Directions: Choose the best word or words to fill in each blank.
Writing 1 : Items 36 – 40
Situation : You are writing a column about Vincent van Gogh for the school newspaper.
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch artist. His work was famous for its beauty, emotion and color. It had a great ___36___ on modern art. ___37___ his lifetime, he did not experience much success. He was not well known when he was alive, and most people did not ___38___ his art. He suffered with mental illness, and remained poor and unknown.
Van Gogh died in France in 1890, at the age of 37, from a gunshot wound. After he died, he became very famous. These days, Van Gogh ___39___ as one of the most outstanding artists of all time. He ___40___ create modern art. He made more than 2,000 artworks, with 900 painting and 1,100 drawings and sketches.
พิจารณาจากประโยค “most people did not ___38___ his art.” ซึ่งชัดเจนมากว่ามีประธานคือ most people และมีกริยาช่วย did อยู่แล้ว ดังนั้นช่องว่างนี้จึงต้องการ verb แท้และไม่เปลี่ยนรูป (เพราะมี did ที่เปลี่ยนไปอยู่ในรูปอดีตแล้ว) ซึ่งก็คือ appreciate ในตัวเลือกที่ 4 นั่นเอง
