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Nowadays, one of the common     1     (phenomenon) is to see ordinary people listening to music with headphones,     2     (absorb) themselves in their own world. Moreover, people often share     3     (satisfy) records with their friends. In     4     (add), we can gain relief from pressure in the deepest part of our being.

    5     is proved that music can be used as a cure     6     diseases. Listening to positive and peaceful music will have     7     positive impact on people, which enables many patients     8     (reduce) pain. Classical music has reached a stage     9     it is often used in cancer treatment     10     the aim of relieving aches and side effects.

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We all know that Mozart was one of the greatest classical     1     . (composer) of all time. Scientists find the brain changes after     2     (listen) to his music. It is called “The Mozart-effect". Are you aware     3     it? In     4     1990s many studies showed the music of Mozart could make you become much     5     (smart)! One famous study was conducted among college students. When they listened to a certain piece of Mozart's music for ten minutes, to     6     (they) surprise, their IQ increased by 8-9 points. But further studies showed that it was not     7     (exact) true. For one thing, the students     8     (test) on only one type of intelligence — spatial (空间的)intelligence. For another, the improvements only lasted around 15 minutes. Anyway,     9     is well known, music not only helps reduce pain, anxiety and stress, but also treats heart diseases. So the next time you enjoy music, you are likely     10     (get) some health benefits.

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The following are some greatest artists or painters in the world．

Pablo Picasso was considered     1    (be) the greatest western artist of the twentieth century,     2     was a Spanish artist. Picasso and another painter, George Braque, started Cubism.

Roy Lichtenstein was     3    contemporary American artist．One of    4    (he) works is a world famous example of pop art．Pop art was an important modern art movement that     5    (aim) to show ordinary twentieth-century city life.

Qi Baishi was one of China’s     6    (great) painters．He followed the     7    (tradition) Chinese style of painting． Chinese painting is known     8    its brush drawings in black inks and natural colours．Qi Baishi’s paintings are special because he observed the world of nature very     9    (careful).

Xu Beihong was one of China’s best-known twentieth-century     10    (artist）．

Like Qi Baishi, Xu painted in the traditional Chinese style and is most famous for his lively paintings of horses.

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Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, but one of America’s most famous     1    (artist) did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better     2    (know) as “Grandma Moses”, turned to painting when she was too old to work on her farm.
Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted    3    (careful) and her works were nice. She first painted only to please     4    (she), and then began to sell her works     5    a little money. In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor, happened to see several of Grandma Moses’ works     6    (hang) in a shop. He liked them,     7    (buy) them at once, and set out to look for     8    (much). Caldor held     9    show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists. Grandma Moses,     10    was world-famous , died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101.