题目内容：

    We’ve all been there before: You’re driving down the road when suddenly a pothole(凹坑) seems to appear out of nowhere and sends the ______ jumping. Most people think potholes are_____, but artist Jim Bachor sees them as a canvas(画布) for his artwork.

Bachor uses the ______ art form of mosaic(马赛克) to create eye-catching, colorful images of famous artists like Aretha Franklin or simple everyday ______ like food. He even makes less-appealing visuals of insects.

Bachor was a graphic designer for 20 years before he began his ____ in mosaic. He regards an incidental trip to Europe as his motivation to change careers. While ______ in Italy, Bachor fell in love with Pompeii, the preserved ancient Roman city. A tour guide pointed out a mosaic, made of mainly glass and marble, and told Bachor, “Glass and marble don’t ______. So, this looks essentially the way the artist intended.” Bachor says, “That kind of staying power just ______ me so much.”

A year later Bachor returned to attend a mosaic class in Ravenna, Italy, to learn the proper way to ______ the ancient technique. Years after that, he mastered the technique. He ______ that mosaics can be just as significant today as the art form over 1,000 years ago. “I just saw that there was a(n) ______ to bring it into the new age as a contemporary subject,” he says.

So, Bachor decided to make a special piece of ______ for that pothole. He has ____ mosaic pothole art around Chicago, Detroit, New York City and even in Finland.

While he may not be getting ______ from drivers or passengers, Bachor’s art is ______ a pleasant surprise to discover.

1.A.body B.rock C.car D.sand

2.A.challenging B.interesting C.discouraging D.annoying

3.A.modern B.ancient C.elegant D.mysterious

4.A.objects B.ideas C.routines D.projects

5.A.duty B.career C.belief D.instruction

6.A.traveling B.living C.working D.studying

7.A.last B.connect C.fade D.resolve

8.A.reminded B.confused C.troubled D.impressed

9.A.introduce B.perform C.promote D.describe

10.A.argued B.imagined C.remembered D.realized

11.A.link B.time C.opportunity D.voice

12.A.artwork B.machinery-work C.code D.literature

13.A.discovered B.created C.improved D.taught

14.A.help B.invitation C.money D.praise

15.A.nearly B.merely C.certainly D.personally