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An extraordinary life
Jean-Michael Basquitat, (1)____was born in New York in 1960, was the son of a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother. As a child he liked drawing pictures, and because they were good his mother encouraged his interest.(2)_____the age of 18 Basquiat left home and quit (3)_____just before he was due to graduate. He had nowherespecial to live. Sometimes he would sleep in a cardboard box in Thompkins Square Park. Sometimes he would stay with her friends. He played in a band, and started doing graffiti, tagging walls and subway cars (4)_____the signature ‘SAMO’. But he also painted –a curious mixture of words and images, of western art and the traditions of Haiti, Puerto Rico and Africa. It seemed (5)_______ many that he was searching for some kind of identity. Basquiat’s paintings were (6)____shown in a joint exhibition in 1980, and immediately people started to get interested –very interested. Soon he was surrounded by agents, gallery owners, journalists and other people who were desperate to make him famous and make money (7)_______of him. His name (8)____like widefire and everyone was talking about him. There were exhibitions of his work all over America. He dated the (not yet famous) pop star Madonna and became a great friend of Andy Warhol, (9)_____________of the giants of the New York art scene. In 1986 he went to the Ivory Coast of Africa. In 1988 he had simultaneous exhibitions in Paris and New York. But that was the year when it all came to an (10)______, Jean-Michael died of a drug overdose at the age of 27.
Đáp án
Question 1. who
Vị trí cần điền là một đại từ quan hệ, ở đây là một đại từ chỉ người và làm vị trí chủ ngữ => điền who
Question 2. at
Cấu trúc: at the age of... ở tuổi..., vào tuổi....
At the age of 18 Basquiat left home: vào tuổi 18, Basquiat xa nhà...
Question 3. school
At the age of 18 Basquiat left home and quit school just before he was due to graduate
Dịch: Năm 18 tuổi, Basquiat rời nhà và bỏ học ngay trước khi chuẩn bị tốt nghiệp.
Question 4. with
He played in a band, and started doing graffiti, tagging walls and subway cars with the signature ‘SAMO’.
Dịch: Anh ấy chơi trong một ban nhạc và bắt đầu vẽ graffiti, gắn thẻ lên tường và toa tàu điện ngầm với chữ ký ‘SAMO’.
Question 5. like
Cấu trúc: It + seem + like + noun phrase: Dường như, có vẻ như....
Question 6. being
Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn S + V-ing
Question 7. out
make money of him: Kiếm tiền từ chính bản thân anh ấy.
Question 8. was
Thì quá khứ.
Question 9. who
đại từ quan hệ thay thế cho Andy Warhol đứng trước đó.
Question 10. end
In 1988 he had simultaneous exhibitions in Paris and New York. But that was the year when it all came to an end, Jean-Michael died of a drug overdose at the age of 27
Dịch: Năm 1988, anh đã có các triển lãm đồng thời ở Paris và New York. Nhưng đó là năm mà mọi thứ kết thúc, Jean-Michael đã qua đời do quá liều ma túy ở tuổi 27.