There once lived a poor boy and his name was Ma Liang.He dreamed that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush and it could bring paintings to life.The old man told him that he must use it to help poor people.
Ma Liang found the①______paintbrush on his desk when he woke up.He began to help people in the village.He painted a river so people could water their crops（庄稼）.He painted food for farmers and their families.
A rich man wanted the magic paintbrush so he stole（偷） it from Ma Liang.Not one of the rich man\’s paintings came to life.This made him very angry.Ma Liang visited the rich man\’s house.The man told Ma Liang he must paint a picture before he could leave.The rich man asked him to paint a golden mountain but Ma Liang painted a blue sea instead.
This made the rich man much angrier and he shouted at Ma Liang to paint him the mountain.②Ma Liang painted the mountain but it was a long way across the sea.
The rich man asked him to paint a boat.He got into the boat.Ma Liang painted a big wave（浪）to break the boat.People in the village never saw the rich man again.
Ma Liang lived a happy life and went on helping poor people with his magic paintbrush.

（1）Why did the old man give Ma Liang a magic paintbrush? ______
（2）请结合文意,在文中找出一个形容词填入①处,使上下文通顺、连贯. ______
（3）Ma Liang painted a blue sea instead of ______ for the rich man.
（4）将文中②处画线句子翻译成中文. ______
（5）What do you think of Ma Liang? ______