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Rabbit Island is a tiny and remote island off northern Michigans Keweenaw Peninsula. Its    1    nature is the perfect destination for artists to come and    2    their creativity. New Yorker Rob Gorski    3    the island in 2010， who wanted to protect its natural state. He also saw a（n）    4    to create a setting where artists could get close to    5    and create their great works.

Gorski set up the Rabbit Island Foundation， whose main goal is to host artistic    6    during the summer while also teaching and    7    conservation.

Artists， with the    8    that the island should largely remain untouched， are    9    to a two?week period of reflective engagement in a wilderness unlike anywhere else in the world. They    10    a “leave no trace” policy. Small solar panels are used to generate electricity and buildings are simple with nothing    11    left in place. “Rabbit Island exists to encourage the community to    12    the most fundamental part of our age—the environment and the human relationship with it. We challenge artists to take    13    and create bold works challenging the assumptions of the landscape created by previous    14   ，” said Gorski.

Most artists say they have a better understanding and    15    of nature after the experience， which， in turn， gives them many creative inspirations.

1. A. undesired    B. undeveloped      C. unnamed      D. unknown

2. A. display      B. assess          C. sharpen      D. inspire

3. A. purchased    B. developed        C. ignored      D. occupied

4. A. sign          B. possibility        C. opportunity    D. invitation

5. A. heaven        B. people          C. life          D. nature

6. A. parties        B. programs        C. games        D. shows

7. A. opposing      B. raising          C. recording    D. advocating

8. A. hobby        B. topic            C. belief        D. plan

9. A. invited        B. exposed          C. addicted      D. related

10. A. organize      B. draw            C. follow        D. imagine

11. A. permanent    B. popular        C. unchanged      D. portable

12. A. put on        B. focus on        C. turn on        D. agree on

13. A. risks      B. turns            C. duties        D. notes

14. A. groups      B. races            C. fans          D. generations

15. A. description  B. communication    C. appreciation    D. recreation