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She stepped back to 13. C the finished puzzle. The picture
showed an old painting of several farmhands working in a brown field
and there was a giant rainbow arching across the sky.
Madeline enjoyed the puzzle for a few minutesꎬ trying to
14. A the image in her mind. Thenꎬshe quietly started taking it
15. D . Thatꎬshe thoughtꎬwas just for me.
13. A. recognize B. resolve
C. appreciate D. describe
14. A. preserve B. present
C. create D. improve
15. A. away B. down
C. over D. apart
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Since an early ageꎬI have developed an interest in art. I must admit that I am crazy about the paintings by
Vincent van Gogh (1853—1890).
1. Considered ( consider) as one of the greatest artists all the timeꎬthis Dutch Post ̄Impressionist
artist had a great influence on 2. the 20th century art. Vincent spent his early adult life working for a firm
of art dealers. Later he tried to be a ministerꎬbut was not 3. successful ( success). Vincent had mental
problems and was often emotionalꎬwhich made 4. it difficult for him to succeed. It was not until 1880
5. that Vincent began his career as an artist. Howeverꎬduring the last ten years of his lifeꎬhe produced
more than 2ꎬ000 piecesꎬincluding around 900 paintings and 1ꎬ100 drawings. Most of his best ̄known works
6. were produced (produce) during his final two yearsꎬwhen he was 7. seriously (serious) ill.
In 1890ꎬat the age of 37ꎬVincent shot himself. The only painting he sold during his lifetimeꎬThe Red
Vineyardꎬwas created in 1888. It is now 8. on exhibition in the Pushkin Museum in MoscowꎬRussia.
Several 9. paintings (painting) by Vincent rank among the most expensive in the world. On March 30ꎬ
1987ꎬVincents painting Irises was sold for a record of $ 53. 9 million. On May 15ꎬ1990ꎬhis Portrait of Dr.
Gachet was sold for $