When his wife returned from abroad, Kevin ____ his paintings at the art museum in his hometown.

A. was exhibiting    B. exhibited

C. would exhibit      D. had been exhibiting

The girl who is studying at the art college has a_______ for music and dance.

A．gift              B．present           C．power            D．strength

Grant Wood’s American Gothic caused a stir （轰动）in 1930 when it was exhibited for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago and awarded a prize of 300 dollars. Newspapers across the country carried the story, and the painting of a farmer and a younger woman posed before a white house brought the artist instant fame.

????????????? In 1930, Grant Wood, an American painter with European training, noticed a small white house built in the small southern Iowa town of Eldon. Wood was so fascinated by it that he decided to paint the house along with the kind of people he thought should live in that house. In the painting, the farmer is modeled on his dentist. Dr. Byron McKeeby. His younger sister Nan served as a model for the woman （imagined to be the farmer’s wife or daughter）. Wood wanted to give a description of the traditional roles of men and women as the man is holding a pitchfork symbolizing hard labor. Each element was painted separately; the models sat separately and never stood in front of the house. The Gothic style of the house inspired the painting’s title.

????????????? American Gothic remains one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. The painting has become part of American popular culture. Some believe that Wood used it to satirize（讽刺） the narrow-mindedness that has been said to characterize Midwestern culture. The painting may also be read as a praise of the moral virtue or rural America or even as a mixture of praise and satire. American Gothic is one of the few images to reach the status of cultural symbol, along with Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

1.Which of the following is true about American Gothic?

A．It won a prize of ￡ 300.

B．The two characters in it posed before the White House.

C．It was the first painting by Grant Wood.

D．It was on show at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1930.

2.From the passage we can infer Iowa is in __________.

A．the southern town of Eldon???? ????????????? B．the Midwest of the United States

C．a European country?????????? D．the city of Chicago

3.Grant Wood chose the two models __________.

A．to describe traditional roles of men and women

B．to praise the moral virtue of rural America

C．to make his dentist and his sister famous

D．to carry the story across the country

4.The title of the painting is based on __________.

A．the name of a small town?? ????????????? B．the man and the woman

C．the Gothic style of the house???? D．the pitchfork symbolizing hard labor

The girl who is studying at the art college has a_______ for music and dance.

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Recently it has been observed that more and more people are switching to organic vegetables and fruits. They are 1.(nature) and safe for the human body to consume. Organic farming __2.(increase) and evolved in a large way due to this large demand by now. Farmers are getting better at the art of growing organic vegetables and there are many helpful tips 3.__ they share with other members of the organic farming circle. 4.you are a gardener and interested in growing organic vegetables, 5.is wise to be aware of these tips and choose the best organic garden tip that helps 6.garden to produce healthy and better vegetables.

One helpful organic garden tip that works well for all farmers is 7.(make) your own fertilizer. This is 8.kind of fertilizer made of dry leaves, fruit peelings and kitchen food disposables. These materials are buried underground and kept there 9.some time. With fermentation（发酵）taking place the soil becomes richer with nutrients. This means you get a fertilizer that does not have chemicals at all. This fertilizer enhances the soil and so the vegetables and fruits are 10.(health) and better.