▲ 閱讀下文,回答第 31−35 題 Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in a small village in southern Holland. He
loved to draw, but no one encouraged him to become an artist. (31) , his father would like him
to take a sensible job—something like a salesclerk or carpenter. As a young adult, he (32) from
job to job with little success, becoming more (33) with each failure. In March, 1880, however,
something changed him. He realized that he was meant to be a painter, and (34) a subsidy from
his brother Theo, he began to study art. Until his death, Vincent was unable to sell a single
painting; today those paintings would be worth more than a billion U.S. dollars. Over a century
later after his death, Vincent van Gogh still remains extremely popular. His story of a man who was
alone and unappreciated but never gave up has served as an extraordinary source of (35) for people
throughout the world.
【題組】31. (A) In other words (B) In a sense (C) Instead (D) Whatever