When school shut down in 2020, Makenzy Beard started painting on canvases in her garden shed(棚). The supplies were already on hand thanks to her mom, who used to paint as a hobby. With nothing better to do, Makenzy decided to give it a shot.“I’ve always loved creative things,” Makenzy said, “but up until that point that was my first time painting portraits(肖像).”

With photographs as a reference, she’d spend hours completing each portrait, but never all at once. In fact, one of her most popular pieces took her 20 hours in total. The muse(灵感) for that piece was her neighbor, John Tucker. He was working on his farm one day when she asked if she could take a picture of him. With no other details, he agreed. Needless to say, he was fascinated by the portrait she created. “I didn’t expect to see what I did see in the end,” John said. “It’s absolutely brilliant. It’s like a photograph. My family say it’s exactly like me.”

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1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A    Makenzy Beard used to paint as a hobby.

B    Makenzy’s mother advised her to paint for fun.

C    Makenzy Beard tried painting for the first time.

D    Makenzy Beard learnt painting at school before.