I believe that the creation of public art has a unique power to build community and to inspire creativity．I have loved the （41）
of art in public places since young，and when I moved to Los Angeles after college and saw the （42）
murals （壁画）in LA'neighborhoods，I was further（43）
．
My first mural was a（n） （44）
of the historical Ocean Park Pier，a statue of Santa Monica that had been torn down years earlier．Each day，as my colleagues and I（45）
to work on the mural，people（46）
and watched．Even before it was fully painted，the mural became a （47）
．I was （48）
by how creating art in public could affect my diverse group of neighbors．
For several years，I（49）
to paint murals in LA，but I didn't fully appreciate their （50）
until I returned to the East Coast several years later．When I was hired to （51）
an art program for Philadelphia Health Network，I began working in neglected neighborhoods where many people had nearly given up （52）
．Here，I met block captains and community leaders，mostly elderly women，whose optimism and （53）
provided inspiration and role models for a lifetime．
I have （54）
memories of Ms．Rachel Bagby，a committed partner in the creation of community murals．She （55）
a little beauty in her community，to compete with the billboards advertising alcohol and cigarettes．She （56）
the murals as a way to tell the stories of the people in the neighborhood．She helped （57）
her neighbors，and they then began talking about their histories and their hopes together．
I am not naive （天真的）．I don't see art as the （58）
to all problems．（59）
，I have seen enough evidence to know that（60）
art is a weapon to tell stories on walls and keep people going
| 41．A．idea | B．motto | C．message | D．truth |
| 42．A．ugly | B．outstanding | C．common | D．strange |
| 43．A．beaten | B．calmed | C．inspired | D．moved |
| 44．A．copy | B．practice | C．duty | D．image |
| 45．A．showed up | B．showed off | C．passed on | D．took over |
| 46．A．escaped | B．stopped | C．ignored | D．analyzed |
| 47．A．belief | B．relief | C．focus | D．sign |
| 48．A．amazed | B．sad | C．awkward | D．curious |
| 49．A．tired | B．continued | C．agreed | D．promised |
| 50．A．kindness | B．glory | C．influence | D．loss |
| 51．A．test | B．check | C．grasp | D．manage |
| 52．A．hope | B．principle | C．work | D．courage |
| 53．A．failure | B．sadness | C．determination | D．surprise |
| 54．A．poor | B．vivid | C．dark | D．empty |
| 55．A．put away | B．waited | C．gave away | D．longed for |
| 56．A．saw | B．described | C．realized | D．adopted |
| 57．A．visit | B．gather | C．suspect | D．trust |
| 58．A．solution | B．duty | C．performance | D．show |
| 59．A．Therefore | B．However | C．Instead | D．Meanwhile |
| 60．A．common | B．traditional | C．public | D．wonderful |