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Some people say that madness（瘋狂） and genius（天才） often come together．This is really true for the painter Vincent Van Gogh from Holland．
Van Gogh is famous for his amazing use of color and shape in his painting．Born in 1853，he was painting at a time when art was changing．A long time ago，artists tried to make their paintings look real like photographs．But later on，art became more about the artist's own ideas．If you see a painting of Van Gogh，it won't look like the real world．It will look even more beautiful．
Some of Van Gogh's most famous paintings are of natural scenes and flowers，such as Sunflowers．He also painted many wonderful self-portraits（自畫像）．Though Van Gogh had his gifts in his art，he was a troubled man．Once，he even cut off his own ear．
Van Gogh is now one of the world's most famous artists．But he died at the age of 37，alone and poor．Almost nobody knew or cared about his art at that time．Although he was a great genius，he suffered greatly．Some people say that his madness led to his success in his art．
41．Where was Van Gogh from？C
A．England
B．America
C．Holland
D．France
42．What's the underlined word"gifts"mean？B
A．禮物
B．天賦
C．贈予權
D．廉價品
43．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Van Gogh was a troubled man，and once he cut off his own ears．
B．When Van Gogh died，his paintings was very famous immediately．
C．Some people think that Van Gogh's madness caused his success in his art．
D．Van Gogh's paintings are both like the real world and even more beautiful．
44．Which column（欄目） is the passage from？A
A．Famous people
B．News bite
C．Star talk
D．Around the world
45．According to the passage，what would happen to Van Gogh after he died？C
A．People thought he was a mad man．
B．His paintings changed the whole art world．
C．People gradually（逐漸地） found his paintings were very great．
D．He was good at using color and shape in his paintings．
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