完形阅读综合练(七)1(2009·南宁名校联考)Thepowerofencouragementisgreat
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DanteGabrielRossetti,afamous19thcenturypoetandartist,wasonce1byanelderlyman
Theoldmanhadsomesketches(素描)anddrawingsthathe2Rossettitolookatandtellhimiftheywereanygood,oriftheyatleastshowed3talent
Rossettilookedthem4carefully
Afterthefirstfew,heknewthattheywereworthless,showingnottheleast5ofartistictalent
ButRossettiwasa6man,andhetoldtheelderlymanasgentlyaspossiblethatthepictureswereoflittle7andshowedlittletalent
Hewassorry,buthecouldnot8totheman
Thevisitorwas9,butseemedtoexpectRossetti’s10
Hethenapologizedfor11Rossetti’stime,butwouldhejust12afewmoredrawings—thesedonebya(n)13artstudent
Rossettilookedoverthe14batch(一批)ofsketchesandimmediatelybecameenthusiasticoverthetalentthey15
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