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recognized by people D. expressed himself in paintings 2. Van Gogh killed himself because of________. A. the poor life B. his illness C. his pain from the left ear D. the refusal by artists of his time 3. One of the characteristics of Van Gogh39。s paintings is________. A. the likeness between his paintings and the reality B. the short time for him to plete a painting C. the various styles mixed together D. the special strokes he made 4. The selling of his paintings is considered to be the most successful because________. A. more and more people like his paintings B. people can understand him through his paintings C. million people visit his painting museum every year D. Zundert has made 2020 “The Van Gogh Year”in his honour B Somali pirates(海盜 ) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly 1,200 miles off the Somali coast, the farthest off shore attack to date, an officer said Tuesday. Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols (巡邏 ) by warships (戰(zhàn)艦 ) off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force, said a spokesman. The spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”. “Once they start attacking that far out, you39。re not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia, ” said an officer, Roger Middleton. “Once you39。re that far out, it39。s just the Indian Ocean, and it means you39。re looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia, from Asia to South Africa.” “This is the farthest robbing to date. They are now operating near the Maldives and India,” said another officer. The three ships—the MV Prantalay 11,12 and 14—had 77 members on board in total. All of them are Thai, the spokesman said. Before the Sunday robbing, pirates held 11 ships and 228 sailors. Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes of catching more dollar of increased patrols and defenses on board ships, the success rate(率 )has gone down, though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year. 5. The pirate attack reported in the text happened________. A. far out in the Indian Ocean B. in the normal patrol area C. near the Somali coast D. in the south of Africa 6. According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems? A. More goods on board are lost. B. Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now. C. The number of attacks has stayed the same these years. D. Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast. 7