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The most destructive(破坏性的)wildfire in California’s history started on Nov 8, 2018, ______ by bad ele...
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The most destructive(破坏性的)wildfire in California’s history started on Nov 8, 2018, ______ by bad electrical cables(电缆)in the town of Paradise. It burned for 17 days and caused $16.5 billion in ______, destroying nearly 19,000 buildings, killing 85 people and leaving 50,000 others homeless. Paradise was ______ a paradise(乐土).
Shane Grammer grew up 15 miles away in Chico, and he ______ the news of the fire’s deadly path from his home in Los Angeles. The 47-year-old father of three works as a creative director for Disney’s theme parks. Grammer still has ______ in the Paradise area. When his childhood buddy, Shane Edwards, posted pictures of his white chimney ― the only part of his house to ______ ― Grammer felt helpless. And then he had a(n)______.
“I’ve got to paint that ______,” he told Inside Edition. “It was an opportunity for me to express myself and be a(n)______.
On Dec 31, Grammer ______ three hours painting a beautifully sad black-and-white image(画像)of a woman on the chimney — a reminder, perhaps, of the ______ of life, or even just of life itself.
Grammer ______ the image on Instagram. The victims(受害者))of the fire, especially, had ______ feelings. “You bring beauty and hope,” one said.
____, Grammer realized that his artistic expression had ______ into something deeper, the hallmark(特征)of true art. Over a period of three months he returned eight times, ______ 17 pictures of victims and mythical(神话里的)heroes on walls, pickup trucks, and ruined buildings. “There is______,” he explains. “There is beauty in the ashes.”
Grammer’s work in Paradise has become a bigger ______. He has traveled the world painting big pictures in ______ places that needed some light: a home for orphans(孤儿)in Tijuana, Mexico; a youth center in San Francisco. “I want to do something powerful and create art that ______ people,” he says.
1.A.turned down B.put forward C.brought about D.broke out
2.A.damage B.use C.waste D.question
3.A.as usual B.at last C.once again D.no longer
4.A.made B.followed C.ignored D.missed
5.A.students B.co-workers C.friends D.children
6.A.survive B.disappear C.continue D.exist
7.A.dream B.idea C.excuse D.chance
8.A.fire B.wall C.house D.chimney
9.A.artist B.director C.reporter D.tourist
10.A.wasted B.saved C.took D.spent
11.A.purpose B.truth C.beauty D.choice
12.A.sold B.noticed C.discovered D.posted
13.A.angry B.upset C.strong D.strange
14.A.Generally B.Suddenly C.Luckily D.Hopefully
15.A.changed B.divided C.cut D.formed
16.A.printing B.painting C.buying D.collecting
17.A.luck B.doubt C.hope D.happiness
18.A.task B.game C.experiment D.project
19.A.busy B.dark C.lonely D.quiet
20.A.moves B.excites C.warns D.surprises
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