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Module 8
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 For questions 1–5, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap.
We went to the gallery of modern art last week. The gallery is housed in a building whose (1) _____ is
a piece of artwork in itself. In the new exhibition, we saw Swain’s new painting, which is just
(2) _____ lines in different colours stretching from the bottom to the top of the canvas. It seems to me
that anyone could have done it! However the glass sculpture by Fidel was spectacular, its (3) _____
adding a different dimension to the piece as the blurred background is visible through it. I also loved
its lack of (4) _____ as the light reflected off it in odd directions. At the end of the week the exhibition
will be (5) _____ and moved from London to Paris.
1 A frontispiece B perspective C façade D screen
2 A elevated B plumb C horizontal D perpendicular
3 A transparency B buoyancy C scenery D simplicity
4 A equilibrium B symmetry C balance D stability
5 A diminished B undone C dismantled D destroyed
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2 For questions 1–10, complete the text with the correct prepositions.
Good jobs are hard to come (1) _____ these days and every job seeker hopes that the ideal job is just
(2) _____ the corner. They make use (3) _____ all the available job websites, send letters to
companies, but for those (4) _____ a tight budget, this can be expensive and many people end
(5) _____ feeling very disheartened. A lot of companies have scaled (6) _____ their operations during
the recession, but one new company that started (7) _____ this year, is now recruiting new staff. This
has opened (8) _____ an avenue for young people in the local area to get their feet (9) _____ the first
rungs of the career ladder. The company has also set up a new apprenticeship scheme (10) _____ a
view to giving more young people the opportunity to develop useful skills.
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3 For questions 1–10, underline the correct option.
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST
The success of an artist these days depends (1) being / of being / on being able to do a lot more than
just draw and paint. First the artist needs to create professional and innovative marketing materials that
reflect the kind of work they do. Unfortunately many of them are reluctant (2) doing / for doing / to do
this and are in fact, vehemently opposed (3) to marketing / to market / from marketing themselves,
which has led to career disappointment. There’s no point (4) to hide / in hiding / for hiding away in the
studio. The artist should set (5) up using / off to use / about using all available social networking
platforms. If they take the trouble (6) to build / for building / for to build up a database of contacts and
to arrange meetings with potential buyers, they are likely to be well rewarded. Furthermore, the artist
should contemplate (7) giving / to give / on giving up any full- or part-time job to show that he is truly
committed (8) to be / to being / for being an artist. Following this advice, however, does not guarantee
that the artist will be the next Damien Hirst, but they will avoid (9) to make / making / by making some
of the mistakes that other artists have made in the past, as artists are often guilty (10) to become / of
becoming / becoming easily distracted.

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4 For questions 1–10, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use
only one word in each space.
If you (1) _________ a close look at the architecture around you, you will see that it provides a record
of different eras in human history, reflecting tastes and pushing technological boundaries. In Britain, it
is easy to tell when a building was built by simply looking at its design.
During the sixteenth century buildings were designed with a (2) _________ to being functional as
(3) _________ as attractive. The absolutely enormous stately homes we visit today were built as
someone’s home and as a way of displaying their status and wealth. (4) _________ my love of simple
design, I find the early seventeenth-century architecture with its over-the-top decorative and
ornamental buildings quite fascinating; (5) _________ , I wouldn’t ever want to live in a building like
that. In the latter part of the century, after the Civil War, architects copied the latest European trends,
culminating in the Baroque style, which Louis XIV took to the extreme at Versailles, in (6) _________
to impress visitors. At the start of the eighteenth century, architects (7) _________ a tendency to look
towards ancient Rome for their inspiration but they soon found their desire for the ideal architecture
extremely restricting. During Victorian times, people dreamt (8) _________ living in a mythical and
romantic past, so the architecture reflected this. The past 100 years have seen a variety of styles, and
designs can even be pinpointed to a decade, (9) _________ of a century. However I can’t
(10) _________ thinking that buildings today may not last as long as their predecessors.
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WRITING
5 For questions 1–10, complete the text with a linking word or phrase from the box.
consequently / moreover / while / on the contrary / in my view / certainly / for example /
in spite of / as a result / nevertheless

THE VALUE OF BEAUTY

(1) __________ , beautiful things are necessary in our lives, helping to make our environment more
comfortable and relaxing. Objects of beauty can be found everywhere: (2) __________ paintings,
furniture or even kitchen appliances. In fact it’s (3) __________ true that some people spend
thousands of pounds on creating the most beautiful kitchen in their home. There’s no doubt that life
would be very dull and meaningless without beautiful things around us. (4) __________ many people
might think paintings are an expensive waste of money, just imagine what it would be like if there
were bare walls in our public buildings, or in our homes. (5) __________ , what is beautiful to one
person will be ugly to another so it is important that we choose our own pieces of art or furniture.
Nowadays, however, many people employ an interior designer to decorate their homes. This is
(6) __________ of having very little time to spare – people work harder than ever and then have to
pay other people to do work in their homes. (7) __________ these designers being able to produce
delightful results, probably better than the clients could do themselves, the designs and pieces chosen
may not truly reflect what the client believes is beautiful. (8) __________ , these clients may not
particularly like the finished product and you would expect them to complain bitterly about it because
they have spent so much money. (9) __________ , they tend to keep silent because they are too
embarrassed to admit it. (10) __________ it is very important to remember that beauty is very
subjective and, therefore, if you like something you should buy it, whether it matches the rest of the
décor or not!
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