Question

The artist, Vincent van Gogh, an important ______ of the 19th century, was only an artist for the last ten _______ of his life. He was born in Holland in 1853, but he lived much of his life in France.

______ van Gogh enjoyed drawing from the time he was a young boy, he had a number of ______ jobs before he decided to work as an artist full time. He suffered setbacks (挫折) and failures in life. He worked as a clerk and a business agent in his early years, and also served as a missioner (传教士) in the mining areas (矿区). Finally, he devoted himself to ______ and was determined to "fight with himself in painting". He painted _______ until he was up to the point of madness. He ______ more than 2, 000 artworks, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1, 100 drawings and sketches (素描).

Much of what we know about van Gogh comes from ______ he wrote to his brother Theo. Theo worked in an art gallery (画廊) in Paris and supported van Gogh's art career. He tried to ______ his paintings, but no one wanted to buy them. He sent van Gogh money and encouraged him.

Although van Gogh wasn't ______ during his life time, today he is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of his time. Many of his paintings sell for millions of dollars.

1.A.clerk B.writer C.painter D.salesman

2.A.days B.months C.seasons D.years

3.A.Although B.But C.Because D.When

4.A.other B.others C.another D.any other

5.A.suffering B.painting C.selling D.mining

6.A.interruptedly B.slowly C.continuously D.unwillingly

7.A.bought B.kept C.borrowed D.produced

8.A.books B.notes C.letters D.diaries

9.A.buy B.sell C.send D.keep

10.A.famous B.honest C.brave D.active

Answer 1