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Welcome Abrad Artrain

 If you can't travel to visit a museum, maybe a museum will travel to visit you. That's the ( 36 ) behind Artrain, which is a musuem in a train consisting of five silver-painted cars. It brings art to towns and cities throughout the United States.
 Artrain was started in 1971 in the state of Michigan. ( 37 ) then it has traveled to more than 500 towns and opened its doors to 2.5 million visitors. It has carried a total of 13 different shows. The latest, a collection of works from the Smithsonian Institution*, is on a three-year national tour. People can see prints by famous artists in three of the train's cars. The fourth car holds a studio where artists show visitors how they work.
 Artrain doesn't have an engine. Instead, it is connected to regular trains and brought from one town to the next. The train's shops are ( 38 ) carefully, with special events and school visits in mind. Arranging a travelling show like this is hard work, but local volunteers work with the train staff to help make each shop a ( 39 ).
 When Artrain arrives in a town, kids and adults line up to see the treasures inside. For many of the youngsters, especially, it is their first visit to an art museum. And when they step down from the last car, their most common ( 40 ) is "Let's go through again !"

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1 idea 考え
2 problem 問題
3 result 結果
4 chance 機会
     
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1 Before 〜の前に
2 During 〜の間に
3 Since 〜以来
4 By 〜によって
     
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1 described 描写される
2 explained 説明される
3 supported 支えられる
4 planned 計画される
     
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1 success 成功
2 trouble もめごと
3 reason 理由
4 change 変化
     
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1 stage 舞台
2 reaction 反応
3 challenge 挑戦
4 manner 態度