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贵州省2024年初中英语学业水平考试中考模拟卷（一）
Claude Monet brought sunshine into painting.
He was one of the first artists to work 1 . That may sound 2 to us today. But before 1870, most artists did all their paintings in rooms. They used models dressed up as Greek gods or heroes from history. They painted with dark colors so their pictures would look more 3 .
However, Monet and his artist friends 4 the rules. They took their paints and brushes to paint lakes, flowers and woods in the open air. They wanted to show 5 sunlight made water and boats look at different times during the day. If they painted people, they always painted common people. They used 6 colors and painted quickly.
For years, Monet had 7 in making money. Sometimes he could not pay the rent (租金); sometimes his family had no heat; sometimes they went hungry. 8 , Monet would not give up.
Today, he is one of the most famous artists ever. Paintings by Monet sell for millions of dollars and 9 in museums around the world. We're all lucky that Monet never 10 .
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