1. (2021九上·宿松月考) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

There was a king who loved art very much. One day a（n）1 came and said, "Oh, give me a blank（空白的）wall in your palace and let me 2 a picture on it. It will be more beautiful than anything you have ever seen before." The king happened to have a big new hall. So he 3 the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and said, "Oh, King! Please allow me to work on the 4wall. I shall make exactly what that man makes on the wall 5 looking at his work," The king decides to give this young man a chance.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in some common things, like paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a 6 and a bucket（桶）.

A month later, they both finished the works. The king went to 7 the first artist's wall. It was great. He was 8  with it and gave the artist a lot of money. He went to the second man—the same painting was on the opposite wall. The king was quite satisfied（满足的）and gave him double money. However, he 9 how the second man had made it.

"I just polished the wall with the cloth," the man said. The wall was made of white marble（大理石）. He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection（倒影） of the first painting showed up on it!

It is said the 10 is a reflection of you, too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.