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Read the text below. For questions (6—10) choose the correct answer




(A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Welcome to the annual Festival of Western Art. Visitors of the festival can get the festival programme for free. In this programme you can easily find the time and place of each of the performances and events of the festival.

I’d like to tell you a bit about our programme of entertainments. The festival will start at 3 p.m. with the classical concert where the violinists from different countries of Eastern Europe will perform a range of works of classical music by famous composers. If you wish to attend this concert, please go to the recital room on the second floor at 2.45 p.m. No latecomers are admitted.

For those of you interested in literature, the young writer Larry Higgins will be reading his own works from 5 o’clock onward. Beside his best-known short stories, today Mr Higgins will read some of his favourite abstracts. You will be able to buy copies of his stories at the bookshop, which Larry would be pleased to autograph on request. If painting is your interest, you may visit the modern-art exhibition.

There at noon a famous painter Victoria Serebryanska will represent her pictures. Visitors interested in meeting Victoria Serebryanska should go to the far end of the gallery.

The show for children which will include special children entertainment of music, dance and drama is going to start at 4 p.m. in the hall. Due to the shortage of space in the hall, parents are asked not to accompany their children who will be looked after by the Festival staff.

6 The purpose of the announcement is

A to tell about the performers taking part in the programme.

B to tell about the bonuses for the visitors.

C to inform about the time and place of the festival events and

performances.

D to tell about the prices of the tickets.

7 The festival starts with the

A show for children.

B concert of classical music.

C modern-art exhibition.

D reading of short stories.

8 The concert takes place

A in the hall.

B in the recital room.

C at the bookshop.

D in the far end of the gallery.

 

9 Mr Higgins is

A a musician.

B a poet.

C a writer.

D an artist.

 

10 What event will take place at the far end of the gallery?

A Selling books by Mr Higgins.

B The classical concert.

C The modern-art exhibition.

D The performance for children.

Task 3

Read the text below. Match choices (A—H) to (11—15). There are three choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

The Places of Interest in Paris

(11) The Eiffel Tower

You couldn’t possibly visit Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower. Even if you do not want to visit this world-famous structure, you will see its top from all over Paris. The tower rises 300 metres tall; when it was completed at the end of the 19th century it was twice as high as the Washington Monument, at the time the tallest structure in the world.

(12) Montmartre Above all, Montmartre located north of downtown Paris is known for its many artists who have been omnipresent since 1880. The name Montmartre is said to be derived from either Mount of Martyrs or from Mount of Mars. Until 1873, when the Sacré-Coeur was built on top of

the hill, Montmartre was a small village, inhabited by a mostly farming community. At present the Sacré-Coeur Basilica located on top of the Montmartre hill is one of Paris’s major tourist draws.

The Notre Dame

Not the largest cathedral in the world, the Notre Dame might be the most famous of all cathedrals. The gothic masterpiece is located on the Île de la Cité, a small island in the heart of the city.

The site of the Notre Dame is the cradle of Paris and has always been the religious centre of the city. The Celts had their sacred ground here, the Romans built a temple to worship Jupiter. A Christian basilica was built in the 6th century and the last religious structure before the Notre Dame construction started was a Romanesque church.

(14) The Musée d’Orsay

The Musée d’Orsay is a museum housed in a grand railway station built in 1900. Home to many sculptures and impressionist paintings, it has become one of Paris’s most popular museums. When opened the museum contained some 2300 paintings, 1500 sculptures and 1000 other objects. Most of these works of art came from other museums such as the Musée du Luxembourg. Over time the collection has expanded significantly mainly due to acquisitions and gifts. It covers a period from

the mid 19th century up to 1914 and contains works by Degas, Rodin, Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others.

(15) The Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou is home to one of the world’s most important museums of modern art, the MNAM, but it also contains a very popular library, a bookshop, a movie theatre and a panoramic terrace. The Public Information Library or BPI boasts a collection of 450,000 books, 2,600 magazines and a large number of new media items. The library occupies the first three floors of the building, while the museum’s permanent collection is located on floors 4 and 5. The first and top floors are used for large expositions. The museum has one of the most important collections of modern art. Its more than 59,000 works cover a broad spectrum of the 20th-century arts. The 4th floor contains works from 1905 to 1965 and covers art movements such as fauvism, abstract art, surrealism and cubist art.

Some of the featured artists include Matisse, Kandinsky, Miró and Picasso.

This place of interest

A is perfect for those interested in modern art.

B is engraved with names of generals who commanded French troops

during Napoleon’s regime.

C displays the largest private collection of Dutch painters.

D is a gothic cathedral located on a small island.

E became famous at the end of the 19th century thanks to the painters who occupy the whole area.

F can be at least partly seen from all over Paris.

G houses a rich collection of impressionist paintings.

H allows ample opportunities for admirers of classical music.

 





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