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Language Practice Task Fill in each of the blanks with a word from the text. Then try to recite this paragraph. In the 1700s and 1800s, wealthy patrons (1)_______ and (2)_______ new works by promising artists. Some large cities such as Shanghai and Yangzhou became art centers. Western art (3)_______ their influence on China in the late 1800s and 1900s. Some painters, after studying (4)_______ , returned to their homeland and (5)_______ the best of both cultures in their art. Each (6)_______ in Chinese history had its share of famous painters. Their names are too (7)_______ to list here. Many fine books have been written on Chinese painting, often with beautiful (8)_______ . Interested students can (9)_______ these for more in depth understanding of this (10)_______ topic.