The sad thing is the world-famous artist devoted his whole life he only sold one paintin

问题补充：

The sad thing is the world-famous artist devoted his whole life , he only sold one painting before he died.

A. although; to painting

B. that; to paint

C. that although; to painting

D. although that; to paint

答案：

A. although; to painting

B. that; to paint

(答案→)C. that although; to painting

D. although that; to paint

解析：考查复杂句，第一空后面是表语从句，用that引导，表语从句后面although引导的是让步状语从句，第二空考查词组：devote one’s life to一生致力于，句意：让人悲伤的是：虽然著名的画家一生致力于绘画，在死前才卖出一幅画。选C。