Test 1
Directions: (Questions l —16).
Choose the correct answer. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Задание: (1 — 16)
Выберите правильный ответ. В начале задания дан пример (0).
Example: (О) England didn't have its own school of
up to the XVII century
A painting В portrait
Answer: (0) A
In the XVII-th century art in Britain had been dominated largely by Van Dyck.
A portrait В painting
Though Van Dyke lived in England only nine years his on British painting was very strong.
A prosperous В influence
Van Dyck is considered to be the father of the English school.
A landscape В portrait
Twenty-six Van Dyck's were purchased for the
Hermitage in the XVIII century
A canvases В sketches
William Hogarth's «Self-portrait» with its unusual
is a pride of the Tate Gallery, the gallery of British art in London.
A plot В composition
Unlike his William Hogarth portrayed common
people.
A contemporaries В representatives
The artist painted the servants of his house, their
personalities with warmth and affection
A rcjccting В reflecting
His sketch «Shrimp Girl» is in the National Gallery.
A exhibited В rendered
One of Reynolds' best creations is «Miss Siddons as the Tragic Muse», the first lady of the British stage
A showing В depicting
Thomas Gainsborough was the first creator of the English school of painting
A landscape В seascapc
Thomas Gainsborough was one of the greatest of
his time.
A portraitists В painters of seascapes
Constable made directly from nature in the open
air.
A water-colours В sketches
When Turner was 24 he was elected a member of the Royal Academy and was called the first of the age.
A genius В masterpiece
William Turner established his own . A gallery В museum
Nobody could better colour, air, atmosphere than
Turner.
A reject В render
Turner left all his art collection .
A to poor artists В to the state ¦ І?5І2 ¦
Directions: (Questions 1—7)
Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space.
There is an example at the beginning (0).Задание: (1—7)
Используйте слова из прописных букв в конце каждой строки для образования подходящих частей речи и заполните ими пропуски.
В начале задания дан пример (0). About 100 million people a year (0) visit over 2500 museums and galleries open to the public.These include the (1) museums and art galleries, such as the British Museum and the National Gallery in London and the Scottish National (2) Gallery in Edinburgh.
They (3) some of the world's
most (4) collections of objects of (5) , archaeological,
scientific, historical and general interest.
The (6) Museum of Scotland — the first national museum to be built in Britain for over 120 years — opened in 1999 and the Tate Modern, Britain's first national museum of (7)
art opened in London in
2000.
(From Focus on Britain)
(0) VISITER
(1) NATIONALITY
PORTRAY
CONTAINER
COMPREHENSIBLE
ART
(6) NEWNESS
(7) MODERNITY