Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Edward Hopper is America’s most well-known realist painter, living by his philosophy, “The man’s the work. Something doesn’t come out of nothing.” He was reclusive and private in his personal life, with themes of introspection in his painting.
Born in 1882, by the age of 17 he had already decided to become an artist. He attended the New York School of Illustrating, followed by the New York School of Art, where he bacame familiar with many leading figures such as William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri, founders of American Realism.
[1] Hopper was slow to develop compared with other young artists of that time, remaining at the New York School of Art for seven years. [2] Like the majority of young American artists of the period, he longed to study in France and left for Paris in October of 1906. [3] Indeed, this was a great influence upon the history of the modern movement in America, but Hopper later claimed that its effect on him was minimal. [4]
According to the passage, which of the following events probably had the greatest effect on Hopper as an artist?
A. being America’s best known realist painter
B. attending the New York School of Illustrating
C. attending the New York School of Art
D. studying in Paris
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Chọn C
Sự kiện quan trọng nhất đối với Hopper là attending the New York School of Art
Vì “the New York School of Art, where he bacame familiar with many leading figures such as William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri, founders of American Realism.” Đây là nơi Hopper quen thuộc với những nhân vật dẫn đầu – thành lập trường phái hiện thực Mỹ
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