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Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Art occurs in many forms: music, dance, painting, architecture, sculpture, cinema, and literature, among others. Works of art can make people feel moved, even to the     1     of tears. In the case of Stendhal syndrome,   however,   this   feeling   is   so     2     that   a   person   can   experience a rapid heartbeat, dizziness, sweating, or fainting. It may even require hospitalization. In the Italian city of Florence, numerous visitors viewing the     3     Renaissance art there have experienced this and have required medical     4     Though not professionally recognized, this condition— now     5     to as Stendhal syndrome —does exist.

While great art is found in every civilization, Florence has been especially     6     A small city with a historical center, it is internationally admired for its amazing     7     of   Renaissance art. Florence in the 15th and 16th centuries attracted the talent of many geniuses: artists, scientists, and authors were welcomed here. Some of the greatest Western works of art can be found in Florence, such as the statue of David by Michelangelo, The Birth of Venus by Botticelli, and the frescoes(壁画)by Giotto in the Basilica of Santa Croce. In addition, Leonardo da Vinci left works here. Galileo Galilei and Niccolo Machiavelli are buried here.

The syndrome is named after Stendhal, a French author who visited Florence in 1817. He described his experience of being fascinated by the historic and artistic power of the city in one of his   books. Though the   term   Stendhal   syndrome   was   not     8     until   1979     by     Italian psychiatrist Graziella Magherini, the illness had already had a long history. Patients   usually recover within days of their attacks without any     9     drug other than rest and quiet. For them, the     10     of viewing the power and beauty of Florence is a brief trip to a hospital.

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