The Sight of Music(Sep. 29-Nov. 4)

What does the sound of music look like? This question will be answered at the Cultural Arts Center's major exhibition of the year. Often this kind of art takes the form of musical sounds producing colored images in visitors' mind-which, in turn, cause the brain to "imagine" many musical events.

21. What does these exhibitions have in common?

A. They are all held in the Columbus Cultural Arts Center

　　B. Their purpose is to bring the Latino community together

　　C. All the works on exhibition are created by world-famous artists

　　D. Modern science and technologies are used in the exhibitions

22. Which exhibition shows artists' understandings of outer space?

A. Ghost Forest B. Inside & Outside

　　C. Space and Life D. The Sight of Music

23. At the Sight of Music, visitors can .

A. play music freely B. draw colored pictures

　　C. attend different music events D. imagine the look of music

Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Tuesday. The journalists cheered hearing that Mr Transtromer had won the prize. Mr Transtromer, 80, has written more than 15 collections of poetry, many of which have been translated into English and 60 other languages. Critics (评论家) have praised Mr Transtromer s poems for their

accessibility, even in translation, noting his elegant descriptions of long Swedish winters, the rhythm of the seasons and the beauty of nature.

Mr Transtromer was born in Stockholm in 1931. He studied literature, history, religion and psychology at Stockholm University, graduating in 1956, and worked as a psychologist at a youth prison. In 1990, Mr Transtromer suffered a stroke(中风) that left him mostly unable to

speak, but he eventually began to write again.

On Tuesday afternoon, Mr Transtromers apartment was filled with journalists from all over the world seeking reaction. Obviously overwhelmed (不知所措) , Mr Transtromer finally appeared, accompanied by his wife, Monica. Speaking on his behalf (代表) , she said her husband was most happy, that the prize was awarded for poetry. "That you happened to receive it is a great joy and happy surprise, but the fact the prize went to poetry felt good ,"she said.

There was also a celebration among Swedes, many of whom have read Mr Transtromer since