AucklandisthelargestcityinNewZealand.Ithasa___111___ofjustunderamillionpeopleandislocatedonNorthIsland.Thisseasidecityisanimportantcenterforbusinessandindustry.ItisalsothemostexcitingcityinNewZealandwithpeopleofmanydifferentcultures___112___there.
Thehistoryofthecitygoesback650yearswhentheMaorissettledinthearea.Europeansettlementbeganin1840whentheBritisharrived.AucklandwasthecapitalofNewZealandforsometime.LaterthecapitalmovedtoWellingtonbecauseitwasmore___113___.Since1945thecityofAucklandhasgrownanditnowhaslargemodernsuburbs.In1985theNewZealand___114___madethewholecountrya___115___zoneandsincethenAucklandhasbeenacenterforprotest___116___nucleartestinginAsiaPacific.
Myexperiencecan’tbedescribedasmerelyanexperience.InfacethereisnowordIcanthinkofthatcanadequatelydescribeit.Itdidnot___117___forafewhoursordaysbutmuchlonger-almostmy___118___life.WithoutitIcan’tevenbeginto___119___whatIwouldbeliketoday.
ForaslongasIcanrememberIhavewantedtoplayamusicalinstrument.The___120___ofputtingmyflutetogetherandplayingforthefirsttimeissomethingIwillneverforget.Atfirst___121___musicseemeddifficultand___122___butasIcontinueditbecameinterestingandfun.
ChenYifeiwasaverysuccessfulartist.Hissoftportraitsofbeautifulwomenarevery___123___.In1997oneofhispaintingssoldforUS$503000.ThepaintingnamedPoppyisa___124___exampleofChen’sstyle.Inthepaintingayoungwomansits___125___andisdeepin___126___.Herhandholdingthefaniselegantly___127___aboveherknees.ToemphasizethewomanevenmoreChen___128___alotofdetailtothefanandtheclothofherdressandchoosestopaintthe___129___behindthewomanblack.Thefoldsofherdressarevery___130___painted.