The literature in Chinese history developed very well. More and more writers started to write for (1) [ˈkɔmən] people. They used simple language to reflect the real﹣life problems. Ouyang Xiu was one of the most famous (2) (one). His famous piece Old Oil Seller tells the story of "Practice (3) (make) perfect". Let's enjoy it together.
Once there lived an officer, Chen Yaozi. He was very good (4) shooting arrows(箭). His shooting skill was (5) good that no one could beat him. He was very proud. One day, he was practicing shooting in the yard. There was an old oil seller passing by. He stopped and looked for a while. Chen shot and hit the target(靶子) (6) (success). He was very satisfied with (7) (he). But the old man didn't seem surprised at all.
Chen asked, "Do you understand how to shoot arrows? Am I not good enough?"
The old man replied, "That's nothing. All it takes is practice. "
" (8) dare you look down upon my shooting!"
"Sir, I just know it through my own experience. " Then the old oil seller took out a gourd(葫芦). He (9) (put) a copper coin(铜钱) on the mouth of it and started to pour oil. The coin was not wet at all. Chen was too surprised (10) /say/ a word.
"That's nothing. Simply because I practiced a lot. " The old man smiled.