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SHORT TEST 12 B Unit 12
1 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are more words than you need.
gallery masterpiece exhibitions common swear merit
abandoned talented viewers effects critic
0 They ve just opened a new art gallery in my town.
1 The Art & Culture Centre organises two big _____________ every year.
2 That painting by Picasso is a real _____________ and now I understand why he s called a
genius.
3 I can t stand it when the park walls are covered in _____________ words that some people call
 art .
4 Many _____________ switched on their television sets last Sunday to watch that controversial
performance.
5 In my grandfather s opinion most graffiti has no artistic _____________ at all.
6 The latest grafftiti festival was organised in that _____________ building in the city centre.
7 The critics described the special _____________ as awful.
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2 Complete the sentences with the synonyms of the words from brackets. The lines show you how many
letters you need to use.
0 It was the best t h r i l l e r (a film that tells an exciting story about a crime) I ve seen in
years.
1 The acting was excellent but the o (the story in a film) was disappointing.
2 I ve seen the h (practice before the real performance) for their
tomorrow s performance and I hope the public is going to like it.
3 The film is about America but the r (the person who makes a film) is from
Taiwan.
4 I must have the t (music from a film) to that film. The opening song is
absolutely amazing.
5 I know this o (an animated film) is for children but I ve heard that adults will
also like it.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capital letters.
0 There are five musicians in the band. MUSIC
1 The ending was completely __________________. Nobody expected that his wife was the killer.
PREDICT
2 The story was ________________ and I recommend it to everyone. FASCINATE
3 Young girls love collecting posters of ________________ actors. ATTRACT
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4 Complete the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original sentences.
0  I m an opera fan.
The boy said that he was an opera fan .
1  He ll star in a Spanish film soon.
My sister told me ____________________________________________________.
2  It was the best dance festival in my life.
The artist said ______________________________________________________.
3  I ve seen the comedy twice.
My cousin Greg told my mum _________________________________________________.
4  We re opening a new cinema in May.
The businessman said _________________________________________________.
5  My students visit the museum once a month.
Mr Brown said ___________________________________________________.
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