1 . 阅读下列材料,在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
I felt butterflies in my stomach when I started calligraphy class ten years ago. I wondered what I was doing there. At that moment, I couldn't have known that I'd just made one of the best 1 (choose) of my life.
I sat down and listened to the teacher introducing the tools of the craft. Then 2 was the first time for me that I had tried my hand. I took up the brush, using the correct gesture, 3 (dip) it in the ink, and carefully wrote "one" 4 Chinese.
Over 5 past five years, I have learned to make versions of well-known poems. Calligraphy seemed like a bridge, 6 connected me to authors from centuries past. Stroke(笔画) by stroke, word by word, I could feel their emotions, cherished my own peace and learned 7 (appreciate) my daily life.
Now, calligraphy is not just a hobby, 8 a way to remove myself from the worries of life. Rolling out the paper, I can write for a whole day. Calligraphy 9 (able) me to balance my busy schedule and live 10 (peace).