介绍:
Sports games, protest rallies3, concerts, and other public gatherings▼ would not be what they are without the cries and chants4 of a hyped-up▼ crowd. Messages displayed5 on signs held up by people who want to be heard loud and clear also add to the _(1)_. The contents of these placards range from words of encouragement6 to protest slogans. Some _(2)_ examples include the "We are the 99%" signs of the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement and "No Nukes▼" at several anti-nuclear protests following the Fukushima nuclear disaster7 in Japan. It was at a rally for the latter in March of 2013 that illustrator Haniboi Lee, creator of the wildly popular Up Up app, found the motivation8 to turn an idea into reality.
When he looked around at the signs at the rally he attended9, he thought they were too serious, so he came up with a different way to convey10 the same _(3)_. Lee’s artistic style _(4)_ bright colors, bold11 lines, and simple designs that represent his philosophy12 of life: have fun and be optimistic13. That explains why he _(5)_ inspiration14 from fanmade signs at sports games.
The designs were created shortly afterwards in the form of adorable15 little figures _(6)_ up cards with symbols and words as a "manifestation▼ of supportive16 attitude." After _(7)_ Zeczec, a crowdfunding▼ site, an Up Up generator program was born in May 2013, and more than 900,000 people used it in a period of just two months. Now, various types of Up Up merchandise17 can be found at Pinkoi, an e-commerce▼ site, to create your own supportive little dolls to help you through the challenges of your life in an uplifting▼ way.
1. (A) atmosphere (B) similarity (C) consequence (D) acceptance
2. (A) dismissive (B) memorable (C) compulsive (D) disposable
3. (A) sentiments (B) shortages (C) estimates (D) outcomes
4. (A) substitutes (B) diminishes (C) incorporates (D) eliminates
5. (A) picked (B) did (C) came (D) drew
6. (A) hold (B) holding (C) held (D) to hold
7. (A) keeping track of (B) breaking up with (C) living up to (D) teaming up with
