How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty 21 from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） 22 ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings 23 in that museum would help him．
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was 24 and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were 25 with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He 26 those images in his mind,
along with the images of paintings he saw in the 27 ．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance 28 her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more 29 ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston 30 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 31 to become an artist．Many creative people 32 there to talk about art, literature and history．From their 33 ,Jacob learned that history books often 34 the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He 35 Toussaint, who had helped free his people 36 French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed 37 admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that 38 him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a 39 to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a 40 artist．
21．A． steps B． blocks C． buildings D． avenues
22．A． artist B． tutor C． scholar D． official
23．A． swinging B． existing C． hanging D． twisting
24．A． blank B． loose C． tough D． tight
25．A． lined B． decorated C． associated D． filled
26．A． stored B． received C． created D． remembered
27．A． museum B． studio C． church D． street
28．A． whether B． which C． that D． when
29．A． precious B． practical C． standard D． flexible
30．A． recommended B． reminded C． provided D． showed
31．A． hesitating B． struggling C． marching D． participating
32．A． settled B． wandered C． gathered D． rushed
33．A． experiences B． performances C． accents D． conversations
34．A． acknowledged B． accused C． ignored D． witnessed
35．A． chose B． accepted C． counted D． employed
36．A． against B． from C． for D． with
37．A． more than B． rather than C． other than D．less than
38．A． broke B． gave C． permitted D． took
39．A． award B． title C． salary D． prize
40．A． permanent B． popular C． positive D． professional