Nancy’s uncle works at a big art gallery in France. His main duty is to look (1) ____ many valuable paintings of famous artists, so he needs to be patient and careful all the time. Every day he checks the maintenance of those (2) ____ of art and writes a report to the manager. (3) ____ he has a wide knowledge of both modern art and folk art, he can explain everything about the paintings in the gallery to Nancy impressively. Each time Nancy visits the gallery, her uncle always enthusiastically (4) ____ her the new paintings that the owner of the gallery has bought. She admires her uncle greatly, and those visits help develop her passion for art (5) ____ by day.

1. A. after                                      B. up                                C. at                         D. into

2. A. sheets                                   B. works                          C. bunches               D. dozens

3. A. So                                         B. Therefore                   C. However              D. Because

4. A. to show                                B. showed                       C. shows                   D. show

5. A. day                                       B. days                            C. someday               D. one day