End of Term 2 Higher
End of Term 2 Higher
a She really liked the film. 1 After primary school, most people go to
b She’s been to see the film twice. ______________ _____________.
c She’s watched all of Danny Boyle’s films. 2 The sculpture was sold at ______________ ,
d She’s going to come out with Alan and Julie. where one collector bid five million dollars.
4 Who’s going to get the exhibition tickets? 3 Impressionism was a nineteenth-century
a Julie c Alan’s brother ______________ ______________.
b Julie’s sister d Alan 4 I don’t like ______________. Films about love are
boring!
Vocabulary 5 The ______________ gave the exhibition a bad
1
End-of-term test 2
2 Al _____________________ a march. 10 Rewrite the active sentences in the passive.
2
End-of-term test 2
Reading
12 Read the text. Then answer the questions. Write 4 When did a criminal take one of the paintings?
full sentences. (10 marks) __________________________________________
This Monet exhibition is one of the most 5 All in all, what is the writer’s opinion of Monet?
breathtaking and important exhibitions of the
___________________________________________
year.
___________________________________________
At least ten of the eighty paintings here are on
show for the first time. The earliest paintings are
landscapes which show his drawing skills. These Communication
were created during his teenage years in Le
Havre, France. The later, most beautiful 13 Match questions and statements 1–5 with
masterpieces include the scenes painted at responses a–f. Then complete the responses.
Etretat on the Normandy coast in the early 1880s. (10 marks)
You can also see the series of Views of the
Thames, such as Charing Cross Bridge and ‘Try this one!’ c
Waterloo Bridge, which were begun on Monet’s 1 ‘What’s the matter?’ ___
trips to London between 1899 and 1901.
2 ‘Have you got a minute?’ ___
The gallery’s ticket sales record was broken 3 ‘What should I do?’ ___
before the doors were opened. The critics love
the exhibition, and it has received excellent 4 ‘What on earth is that?’ ___
reviews. If visitors continue to come, it will be the 5 ‘What about this one? Is it any good?’ ___
gallery’s most successful exhibition since it was
opened by the Queen in 1901. a ‘I’m not sure. It looks a bit ____________ a crying
Monet’s work has always attracted attention. The woman!’
painting Cliffs near Dieppe was stolen twice. The
b ‘____________ course. What can I do for you?’
first time, in 1998, it was stolen by the museum’s
manager. It was stolen for the second time in c ‘OK, I’ll trust you.’
2007, but unfortunately it wasn’t found again. His d ‘_____________ you do, don’t cheat in tomorrow’s
masterpiece Water Lilies was sold for an
incredible £16,500,000. But you can see it for free exam.’
– don’t miss it! e ‘I’d only recommend that ____________ you like
horror.’
1 What are the oldest works of art and where were
f ‘Nothing. I don’t want to talk ____________ it. I’m
they painted?
too upset.’
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Writing
2 What did Monet do in the UK?
14 Write about an art gallery or a museum you have
___________________________________________
visited. Describe the place, say what you liked
___________________________________________ and didn’t like, and make a recommendation
3 What is the connection between the gallery and giving reasons. (10 marks)
the royal family?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________