Zhang Zeduan’s Qingming Scroll (《清明上河图》) is an amazing masterwork of Chinese art, which     1     (make) up of three main sections that collectively offer viewers insights into the lives of people in Bianjing.

Zhang     2     (use) his extraordinary brushwork to provide people with a detailed view of life during the Northern Song Dynasty in the painting, from which we can gain knowledge about the 12th-century Chinese customs, clothing, transportation methods, business practices, and     3     wide range of buildings.     4     some experts commented that the painting     5     (actual) represents (描绘) serious political and social issues.

Zhang’s timeless scroll stands as an example of realism in the history of Chinese paintings,     6     value lies in its representation of daily life as well as its great scale, artistic quality and attention to detail. With the Qingming Scroll, Zhang made huge     7     (contribution) to Chinese art and had a great effect     8     generations of future artists. The last time it was on display, crowds waited for a long time just     9     (see) the famous painting, with their own eyes. People’s fervent passion for the Qingming Scroll clearly shows the power of this     10     (history) piece of art.

The Starry Night, painted in June 1889     1     Vincent van Gogh, showed what he saw from his window. The stars and the moon hang bright in the night sky. Beneath this amazing sky, we see a     2     (sleep) village and a dark, lonely tree. His unusual use of colour has led experts     3     (think) that Van Gogh’s mental illness may have affected his sense of sight.

The Scream was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893. What     4     (make) it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an     5     (express) of fear — the figure’s mouth is wide open and letting out a powerful scream. This figure is set on a bridge above a dark, stormy sea, and against a burning orange-red sky. Many experts say that The Scream     6     (connect) to Munch’s mental health problems,     7    caused him a lot of pain.

The Empire of Light is among a series of     8     (painting) by Belgian artist René Magritte. Between 1953 and 1954, he painted     9     same scene 27 times. It shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside,     10     (surround) by the darkness of night. What is strange is that above the house and the tree, we see a daytime sky full of brightness and soft white clouds. As for Magritte himself, he thought that the change between day and night in the paintings was surprising.