- II () Test 3

Activity 1 a) Read the text. THE NATIONAL GALLERY

History. The National Gallery was begun in 1824 when the government of the day decided that London needed a national art collection to compete with famous European galleries, such as the Uffizi in Florence and the Louvre in Paris. It just happened that the Pall Mall house of John Julius Angerstein was for sale at the time, along with his collection of 38 painting, including works by Raphael, Rembrandt and Van Dyck. They were purchased for 57,000 and Angerstein's house was used as the first gallery, until the present building was completed in 1838. In the meantime, a number of important pictures were added to the collection through gifts and bequests, but many of the most famous works were acquired by shrewd gallery directors scouring Europe for masterpieces that could be bought cheaply because the artists were temporarily out of fashion. Because space in the gallery was limited (originally it was only one room deep), the directors pursued a policy of quality rather than quantity. The National Gallery fills the whole of the north side of Trafalgar Square, and houses Western paintings. Few people notice that the building itself is a rather uninspired piece of neo-classical design because there are so many competing attractions in the square and the view from the entrance terrace is superb. Two bronze statues stand on the lawns either side of the entrance: one of James II dressed like a Roman, by Grinling Gibbons (1686), and one of George Washington, presented by the American people in 1921. The National Gallery is one of the world's richest art collections, covering most schools and periods of painting up to the 20th century (the national collection of modern art, along with British works of all periods, is now housed in the Tate Gallery). The gallery provides a leaflet locating the 20 most popular masterpieces. It also highlights a particular painting each day, providing notes on the subject, context and artistic achievement. It is a good idea to start your tour at the new Sainsbury Wing annexe, entered at the extreme left of the main entrance. Here you can check on the days free lectures and guided tours at the information desk and obtain a room-byroom guide to the gallery.

Do not miss the floor mosaics of the main staircase and vestibules, designed by the Russian-born artist Boris Anrep between 1928 and 1952. The north vestibule includes portraits of Winston Churchill and T S Eliot, exemplifying Defiance and Leisure respectively, in a series entitled The Modern Virtues. Best of all, the Awakening of the Muses on the half-landing includes portraits of the most beautiful women of the 1930s: Greta Garbo as Melpemone (Muse of Tragedy), Virginia Woolf as Clio (Muse of History) and Diana Mitford as Polyhymnia (Muse of Song).
b) Decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F).
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The National Gallery was founded in 1824 by the government. At that time there were many art collections in London which could compete with famous European galleries.

3. To expand the collection which started with 38 paintings, the gallery directors pursued a policy of quality rather than quantity.
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The present building of the National Gallery is situated in Trafalgar Square. The National Gallery houses one of the world's richest collections of modern art. The floor mosaics of the main staircase was designed by the Russian-born artist. The north vestibule includes portraits of the most beautiful women of the 1930s.

Activity 2 For questions 1-15, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () if a line has a word which should not be there, write the word. A new hobby __been__ 0 I finished university several years ago and Ive been got a degree in __hane__ 00 Economics. Before that I have studied graphics and worked in an ________ 1 advertising agency for a short time. I realized very quickly that by trying ________ 2 to persuade people to buy things they did not really need was not my cup ________ 3 of tea. My university degree allowed me to get a job working for various

________ 4 charities so then I have worked for Oxfam and War on Want, which ________ 5 beth campaign against hunger in the world and try to help poor countries ________ 6 stand on their own two feet. My ideal job would to be to work for an ________ 7 organisation like Greenpeace as a press officer or something like. After ________ 8 all these years, I have never lost interest in drawing and painting and I ________ 9 have done recently taken up a hobby: I attend art classes at the local ________ 10 college every Monday and Friday. They are teach us to use watercolours ________ 11 and I have already painted a couple of landscapes and still lifes. There ________ 12 are very various people on the course, mostly middle-aged like me. ________ 13 I chink we're there for because we're all a bit bored with our lives and ________ 14 our jobs and warn to do something other than going to the pub or ________ 15 sitting in front of the TV like as a vegetable.

Activity 3 For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Michaelangelo Michaelangelo, one of the (0) D artists of all time, was born on 6th March 1475 in Caprese, where his father, Lodovico Buonarroti, (1) _______as a magistrate for six months. Ludovico was not a wealthy man but he (2) _______he was descended from an aristocratic family and he was very (3) _______of this connection. Michaelangelo (4) _______up in Settignano, a little mountain town just outside Florence. One of the first (5)_______Michaelangelo must have become familiar with was the dome of the beautiful Cathedral in Florence, which dominated the city then as it (6) _______does today. At school, Michaelangelo was (7) _______an outstanding pupil; lessons did not (8) ______to him at all. The only thing he wanted to do was to draw and (9) ______ his time" as his elders probably called it, in the workshops of the (10)_______painters and sculptors in the city. One can (11) _______the eager boy, for whom art was the most important thing in his whole life, (12)_______at the wonderful pictures and statues which filled the beautiful churches of Florence. His best friend while he was still a schoolboy was Francesco Granacci, who, (13) _____'_ six years older than Michaelangelo, seems to have (14) _______an interest in the boy and helped him with his attempts to draw and paint. Michaelangelo's choice of profession did not (15)_______his father at all. Only the most successful of artists in Florence stood any chance of making any money.

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D greatest D employed D announced D famous D took D sights D even D in fact D mean D waste D various D remember D noticing D although D given D agree

Activity 4

For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line 10 form a word that fits in the space in the same line. I don't know much about art Of all the (0)

criticisms made of modern art, perhaps the most

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common is that it is not found (1)______________ enough. This (2) _____________is often expressed in different ways, but the (3) _______________always comes down to the belief that the closer art is to life, the (4) __________ it is. The more like a photograph a painting is. the more gifted the (5) _________-' It looks so real,' people say (6) _____________. This is why modern painters are often accused of being (7) _________ to paint and are sometimes even accused of (8) __________ the public. If we accent this wav of assessing art , then we would have to come to the (9)__________ that Madame Tussaud's- because it is full of (10)_________ models of famous people - must contain greater art than the Louvre. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 a) critical a) realistic a) complaining a) argument a) better a) artless a) admiring a) unable a) cheating a) concluding a) life-like b) criticism b) realist b) complaint b) argumentative b) best b) artist b) admiringly b) ability b) cheated b) conclusive b) lively

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- II Test 5

Activity 1. Read the text Best of Friends Who needs friends? According to most psychologists we all do, (1) particularly nowadays when so many other aspects of modern life arc changing. It seems that having friends keeps us both healthy and happy. The number of television series about groups of friends shows just how (2) vital friendship is to us. Psychologist Dorothy Rowe says that many of us now turn to our friends, instead of our families, for advice, comfort and security. One woman sire interviewed even told her that if she had to choose between her husband and her friend, she would choose her friend. Since our friends mean so much to us, it is not surprising that the happiest marriages are also friendships. 'Once the romantic stage of a relationship has passed, it is friendship that holds people together.' says Rowe. If the couple do not make the transition, they will either split up or stay together and (3) seek friendship with others. But is friendship equally important to women and men? According to author Rhonda Pritchard, women are more likely than men to have close friends. 'You tell a friend things that you'd never tell a partner,' says one woman she Interviewed. 'Friends just accept you as you are.' For men, friendship is usually based on doing things together rather than the (4) intimate conversations that are typical of women friends. Men share lime and activities like building a fence or a business, running, riding a bike, fishing or watching football, but they don't often share their feelings. Whereas many women find their relationships with a husband or boyfriend is not enough, many men say that their partner is their best friend. Even women who are very happily married are likely to become depressed without a close friend and can even find the break up of an intimate friendship as (5) painful as the end of a marriage. People often say that there have been times when a close friend has not only saved their (6) sanity but their lives. There is, in fact, more and more- evidence that having friends protects us against illness and depression. The (7) uninhibited laughter that is typical of many friendships (8) reduces the effects of stress and helps the immune system work properly. Lasting friendships can provide a lot of the same support that families provided in the past, but the Ideal situation is to have your family there for you as well. For most people this is still very important. Friendships and family relationships can both change, but a friend will not take you into account when making really important decisions in the same way that a family member will. Activity 2. Read the text again and circle the most suitable answer to these questions.

What did the woman who was interviewed by Dorothy Rowe say? A She broke up with her husband because of her friend.
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B She thinks her husband means more to her than her friend. C She thinks her friend means more to her than her husband. D She had to choose between her friend and her husband. 2 Why do some couples look for friends outside their relationships? A Because they are not in love with their partners. B Because they break up with their partners. C Because they think romance is more important than friendship. D Because they do not get what they need from their partners. 3 According to the text, what is the main difference between men's and women's friendships? A Women prefer to spend time doing things with their friends. B Men don't spend as much time talking about their emotions. C Women talk to their friends about men. D Men talk to their friends about workand sport. 4 How do some women react when a friendship ends? A They begin to think of their partners as their best friends. B It upsets them as much as splitting up with a husband would. C They become unhappy with their husbands. D They decide never to trust a friend again. 5How does friendship help us physically and mentally? A There is no evidence that it does. B We are more likely to stay physically and mentally healthy. C It keeps us happy but it doesn't keep us healthy. D It can make us depressed but it doesn't make us ill. 6What does the author of the text think about friendship? A That it is more important than family relationships. B That it is less important than family relationships. C That it is as important as family relationships. D That family relationships should be less important. Activity 3. Decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. The stolen bike

One morning last week I realised that my bike (1) stolen, from my garden. I phoned the police and two officers called at my house the next day. They (2) me if I had seen or heard anything. I told (3) I had been out that evening, and hadn't noticed anything suspicious when I came home. 'If I had seen anything, I (4) you,' I replied. 'It was raining hard too. If the weather (5) so bid, I would have ridden my bike, The officers told me that lots of people (6) their bikes stolen lately. The thieves (7) to have put the bikes in a van,' said one of the officers. 'I (8) I had known about that,' I said. I saw a black van that evening. In fact, it (9) opposite my house.' The officers asked me what the van's number (10) , but I couldn't remember. '(11) you saw the van again, (12) you recognise it?' one of them asked. 'It (13) painting. I remember that, 'I replied. However, there was a happy ending to this story. After the officers had left, I (14) by a friend of mine. ' By the way,' she said, '(15) you want your bike, I'll bring it back this afternoon. I borrowed it a couple of days ago.' 1) A) had 2) A) reminded 3) A) them 4) A) called 5) A) wasn't 6) A) had 7) A) think 8) A) would 9) A) was parked 10) A) is 11) A) If 12) A) do 13) A) needed 14) A) called up 15) A) unless B) had been B) questioned B)that B) would B) wouldn't be B) had had B) are thought B) realise B) had parking B)was B)When B)can B) had been B) was phoned B) if only C) had had itself C) told C) if C) had called C) hadn't been C) had to have C) have thought C) wish C) is parked C) had C) Remember C) would C) looked like C) had a phone callif ) D) had not D) asked D) later D) would have called D) wouldn't have been D) hadn't D) are thinking D) thought D) has parked D) wrote D) Suppose D) if D) seemed D) heard some news D) as long as

Activity 4. For questions 1 - 10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Write your word in the answer boxes provided. Letters. A really (0).... thing when you're alone abroad and surrounded by (1) .... is to receive a letter from a COMFORT STRANGE

friend or (2).... from home. It's always. (3).... to know what people are up to. But in responding, the hardest thing is to (4) .... a whole new way of life and (5) .... of ideas, not to mention new friends and unfamiliar (6) Those receiving your letters can never have a full (7) .... of your new job and your (8) .... routine; but you can make the picture clearer by providing a (9) .... of these, adding a (10) .... of unexpected details.

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Activity 5. Look carefully at each line. Some lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space. Do-h-Yourself Last week my brother and I decided to paint our bedrooms if while our parents were out for the day. Our parents usually they have the painting done by a local firm, but we thought we could to save some money if we did paint it ourselves. We had watched the painters the last time the house had to been painted, so we thought we would be able to do the job. 'First all the surfaces must have to be washed, 'my brother said. That can't have be very difficult, 'I 1 ).. 2)if.. 3) 4).. 5).. 6).. 7).. 8).. 9)..

replied. 'We'd better if put some newspapers on the carpet. If we can make a mess, we'll get into trouble.' After that had been have done, we looked for some paint in the garden shed. 'We could use this red paint, 'I was suggested. My brother said that he preferred green paint. Just as if we were going to start, our parents arrived home. 'You should have been asked us first, 'my mother said us. 'You can paint the rest of the house too!'

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