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Vocabulary and Use your English Choose the correct answers. 1  The leaked out of my pen and ruined everything in my bag! a oil b ink c plaster d watercolour 2  He denied taking the money but soon changed his when video footage proved he was the thief. a song b music c tune d hymn 3  Once the album sold 100,000 , the band was awarded a gold album. a copies b editions c numbers d reproductions 4  The choir members needed a lot of practice before they could sing harmony. a on b with c for d in 5  In most bands, it’s the vocalist who gets most of the attention from fans and the media. a top b lead c first d front 6  I was so bored with the phone conversation that I on a piece of paper as my sister spoke. a carved b illustrated c painted d doodled 7  I wrote the lyrics to the song and my friend them to some music. a set b fixed c applied d arranged

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8  He made a bad decision; now he’s in trouble and has to the music. a look b deal c cope d face 9  That’s a great song and it’s racing up the music in countries around the world. a lists b charts c ladders d catalogues 10  I find James annoying because he’s always his own trumpet about his success. a carrying b playing c blowing d using 11  The singer is contract to record three albums for his record label. a on b in c over d under 12  The artist dipped his brush in the oil paint and began painting on the . a picture b easel c canvas d palette 13  What a strange painting this is! Is the a chair or a person? a subject b item c topic d theme 14  A good dance song has to have a strong, fast that you can move to. a pulse b beat c metre d measure

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15  Many art critics attended the of the artist’s new work in Paris. a show b display c exhibition d demonstration 16  Generally, I don’t like cover , but this song is almost as good as the original. a variations b variants c varieties d versions

18  Cubism was an early 20th century art that was pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. a goal b purpose c objective d movement

17  Most people don’t pay much attention to the acts at concerts, but lots of them are very good. a opening b opened c opener d open

20  When the gallery told Damien that they wanted to buy his paintings, it was music his ears. a in b for c to d from

19  The predominant colours in the landscape painting were light and dark of green. a hues b shades c tints d strokes

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Grammar Choose the correct answers. 1 This drawing is a much b far c pretty d a bit

good. Who is the artist?

2 Jack isn’t to be a great painter. a so original b too original c enough original d original enough 3 It takes courage to perform live. a sort of b a great deal of c more or less d somewhat 4 You can buy CDs for as a little b least c a little d less

as 99 cents these days.

5 Was da Vinci more successful a for b from c than d that

Michelangelo?

6 In opera, the higher the note, a hard b harder c more hard d the harder

it is to reach it.

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8  Which is band in the world? Is it the Rolling Stones? a performing the oldest b the oldest performing c the performing older d older than performing 9 Drawing isn’t as messy to do a as b so c than d from 10  Those singers are terrible music! a less and more b more and more c more or less d less or more

finger painting.

the same; they both produce

11 Picasso was that his works are priceless. a a such great artist b such great artist c so great artist d such a great artist 12 When he began singing ballads, he became a boring enough to listen b too boring to listen c enough boring to listen to d such boring to listen

to.

13  He’s a very good sculptor, but I think he’s getting better. a almost b even c more d kind of

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14 Is there for all of the students to use? a enough paint b paint enough c enough to paint d more enough paint

18 Jason played the guitar a more expertly than b more expert than c so expertly that d such an expert that

15 The younger actress was a not confident than b least confident of c less confident than d the less confident of

19 This is statue I’ve ever seen. a more amazing than the b most amazing c the most amazing d the more amazing

the older one.

16  Most teens only listen to silly pop music; appreciate opera. a fewer b a little c so little d so few 17  The artist retired to the countryside to live could. a a healthy life as b as healthy a life as c healthy as a life d as a healthy life as

I thought he would.

20  This song is I always want to dance when I hear it. a such catchy b too catchy c catchy that d so catchy that she

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