80 ! task 1. choose the right answer. 1. mr cheater made a living ………. works by famous painters. a) devising b) faking c) pretending d) shaming 2. a sculpture by roden fetched more than two million dollars at the ………. last month. a) auction b) gallery c) museum d) sale 3. the ………. of rembrandt’s paintings finishes next week. a) demonstration b) exhibition c) show d) spectacle 4. they thought the painting was genuine but it turned out to be ………. a) a facsimile b) an imitation c) a replica d) a reproduction 5. there was no ………. difference between the original and the copy. a) discernible b) discoverable c) knowable d) understandable 6. mr adventurous has taken ………. painting since he retired. a) down b) in c) over d) up 7. a young art student acted as our ………. when we visited the museum. a) coach b) conductor c) guide d) lead 8. this self-portrait did not come to ………. until after the artists’s death. a) light b) range c) sight d) view 9. mr vernix is the greatest ………. expert on techniques of painting. a) alive b) live c) living d) nowadays 10. children and pensioners are admitted to the museum at ………. prices. a) decreased b) less c) reduced d) undercharged task 2. read the newspaper article and fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets, using the passive. new gallery for shelby museum members of the public 1) …… … …….. (invite) to the opening of shelby museum’s new whittaker gallery next wednesday, 18th march, at 6 pm. the gallery, on the top floor of the museum, 2) ….. ………. (complete) in february, and 3) …. … …….. (will/open) by the mayor of shelby. the gallery 4) …. …….. (build) to display the oriental collection, which 5) …. …….. (give) to shelby museum by mr whittaker in 1998. the collection 6) …. ….. ………. (have/recognize), and many paintings and statues 7) …. ….. …….. (have not/show) to the public before. opening hours at the museum are from 9 am to 6 pm daily. admission is £2.50 for adults and £1.00 for children. members of the shelby museum society 8) …. ………. (admit) free of charge. please note that cameras 9) …. …. …….. (not/allow) inside the museum. task 3. try to explain these genres of painting: 1.cubism is … 2. impressionism … 3. surrealism is …

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