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How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty___11___ from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Jacob wanted to be a（n） ___12___and he believed that studying the famous paintings ___13___ in that museum would help him.
It was 1930, when many people were out of work, money was ___14___and people suffered a lot. Still the streets were ___15___with energy and color. As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on. He ___16___ those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the ___17___. Jacob came from a poor family. His mother believed there was little chance ___18___her son could grow up to be a successful painter. She wanted him to aim for something more___19___. But Jacob’s teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented. Alston 20 him how to use paints to make stage sets.
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio. That was an exciting place for a young black man___21___to become an artist. Many creative people 22 there to talk about art, literature and history. From their___23___, Jacob learned that history books often 24 the accomplishments of African Americans. He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero. He 25 Toussaint, who had helped free his people 26 French ruling.
Many people admired Jacob’s pictures, but he needed___27___admiration. To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that ___28___him away from painting. Then something encouraging happened. An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job. For eighteen months, Jacob was given a 29 to paint pictures. For the first time, he felt like a 30 artist.
11. A. steps B. blocks C. buildings D. avenues
12. A. artist B. tutor C. scholar D. official
13. A. swinging B. existing C. hanging D. twisting
14. A. blank B. loose C. tough D. tight
15. A. lined B. decorated C. associated D. filled
16. A. stored B. received C. created D. remembered
17. A. museum B. studio C. church D. street
18. A. whether B. which C. that D. when
19. A. precious B. practical C. standard D. flexible
20. A. recommended B. reminded C. provided D. showed
21. A. hesitating B. struggling C. marching D. participating
22. A. settled B. wandered C. gathered D. rushed
23. A. experiences B. performances C. accents D. conversations
24. A. acknowledged B. accused C. ignored D. witnessed
25. A. chose B. accepted C. counted D. employed
26. A. against B. from C. for D. with
27. A. more than B. rather than C. other than D. less than
28. A. broke B. gave C. permitted D. took
29. A. award B. title C. salary D. prize
30. A. permanent B. popular C. positive D. professional
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