is even regarded as the criterion to evaluate the artistic level of Oriental paintings.
Unit4
1. Although secondary education is (compulsory) , parents are not required
to send their children to state schools.
2. The economic situation has been worsening, causing economists
to (contemplate) whether the present policies are sustainable.
3. He was found guilty and was (imprisoned) in the Tower of London, where
he died very quickly, aged only 47.
4. It is obvious that the future of the Internet is to (globalize) more and more
areas of the world, and that e-commerce and e-entertainment are going to go for more and more markets.
5. However, your current losses should soon be (offset) by gains; the fund will
produce a positive return of 11.6 percent over a nine-month period. 6. Because she was so tall and slim, all the clothes looked marvelous on her and
the other girls would (groan) their envy.
7. This can be a helpful approach in discussion ¡ª someone may regard you
as (stubborn) since you never want to change your mind, whereas you see yourself as determined.
8. At weekends, the school park is almost empty except that a few
cars (cluster) near the entrance.
9. In the photographer's finest pictures there is also a degree of (ambiguity) ,
which allows them to be interpreted in a variety of ways.
10. Tim stretched out a hand in apology for his thoughtless remarks and
was (consoled) by a firm handshake from Mark.
1. Virginia was a perfectionist. She was just not prepared to (settle
for) anything that was second best.
2. He could be quite casual in his attitude to his wife's anxiety, and (more
often than not) failed to let her know when he would be back from a business trip.
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disappointment was (mingled with) disgust.
4. Thanks to modern transportation, agricultural products in these remote
mountainous regions can also be (traded for) other goods.
5. As the market (was saturated with) a wide variety of goods, the economy
became more balanced and the competition forced the prices down. 6. Going with the flow doesn't mean that we don't know where we're going; it
means that we (are open to) multiple ways of getting there. 7. The athlete had been (endowed with) long legs and a persistent
temperament so he was very successful.
8. The wrongly accused man asked for extra compensation to (make up
for) the stress he had suffered during the case.
Unit7
1. People (donate) canned food and old clothes most frequently, but rarely do
they think about bringing in underwear ¡ª it's one of the most obvious but overlooked needs of the homeless.
2. Brian Wood watched his financial life (spiral) downward just when he
thought he had overcome the obstacles which had been dominating his past. 3. They are to leave the house with only their personal possessions, for they
have got a letter ordering the immediate (termination) of their occupancy (¾Óס).
4. The company was reportedly going bankrupt and this would result in
the (layoff) of thousands of employees.
5. The princess who was brought up in wealth understood that many things
that are common and everyday to her are unimaginable luxuries to people on (subsistence) wages.
6. Young students should develop a broad (spectrum) of interests, which
their parents should encourage and support as best as possible. 7. I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she
happily (complied) repeatedly until I had consumed enough coffee to stay up all night and study for my exam.
8. Though she lost the title of female world swimming champion last year,
she (reclaimed) it this year when she gave it all she could.
9. This type of system which (originated) in the United Kingdom has been
widely used throughout Europe and is gaining in popularity in the United States of America and Japan.
10. Failure to make the request will be fatal to the accuser's claim if the relevant
limitation period has (expired) , unless an extension of time is granted.
1. He (put down) $20,000 as a deposit on the beautiful $200,000 villa
believing that his investment would increase over time.
2. The parents who feel that their own lives are miserable and are failures
can (wind up) doing an immense amount of damage to their kids.
3. Families that are paying for college or saving for college are trying
to (scrape together) and save the money for their kids.
4. Reporters were openly and aggressively questioning whether the party
was (on the verge of)being taken over by extremists.
5. The factory had just started production and (in all likelihood) it would
take five to seven years to achieve full production.
6. The conditions for the majority of the workforce will continue
to (deteriorate into) widespread and extreme poverty if relief payment is late in coming.
7. Only those who are weighing the advantages and disadvantages of each
choice (are in a position) to know which one is best for them. 8. Her romantic illusions of being married (gave way to) recognizing her adult responsibilities that came with marriage.
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