【Ibelievethatthecreationofpublicarthasauniquepowertobuildcommunityandtoinspirecreativity．Ihavelovedthe（41）___ofartinpublicplacessinceyoung，andwhenImovedtoLosAngelesaftercollegeandsawthe（42）___mural】

　　Ibelievethatthecreationofpublicarthasauniquepowertobuildcommunityandtoinspirecreativity．Ihavelovedthe （41）___ofartinpublicplacessinceyoung，andwhenImovedtoLosAngelesaftercollegeandsawthe （42）___murals （壁画）inLA'neighborhoods，Iwasfurther（43）___．

　　Myfirstmuralwasa（n） （44）___ofthehistoricalOceanParkPier，astatueofSantaMonicathathadbeentorndownyearsearlier．Eachday，asmycolleaguesandI（45）___toworkonthemural，people（46）___andwatched．Evenbeforeitwasfullypainted，themuralbecamea （47）___．Iwas （48）___byhowcreatingartinpubliccouldaffectmydiversegroupofneighbors．

　　Forseveralyears，I（49）___topaintmuralsinLA，butIdidn'tfullyappreciatetheir （50）___untilIreturnedtotheEastCoastseveralyearslater．WhenIwashiredto （51）___anartprogramforPhiladelphiaHealthNetwork，Ibeganworkinginneglectedneighborhoodswheremanypeoplehadnearlygivenup （52）___．Here，Imetblockcaptainsandcommunityleaders，mostlyelderlywomen，whoseoptimismand （53）___providedinspirationandrolemodelsforalifetime．

　　Ihave （54）___memoriesofMs．RachelBagby，acommittedpartnerinthecreationofcommunitymurals．She （55）___alittlebeautyinhercommunity，tocompetewiththebillboardsadvertisingalcoholandcigarettes．She （56）___themuralsasawaytotellthestoriesofthepeopleintheneighborhood．Shehelped （57）___herneighbors，andtheythenbegantalkingabouttheirhistoriesandtheirhopestogether．

　　Iamnotnaive （天真的）．Idon'tseeartasthe （58）___toallproblems．（59）___，Ihaveseenenoughevidencetoknowthat（60）___artisaweapontotellstoriesonwallsandkeeppeoplegoing

　　41．A．ideaB．mottoC．messageD．truth42．A．uglyB．outstandingC．commonD．strange43．A．beatenB．calmedC．inspiredD．moved44．A．copyB．practiceC．dutyD．image45．A．showedupB．showedoffC．passedonD．tookover46．A．escapedB．stoppedC．ignored