Task 3

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Rabbit Island is a tiny and remote island off northern Michigan's 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