Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment, has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. (31) other activities that may have been ritualistic in origin but have come to be designated as artistic such as music or dance, painting was one of the earliest ways in which man (32) to express his own personality and his (33) understanding of an existence beyond the material world. (34) music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have (35) to the present day. The modem eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiquarian satisfaction (36) the 15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascaux—some examples (37) to the considerable powers of draftsmanship of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that make it (38) for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.
The major (39) A. resorted
B. sought
C. strived
D. struggled
Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment, has been continuously practiced by humans for some 20,000 years. (31) other activities that may have been ritualistic in origin but have come to be designated as artistic such as music or dance, painting was one of the earliest ways in which man (32) to express his own personality and his (33) understanding of an existence beyond the material world. (34) music and dance, however, examples of early forms of painting have (35) to the present day. The modem eye can derive aesthetic as well as antiquarian satisfaction (36) the 15,000-year-old cave murals of Lascaux—some examples (37) to the considerable powers of draftsmanship of these early artists. And painting, like other arts, exhibits universal qualities that make it (38) for viewers of all nations and civilizations to understand and appreciate.
The major (39) A. In stead of
B. In spite of
C. Regardless of
D. Together with
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