barn that was ___13___ by hooves (蹄子). I used it to paint flags from the Civil War era-the marks made me ___14___ all those brave soldiers."

　　Marie comes by her love of barn wood ___15___ because her father is a carpenter. She painted her first flag on a shipping pallet (托盘) more than 30 years ago. The old pallet, she ___16___, "___17___ looked like a flag."

　　The self-taught artist paints American flags ___18___ she is really good at drawing straight lines. Creating art is ___19___ she has to do. She sometimes ___20___ that she hopes one day she dies with a paintbrush in her hand.

1. A. students B. employees C. customers D. managers

2. A. bravely B. modestly C. gratefully D. comfortably

3. A. tasks B. processes C. chances D. purposes

4. A. small B. old C. ordinary D. dangerous

5. A. look for B. wait for C. work on D. get through

6. A. borrowed B. selected C. limited D. carved

7. A. wash B. repair C. cut D. store

8. A. fitting B. founding C. replacing D. holding

9. A. continues B. starts C. avoids D. risks

10. A. collecting B. showing C. writing D. creating

11. A. flag B. picture C. scene D. toy

12. A. chewed B. kicked C. smashed D. made

13. A. disturbed B. spotted C. printed D. marked

14. A. think of B. care for C. attend to D. bring back

15. A. frequently B. naturally C. quickly D. secretly

16. A. imagined B. nodded C. pretended D. remembered

17. A. just B. yet C. even D. still

18. A. because B. or C. though D. so

19. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

20. A. admits B. declares C. cries D. jokes

第三节 七选五