As the weeks went by，Swain’s visits grew morefrequent. When Dr. Caswell called, Ellsworth would talk about the gracefullines of the chimney or the rich (51)____of color in a bowl of fruit.
The treatment was working perfectly. Nomore trips downtown to his office for the purpose of buying some business thatwas to fail later. No more crazy financial plans to try the strength of his(52)____old heart. Art was complete cure for him.
The doctor thought it safe to allowEllsworth to visit the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modem Art, and otherexhibitions with Swain. An entirely new world (53)____its mysteries to him. Theold man showed a tremendous curiosity in the art galleries and in the painterswho exhibited (54)____them. How were the galleries run? Who selected thepictures for the exhibitions? An idea was forming in his brain.
When the late spring began to cover thefields and gardens (55)____color, Ellsworth painted a simply horrible picturewhich he called 'Trees Dressed in White.Then he made a surprising announcement.He was going to exhibit the picture in the summer show at the Lathrop Gallery.
The summer show at the Lathrop Gallery wasthe biggest art exhibition of the year—in (56)____, if not in size. Thelifetime dream of every important artist in the United States was a prize fromthis exhibition. Among the paintings of this (57)____ group of artists,Ellsworth was now going to place his 'Trees Dressed in White" which resembleda handful of salad dressing thrown (58) ____against the side of a house.
"If the newspapers hear about this,everyone in town will be laughing at Mr. Ellsworth. We’ve got to stop him.”said Koppel. “No,” warned the doctor. “We can’t interfere with him now and takea chance of (59) all the good work which we have done.”
To the complete surprise of all three--andespecially Swain--“TreesDressed in White” was (60)___for the Lathrop show. Not only was Mr. Ellsworth crazy,thought Koppel, but the Lathrop Gallery was crazy, too.
(From Art for Heart's Sake)
请选择恰当单词填空
51. variety
52. tired
53. opened up
54.in
55. with
56. quality
57. distinguished
58. violently
59. running down
60. accepted
