공통영어2 지학 신상근 4과 변형문제

Do ____ believe that world-famous artists always show their special skills from an early age?

Do you ____ they all started their artistic careers as young people?

While this may be true for Mozart or Picasso, there are many individuals who ____ their artistic talents later in life.

A good example is Anna Mary Robertson Moses, widely ____ as Grandma Moses.

She only began painting in earnest in her late ____

However, this did not stop her from becoming one of the most ____ American folk artists.

Moses was born on a farm in rural New York in ____

She spent her early years keeping house ____ doing farm work.

Despite her interest in art from a young age, Moses was generally ____ busy to develop her abilities.

She worked hard as a farmer and homemaker, occasionally ____ time for “hobby art” such as quilting.

However, she never lost her passion for art, ____ in her busiest days.

It was ____ until her late 70s that Moses finally began painting in earnest.

Once she started, she spent most of ____ time painting.

In 1938, an art collector discovered her paintings displayed in a local ____

The following year, he managed to get Moses’ works included in the exhibition “Contemporary Unknown American ____

In 1940, ____ had her first individual exhibition in New York City.

Soon after she became known as Grandma Moses ____ the art world.

Her ____ were commercially reproduced for greeting cards and stamps.

Her unique folk style and ____ scenes inspired people all over the world.

She was given the Achievement Award of the Women’s National Press Club in 1949 for her outstanding ____ accomplishments.

Since Moses was self-taught, some ____ referred to her as a “primitive artist.”

Lacking formal training, she usually ignored perspective and ____

However, her art was direct, honest, ____ cheerful. Using bright colors and simple forms, she skillfully conveyed her pleasant memories and emotions.

Her works captured the everyday scenes of ____ and family life.

Here are some of the important works that ____ her distinctive style and attitudes.

The process of making maple syrup, known as "sugaring off," ____ one of Moses' favorite subjects, and she returned to it repeatedly.

"Sugaring Off" (1955) portrays villagers working in ____ stages of the process to produce maple syrup from trees on a winter day.

Moses' appreciation for ____ ways of life shines through in this painting.

She believed that men, women, and children all should stay busy and do ____ parts for the community.

The ____ house is another well-known topic of Moses' paintings.

She created more than twenty versions of ____ house in both summer and winter landscapes.

This house was a landmark inn near her childhood home, decorated with a red ____ white checkered pattern.

In "The Old Checkered House, 1853" (1944), ____ large house painted in red and white squares takes up the center.

In ____ of the house, various figures are engaged in different activities, with visitors arriving and leaving in horse carriages.

The checkered house represents her deep connection to the past and her beloved memories of old things ____ were quickly disappearing.

"Calhoun" (1955) depicts a rural American landscape with farm buildings, rolling ____ lines of trees, and small figures working on the harvest.

The title may refer to Calhoun County, not ____ from the farm where Moses and her family once lived.

However, this peaceful ____ poetic scene portrays an ideal world that existed only in Moses’ imagination, rather than any real place.

She believed that art should only ____ pleasant scenes and subjects.

She once said, “What's the use of painting a picture if it isn’t ____ nice?”

Despite her fame and success, Grandma ____ remained modest and dedicated to her art.

She maintained her passion for ____ until her death at the age of 101, leaving behind over 1,500 paintings.

Whether through her paintings or her life story, Grandma Moses proves that it is never too late to follow one’s ____ and that there is no set schedule for success.

For some people, it may take time ____ find their true calling.

However, with hard work, dedication, and a willingness to take risks, it is possible to achieve your dreams at any time in your ____

____ Grandma Moses once said, “Life is what you make it. Always has been. Always will be.”