题目内容：

How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young,Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty___from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Jacob wanted to be a(n)___,and he believed that studying the famous paintings___in that museum would help him.

It was 1930,when many people were out of work,money was tight and people suffered a lot.Still the streets were ___with energy and color.As he walked through Harlem,Jacob looked hard at the people,the churches,and barber shops and so on.He___those images in his mind,along with the images of paintings he saw in the museum.

Jacob came from a poor family.His mother believed there was little chance___her son could grow up to be a successful painter.She wanted him to aim for something more flexible.But Jacob’s teacher,Alston,in an art program saw that he was talented.Alston___him how to use paints to make stage sets.

As time passed,Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio.That was an exciting place for a young black man ___to become an artist.Many creative people gathered there to talk about art,literature and history.From their___,Jacob learned that history books often ignored the accomplishments of African Americans.He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero.He ____Toussaint,who had helped free his people____French ruling.

Many people admired Jacob’s pictures,but he needed____admiration.To help his family,he often had to work at jobs that____him away from painting.Then something encouraging happened.An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job.For eighteen months,Jacob was given a____to paint pictures.For the first time,he felt like a____artist.

1.A. steps    B. blocks    C. buildings    D. avenues

2.A. artist    B. tutor    C. scholar    D. official

3.A. swinging    B. existing    C. hanging    D. twisting

4.A. lined    B. decorated    C. associated    D. filled

5.A. stored    B. received    C. created    D. remembered

6.A. whether    B. which    C. that    D. when

7.A. recommended    B. reminded    C. provided    D. showed

8.A. hesitating    B. struggling    C. marching    D. participating

9.A. experiences    B. performances    C. accents    D. conversations

10.A. chose    B. accepted    C. counted    D. employed

11.A. against    B. from    C. for    D. with

12.A. more than    B. rather than    C. other than    D. less than

13.A. broke    B. gave    C. permitted    D. took

14.A. award    B. title    C. salary    D. prize

15.A. permanent    B. popular    C. positive    D. professional