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For most of her life , Anna Mary Roberts worked very hard making a living on a farm. She began to paint___1___ her seventies. She displayed her artworks in her town at age eighty. The paintings___2___(notice) by an art collector,____3____recognized Anna's remarkable talent. He bought all the paintings on display. Later, three of her paintings were exhibited in a well-known art museum in New York City. Soon, people around the world___4___(hear) of Anna and her delightful artworks. People loved looking at the old-fashioned scenes that Anna had created.
【答案】1. in 2. were noticed
3. who 4. heard
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了Anna Mary Roberts在七十岁时，开始画画，她的作品被人们所喜爱。
【1题详解】
考查介词。in her seventies这个固定结构表示“在她七十岁的时候”，所以填in。
【2题详解】
考查时态语态。前边主语paintings为可数名词复数形式，故谓语动词也用复数形式，时态应该与前后句保持一致，用一般过去；句意上为她的画被一位收藏家注意到，用被动语态，所以填were noticed。
【3题详解】
考查非限制性定语从句。____3____recognized Anna's remarkable talent.是一个非限制性定语从句，先行词是an art collector，关系词在从句中作主语，指人，所以填who。
【4题详解】
考查时态语态。句子中缺少谓语动词，并且时态跟前后句保持一致，句意为全世界的人很快就听说了她和她的作品，所以用一般过去时的主动形式，所以填heard。
