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
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
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
