阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳【答案】。
All my teachers and classmates praised my designs for the art festival. They think I have a real___21___for painting.___22___, I once did not like art lessons because I could not draw very well.
One day, I___23___with some paint as usual in Ms. Brown's art lesson. I mixed the paint___24___water. As I took the brush away, I dropped some paint onto the paper. Looking at the mark, I decided___25___it. The paint began to run, so I blew___26___. The paint ran in all directions and made a very___27___picture! I forgot that I was in class until Ms. Brown came by my desk. "That's very good picture, Susan," said Ms. Brown. She___28___me to keep trying and make more wonderful pictures.
I did make some wonderful pictures later. Since then, I___29___ crazy about crayons and paints. I enjoy____30____in the colors every time. I paint. I love painting!
21. A. hope B. gift C. story D. life
22. A. However B. So C. Besides D. Or
23. A. was sharing B. was helping C. was playing D. was living
24 A. for B. about C. on D. with
25. A. to beat B. to throw C. to blow D. to wash
26. A. harder B. more softly C. hardest D. most softly
27. A. awful B. interesting C. ugly D. colorful
28. A. encourages B. is encouraging C. will encourage D. encouraged
29. A. was B. get C. have been D. got
30. A. I B. me C. my D. myself
这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述作者曾经绘画不好，不喜欢艺术课。后来在课上用颜料随意地玩颜料创作出的作品受到老师的夸赞和鼓励，最后喜爱上绘画的经历。