process and I've only been in the class for 3 weeks! I can't__2__ to see what else I can learn over the next couple of months.

　　 This week in class the focus was portraits. The __3__ had us put a big blob (滴) of red paint in the middle of our paper, which was used to__4__ the shape of the model's head. She told us to use black and white paint to __5__ where light and shadow were hitting the model. We had 15 minutes to __6__ the painting. The idea of this exercise was to work __7__ and not get bogged down(困住) by thinking about each brushstroke(一笔)．

　　 We did three of these 15­minute __8__ over the course of the class. Each time, mid­way through, I was convinced I was doing a __9__ job and I should start over. However, __10__ tearing my paper up, I breathed through the discomfort and__11__ each painting. And guess what？！ A face__12__ on the paper. I started each painting with a big blob of paint in the middle of the __13__ and over the course of 11 minutes somehow I created a(n)__14__. In a way, it was magical.

　　It got me thinking. When I'm in the middle of a practice process, I sometimes feel __15__. Everything feels muddy and uncertain. It's a very __16__ time, often filled with self­doubt. In fact it's __17__ that in the middle of a creation we are uncomfortable - you could __18__ say that it's natural or unavoidable. You will __19__ it. Believe that you won't stay there forever.__20__ uncomfortable, that "in­between place" is simply a part of the creative process. If you keep on, you will succeed finally.

　　【话题】　兴趣与爱好

　　【文章大意】　本文是记叙文。作者上艺术课的经历让她懂得：在做某件事的中途，你有时会感到失望彷徨，但是继续坚持，你就会成功。

　　1．A.planned B．talked

　　C．learned D．seen

　　解析：C　由下文中的see what else I can learn over the next couple of months可知，"我"已经"学了(learned)"很多关于创作的过程。

　　2. A．expect B．wait

　　C．help D．afford

解析：B　由上下文的描述可知，"我""迫不及待(can't wait)．"想知道在以后的两个月里"我"还能学到什么。