完形填空ihaven'tstoppedthinkingabout94-year-odlcarmenHerreraeversinceIreadaboutherinTheNewYorkTimes.herstoryissuchan36thatifeelineedtowriteaboutitherethestory37thatcarmenhasadeeplveforpainting.itwasa
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ihaven'tstoppedthinkingabout94-year-odlcarmenHerreraeversinceIreadaboutherinTheNewYorkTimes.herstoryissuchan36thatifeelineedtowriteaboutithere
thestory37thatcarmenhasadeeplveforpainting.itwasacompulsion,somethingshesimply38stopdoing.shestartedpaintingbackinthe1930s,39shewasinher20s.herpaintings40mostlyingeometricalshapesandlines,formsandcolors,andwereconsidered"aheadofhertime"
carmenwasbornincuba,livedinNewYorkandparisandeventually14NewYorkwhereshelvedtillnow.throughtheyears,sheworkedquietlyand42ahugequantityofpaintings,butitwasmany,manyyears43,attheageof89,thatshesoldherveryfristpainting.Today,herartis44highdemandandarecentpainting45at$44,000!
Now,atage94,she49aLifetimeAchievementAwardfromThewalkerArtCenter.TheNewYrokTimesstory47severalpeoplewhospokeaboutherlate-lifesuccess:
"toreach48gloryat94--whateverCarmenHerrear's49risemightsayaboutthedifficutiesofbeingawoman50,itisclearlyastoryofpersonalstrength,"mr.Zugazagpotoasaid.
"WehaveasayinginPuertoRico--Thebus51comesforthosewhowait."thiscameformhergoodfriendTonyBechara.
Indeed,thebusdid52forCarmenandsheisnowenjoyingher53.ReadingCarmen'sstorytaughtmeonething:ifyouhavea54,keepatit,keepatit,andkeepatit.i'msurethat55carmedidn'treceivemuchrecognitionuntilrecently,shewouldstilloaint,panintandpaintandlove,loveandloveit!
36AmovementBcontributionCcommentDinspiration
37AgoesBcarriesCincludesDdevelops
38Amustn'tBshouldn'tCcouldn'tDneedn't
39AwhenBwhereCwhichDweahter
40AattendedBfocunsedCtookDrelied
41AleftoffBpulledupCpassedbyDsettledin
42AstudiedBproducedCpurchasedDtraded
43AagoBearlyClaterDbefore
44AinBofCwithDon
45AexchangedBfoundCprovidedDsold
16AacceptedBreceivedCpresentedDdiscaoved
47AsearchedBhelpedCquotedDproved
48AfullBslightCheavyDplain
49AsuddenBsecondCstruggleDfamily
50AsingerteacherCeditorDartist
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