Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. It has a ___111___of just under a million people and is located on North Island. This seaside city is an important center for business and industry. It is also the most exciting city in New Zealand with people of many different cultures ___112___there.

       The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area. European settlement began in 1840 when the British arrived. Auckland was the capital of New Zealand for some time. Later, the capital moved to Wellington, because it was more ___113___. Since 1945, the city of Auckland has grown and it now has large modern suburbs. In 1985, the New Zealand ___114___made the whole country a ___115___zone and since then Auckland has been a center for protest ___116___nuclear testing in Asia Pacific.

       My experience can’t be described as merely an experience. In face, there is no word I can think of that can adequately describe it. It did not ___117___for a few hours or days, but much longer-almost my ___118___life. Without it, I can’t even begin to ___119___what I would be like today.

       For as long as I can remember I have wanted to play a musical instrument. The ___120___of putting my flute together and playing for the first time is something I will never forget. At first, ___121___music seemed difficult and ___122___, but as I continued, it became interesting and fun.

       Chen Yifei was a very successful artist. His soft portraits of beautiful women are very ___123___. In 1997, one of his paintings sold for US $503,000. The painting, named Poppy, is a ___124___example of Chen’s style. In the painting, a young woman sits ___125___and is deep in ___126___. Her hand holding the fan is elegantly ___127___above her knees. To emphasize the woman even more, Chen ___128___a lot of detail to the fan and the cloth of her dress, and chooses to paint the ___129___behind the woman black. The folds of her dress are very ___130___painted.