Qi Baishi was born in（1）______ poor family from Xiangtan,Hunan province.He was at school for less than a year because of（2）______（ill）.One day,he found a Chinese painting guide book-Jieziyuan Huapu.The book inspired his interests in painting（3）______ （picture）.He decided（4）______（learn） by himself and later became a master of art through his hard work.In 1902,he started to travel around China.He visited famous places,met many people and saw different kinds of art pieces.These experiences helped him become one of the（5）______（good） artists of all time.
（6）______（he） paintings are generally about the small things of the world,such as fish,shrimps（虾） and frogs.Mouse and Cat with Lamp is one of them.In the picture,a mouse is standing（7）______ the top of a long pole（杆子）.Under the pole is a cat.They are so lively that it looks like they would jump out of the paper to fight.
All the works were（8）______（create） by Qi Baishi in a fresh way,which expressed his love for nature（9）______ life.His talents and skills amazed the whole world a lot.He is(10)______（real ）a master of art.