WhenpilotsflyoverthegrasslandofthePampasregionArgentinathey'reoftensurprisedtospotahugeguitar－shapedforestintheorderedfields.Thesiteismorethananamazingexampleoflandart.Behindthesiteisa(n) 41 lovestory.

WhenyoungArgentine 42 PedroMartinUretaaged28met17－year－oldGracielaYraizozinhishometowntheyfellinloveatfirst 43 .2yearslatertheygotmarriedand 44 downonthefarmwhereUretahadbeen__45__.Gracielahadmanybigplansforthefarminhermind.Onedaywhenshewastakingaplaneonaflight 46 PampaGracielanoticedthatanotherfarmlookedlikeamilkingpail(桶)fromthe 47 .Gracielathoughtthatherfamily couldcreatesomethingevenmoreattractiveontheirown farm:Ahugeforest 48 asherfavoritemusicalinstrument—theguitar.Graciela 49 playingtheguitarinherspare timeandoftenplayedtheguitaratthelocal 50 .

ButUretadidn'ttakehiswife'sidea 51 ，saying“We'lltalkaboutitlater.”Later 52 came.In1977，Gracieladiedsuddenlyofbraincanceratthe 53 ageof 25whilecarryingtheirfifthchild..Afterherwife'sdeathMrUreta 54 notfulfillingherwish.Stillheartbrokena fewyearslaterUretadecidedthatthebestwaytohonorhis 55 wifewouldbetofulfillherwishand 56 thegiantworkofartinherhonor.

Afterthelocalgovernmentrefusedto 57 withtheprojectUretaandhischildrentookit58 .Onebyone，theyplantedroughly7，000treesintotheshapeofaguitar.IttookafewroughseasonsforthetreestotakerootbutUreta'sdedication 59 .

WatchingtheforestgrowovertheyearsgaveGraciela'schildren 60 .“Itwastheclosestthingpossibletohavemymotheralive”MariaJulia，Ureta'sseconddaughter，said.

41．A.thrilling B．exciting C．boring D．touching

42．A.farmer B．worker C．teacher D．engineer

43．A.place B．time C．sight D．way

44．A.put B．settled C．laid D．took

45．A.pickedup B．givenup C．madeup D．broughtup

46．A.below B．over C．across D．beyond

47．A.air B．distance C．beginning D．top

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