1 . Without arms and legs, artist Adama Traore of Abidjan finds a unique way to make his art. He has been ________ a paintbrush in his mouth for years, line by line, color by color.

Missing limbs (四肢) since ________, he was sent to a center for ________ youth at nine. He ________ skills to paint and even drew with markers (记号笔). He was ________ by a lady named Mario Deal in the center. Thanks to the kind and friendly woman, there were more than 100 disabled men in the center. Yet the lady suffered from diseases and passed away. Traore was very sad, ending up ________.

Just getting around was ________ possible for him. ________ he had no money, none of taxi drivers would pick up a person with such serious disability. But he kept painting colorful landscapes and portraits (肖像), ________ gaining the public’s acceptance. Traore slowly built up ________ from his artwork and used them to ________ a small art studio. He got married and now goes to ________ by taxi. The driver ________ by the artist’s courage now gives him both a ride and a bit of a ________ on the fare. Every day he picks up Traore and ________ him off and the next day again. Honestly, money doesn’t matter, but it’s ________.

Traore says, “If I didn’t ________, I don’t know what I would do. I can’t be a carpenter or a builder. If I’m just sitting here, people would say the man is a beggar. But when they see me painting, they regard me as a ________ man.” Traore gets about 84 dollars for each painting. Traore says painting is medicine and lifts ________. Indeed, painting ________ Traore Adama.