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Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. He enjoyed drawing as a child. His first connection with paintings came in 1869. He worked for an $^{(1)}$ a dealer (经销商) in London and Paris for four years before he became a teacher in England. He moved $^{(2)}$ b to France in 1875 and soon began to paint. He didn't $^{(3)}$ s long in Paris. He was attracted by the colours of the countryside and, in 1888, he moved to Arles, a small town in the south of France. There, he painted his most famous paintings.
He enjoyed $^{(4)}$ p people, farms, flowers and other natural things. Some of his most famous paintings are The Potato Eaters, The Starry Night and several different sunflower paintings. The Starry Night is now $^{(5)}$ k in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. There is a quiet village and a tall black tree under an angry sky. Some people say that it shows a $^{(6)}$ w in Van Gogh's mind between peace and anger. It was $^{(7)}$ f in June 1889. Scientists say that it is a true picture of that day.
He was $^{(8)}$ p most of his life. He made hundreds of paintings, but only sold one of them while he lived. He was a lonely, unhappy man and $^{(9)}$ d at an early age of 37.
Today, people love Van Gogh's use of colour and the emotional power of his works. Van Gogh's paintings are world-famous and $^{(10)}$ w millions of dollars. Museums around the world proudly show paintings by the great artist.
Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. He enjoyed drawing as a child. His first connection with paintings came in 1869. He worked for an $^{(1)}$ a dealer (经销商) in London and Paris for four years before he became a teacher in England. He moved $^{(2)}$ b to France in 1875 and soon began to paint. He didn't $^{(3)}$ s long in Paris. He was attracted by the colours of the countryside and, in 1888, he moved to Arles, a small town in the south of France. There, he painted his most famous paintings.
He enjoyed $^{(4)}$ p people, farms, flowers and other natural things. Some of his most famous paintings are The Potato Eaters, The Starry Night and several different sunflower paintings. The Starry Night is now $^{(5)}$ k in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. There is a quiet village and a tall black tree under an angry sky. Some people say that it shows a $^{(6)}$ w in Van Gogh's mind between peace and anger. It was $^{(7)}$ f in June 1889. Scientists say that it is a true picture of that day.
He was $^{(8)}$ p most of his life. He made hundreds of paintings, but only sold one of them while he lived. He was a lonely, unhappy man and $^{(9)}$ d at an early age of 37.
Today, people love Van Gogh's use of colour and the emotional power of his works. Van Gogh's paintings are world-famous and $^{(10)}$ w millions of dollars. Museums around the world proudly show paintings by the great artist.
答案：(1) art
(2) back
(3) stay
(4) painting
(5) kept
(6) war
(7) finished
(8) poor
(9) died
(10) worth
(2) back
(3) stay
(4) painting
(5) kept
(6) war
(7) finished
(8) poor
(9) died
(10) worth
解析：
1. 根据语境“艺术品经销商”，结合首字母提示，填art，art dealer为固定表达。
2. 前文提到他在英国任教，此处表示搬回法国，结合首字母提示，填back，move back to意为“搬回”。
3. 根据后文他迁居法国南部小镇，可知他在巴黎没待太久，结合首字母提示，填stay，didn't stay long表示“没待很久”。
4. 结合前文他从事绘画的背景，此处表示喜欢画人、农场等事物，enjoy后接动名词，结合首字母提示，填painting。
5. 表示《星月夜》现在被保存在纽约现代艺术博物馆，此处为被动语态，结合首字母提示，填kept，keep在此表示“保存、收藏”。
6. 根据“between peace and anger”可知是梵高内心的矛盾斗争，结合首字母提示，填war，a war在此表示“一种斗争”。
7. 表示这幅画于1889年6月完成，此处为被动语态，结合首字母提示，填finished。
8. 根据后文“仅卖出一幅画”的描述，可知他一生大部分时间穷困，结合首字母提示，填poor。
9. 根据“at an early age of 37”可知他37岁去世，结合首字母提示，填died。
10. 表示梵高的画作价值数百万美元，结合首字母提示，填worth，be worth+金额表示“值……钱”。
2. 前文提到他在英国任教，此处表示搬回法国，结合首字母提示，填back，move back to意为“搬回”。
3. 根据后文他迁居法国南部小镇，可知他在巴黎没待太久，结合首字母提示，填stay，didn't stay long表示“没待很久”。
4. 结合前文他从事绘画的背景，此处表示喜欢画人、农场等事物，enjoy后接动名词，结合首字母提示，填painting。
5. 表示《星月夜》现在被保存在纽约现代艺术博物馆，此处为被动语态，结合首字母提示，填kept，keep在此表示“保存、收藏”。
6. 根据“between peace and anger”可知是梵高内心的矛盾斗争，结合首字母提示，填war，a war在此表示“一种斗争”。
7. 表示这幅画于1889年6月完成，此处为被动语态，结合首字母提示，填finished。
8. 根据后文“仅卖出一幅画”的描述，可知他一生大部分时间穷困，结合首字母提示，填poor。
9. 根据“at an early age of 37”可知他37岁去世，结合首字母提示，填died。
10. 表示梵高的画作价值数百万美元，结合首字母提示，填worth，be worth+金额表示“值……钱”。
一、根据课文内容，完成关于阿姆斯特朗的大事年表
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答案：答案略