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Edward Hopper is America’s most well-known realist painter, living by his philosophy, “The man’s the work. Something doesn’t come out of nothing.” He was reclusive and private in his personal life, with themes of introspection in his painting.

Born in 1882,  by the age of 17 he had already decided to become an artist. He attended the New York School of Illustrating, followed by the New York School of Art, where he bacame familiar with many leading figures such as William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri, founders of American Realism.

[1] Hopper was slow to develop compared with other young artists of that time, remaining at the New York School of Art for seven years. [2] Like the majority of young American artists of the period, he longed to study in France and left for Paris in October of 1906. [3] Indeed, this was a great influence upon the history of the modern movement in America, but Hopper later claimed that its effect on him was minimal. [4]

What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence? “Something doesn’t come out of nothing.”

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If I had gone to the party last night, I ________tired now.

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In some countries, octopuses (A) and snail are considered(B) being(C) great delicacies to eat.(D)

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The skin receives nearly (A) the (B) third of the blood pumped(C) out by(D) the heart.

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I love that _______ antique car that always parked at the end of the street.

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Graduate students often spend their weekends_______data for their research.

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The fewer the number of threads per inch, the _________ texture.

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It is likely(A) that everyone in Vietnam has(B) his own(C) house and car by(D) 2050.