TEST 8A (Unit 8)

NAME ......................................................................................................... DATE .....................................

CLASS .......................................................................................................... MARK ––––––
100
(Time 50 minutes)

Listening
A Directions: Read the text and choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D)
I’ve always loved art. My mum studied it at university and these days I often read art books at home. We don’t
have Art classes at school, and there are seldom any programmes about art on TV, so it’s the only way I can
learn about it. Anyway, last Saturday afternoon, I was reading the newspaper when I saw an ad for a new art
gallery in the city. Usually, I just watch TV with friends on Saturday evenings, but I decided to visit the gallery
instead. So, I checked the location on my smartphone and headed into the city centre. When I arrived at the
gallery, I got a nice surprise. For the opening week, admission was just £2! The normal prices are £10 for
adults and £7 for students, so I saved £5! I got a bit of a shock when I went inside, though. There were four
large exhibition rooms in the gallery and each of them was packed with people. I couldn’t even see the
paintings properly! After a while, I went outside and sat on a bench. Then, a woman who I didn’t recognise sat
down beside me. “I hate large crowds, too,” she said. She told me that she was a well-known artist whose
paintings were on display in the gallery! We had a long chat about art. It was an evening to remember!

1 The speaker learns about art … 4 What does the speaker say about the gallery?
A at school. C at university. A The rooms were too small.
B from books. D from TV shows. B There were not many paintings on exhibition.
C There were huge crowds there.
2 The speaker found out about the art gallery D It was difficult to find his way around.
from …
A a phone message. C a friend. 5 The woman who joined the speaker was …
B a TV advert. D a newspaper advert. A an art teacher.
B a successful painter.
3 How much did it cost the speaker to enter the art C someone he knew well.
gallery? D the owner of the gallery.
A £2 C £7
B £5 D £10

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B Directions: Read the text and mark the statements as T (True), F (False) or NI (No
Information).

As a young boy in England, the only thing that Kieron Williamson cared about was playing football. Then, in
May 2008, when he was six years old, his family visited Cornwall, a coastal area in the southwest of the
country. There, Kieron was so impressed by some boats in a harbour that he asked for paper and a pencil to
draw them. It was his first drawing and when his family returned home, Kieron began drawing and painting all
the time. Soon, his parents, who weren’t artists themselves, asked a local artist for her opinion. She was
amazed by Kieron’s natural talent and brought him to some adult painting classes. A year later, in August
2009, Kieron had his first exhibition. People were shocked when they found out the paintings had been created
by a seven-year-old child! Before long, newspapers and TV shows found out about Kieron and he became a
celebrity. People called him ‘mini-Monet’ and he started earning a lot of money. In fact, by the age of 14, he
had earned over £2 million from the paintings he had sold! Today, Kieron continues painting and gets the same
enjoyment from it as he did when he was six years old.

6 Before he started drawing, football was Kieron’s favourite hobby. …......

7 Kieron’s first drawing was of some boats. …......
8 Kieron attended some art classes for children. …......
9 All of the paintings in his first exhibition were sold. ……...
10 In one year, Kieron earned £2 million from his paintings. ……...

Reading
C Directions: Read the text below. Then, read the statements that follow it and mark them
as T (True), F (False) or NI (No Information).

The Flash Mob Revolution

When you attend a live performance, you usually know when the show will start and what type of performance you
will see.But viewers of a flash mob don’t even know that they will be in the audience!
Flash mobs are performed by a group of amateur dancers, usually in their everyday clothes, who go to a public
space separately, and then perform a short dance routine together. Afterwards, they leave separately. Members of
the public are often left completely confused!
In some cases, members of a flash mob know each other and practise their routine together. But a lot of flash mobs
are organised over the Internet and members don’t meet each other until the big day. Instead, they look at videos
of the dance moves online and get ready on their own.
Since the first flash mobs in New York in 2003, they have been performed in airports, shopping centres and town
squares all over the world. A lot of people do them simply for fun, but they have also been used to promote
charities andflash mobbers can even earn some cash by advertisin gproducts. All in all, flash mobs add a bit of
excitement to public places – when you least expect it!

11 Flash mobs never tell the public 14 The biggest flash mobs are performed
where and when they will perform. ….. in New York. …..
12 Members of a flash mob usuall
wear matching clothes. ….. …..
15 Some people get paid to perform
in flash mobs. …..
…..
13 Flash mobbers often get together
after a performance. ….. …..

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Use of English
D Directions: Read the text and circle the answer (A, B, C or D) that best suits each gap.

My First Time at the Opera

I’ve attended a lot of cultural events in my life. I’ve been to concert 16) ….. to hear classical music, and I’ve visited
a lot of art 17) ….. . Before last weekend, though, I had never attended an opera. The chance came when my dad
read a short 18) ….. about a visiting opera group in his daily 19) ….. newspaper. So, we all dressed in our best
clothes and set off. When we got inside the opera house, a(n) 20) ….. showed us to our seats. Then, the music
started and two singers stepped onto the 21) ….. .The play was set 22) ….. Italy in the 18th century, so the singers
sang in Italian. That meant I couldn’t understand much, but it didn’t matter. The singers gave a great performance
and at the end the 23) ….. stood up and broke into a loud 24) ….. . I know that opera doesn’t usually appeal
25) ….. teenagers, but I loved it!

16 A galleries B theatres C cinemas D halls

17 A exhibitions B engravings C sculptures D publications
18 A page B article C obituary D section
19 A fashion B glossy C broadsheet D classified
20 A curator B usher C director D producer
21 A stage B aisle C corridor D floor
22 A of B by C at D in
23 A collection B audience C cast D group
24 A applause B soundtrack C highlight D masterpiece
25 A from B for C to D with

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E Directions: Circle the answer (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.

26 They ….. me that there were only six tickets left 31 You’ve got a laptop I can borrow, …..?
for the 7:30 performance. A haven’t you C don’t you
A said C asked B can’t I D don’t I
B told D told to
32 She dances ….. she was an experienced
27 The Jeffersons take their dog with them dancer, though this is her first time on the dance
whenever they ….. . floor.
A will go C go A just as C exactly as
B have gone D would go B like D if

28 ….. Susan and her sister are taking acting 33 ….. of the ten actors in the play gave an amazing
lessons. performance.
A Each C All of A All C Every
B Every D Both B The other D Both

29 When I called last night, Jonathan said that he 34 Lucy wanted to know ….. to the art exhibition.
….. TV. A would I go C whether I would go
A watches C was watching B if would I go D that I would go
B is watching D has watched
35 Peter will call you as soon as he ….. home.
30 He asked me who ….. for the tickets the night A will come C would come
before. B came D comes
A would pay C had paid
B did pay D has paid

F Directions: Complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Green Art

You could feel a little 36) …………... (confuse) when you enter the Franklin Art Gallery this week. Why? Well, its
new exhibition makes the gallery look like a farmer’s market! Artist Fiona Saunders gets all her inspiration from the
37) …………... (nature) world, so the exhibition includes fruit and vegetables that she has 38) …………... (skilful)
designed into different shapes. Some people could 39) …………... (agree) that this exhibition is ‘real art’. Those of
you who find modern art 40) …………... (interest), though, come to Franklin Art Gallery and decide for yourself!

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G Directions: Fill in: unique, folk, metal, optical, spiritual, leading.

41 My guitar needs a new …………………. string. One of them is broken.

42 In a lot of cultures, music is not only played for entertainment; it has ……………. meaning, too.

43 Jim Allen was a(n) ……………. British playwright.

44 A lot of people believe that underwater painting is a(n) …………………. art movement.

45 The banjo is an instrument commonly used in American …………………. music.

46 That picture is not really moving. It’s just a(n) …………………. illusion.

H Directions: Complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in capitals.

47 Jimmy has always been …………………. by ancient art and theatre. (FASCINATE)

48 Olga is only 5 but she already dances so …………………. in ballet class. (GRACE)

49 I think art should reflect both the beauty and the …………………. of the world. (UGLY)

51 Dad’s …………………. newspaper is delivered to the house every morning. (DAY)

52 Susan is a good artist. She draws very …………………. . (ACCURATE).

53 Marianne works as a …………………. at the Museum of Modern Art. (CURATE)

I Directions: Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

54 “Have you seen today’s headlines?” he asked me.

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55 “We’re going to the opera tomorrow,” Fran said.
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56 “Do you want to go to the museum?” Susan asked Robbie.
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57 “Who booked the tickets?” asked the theatre receptionist.
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58 “Your designs are beautiful,” he told me.
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59 “I saw that film last night,” my brother said.
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60 “I think the film will win lots of awards,” she said to me.
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61 “Where is the opera house?” Lauren asked.
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