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Question 1 of 43
1. Question
Complete the sentences with a suitable form of a verb from the list.
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We your family last weekend – do we have to go again so soon?
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Question 2 of 43
2. Question
Complete the sentences with a suitable form of a verb from the list.
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Rob, I just that you’re leaving the company. Is it true?
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Question 3 of 43
3. Question
Complete the sentences with a suitable form of a verb from the list.
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Urgh! It as if someone has been smoking in the lift.
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Question 4 of 43
4. Question
Complete the sentences with a suitable form of a verb from the list.
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Can we put the heating on? It very warm in here.
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Question 5 of 43
5. Question
Complete the sentences with a suitable form of a verb from the list.
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When my son was born, he exactly like my father.
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Question 6 of 43
6. Question
Complete the sentences with a suitable form of a verb from the list.
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You very well. Have you got a sore throat?
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Question 7 of 43
7. Question
Complete the sentences with a suitable form of a verb from the list.
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The shop assistant to be ignoring us. Let’s go somewhere else.
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Question 8 of 43
8. Question
Rewrite the sentences using the bold words
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Look! That waiter just dropped a tray full of glasses, see
Did you a tray full of glasses?
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Question 9 of 43
9. Question
Rewrite the sentences using the bold words
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It looks as if that man has lost something, seems
That man omething.
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Question 10 of 43
10. Question
Rewrite the sentences using the bold words
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I don’t think that noise is a police siren, sound
That noise a police siren.
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Question 11 of 43
11. Question
Rewrite the sentences using the bold words
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My cousin Rachel is the image of my aunt, exactly
My cousin Rachel my aunt.
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Question 12 of 43
12. Question
Rewrite the sentences using the bold words
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The baby was crying. John went to pick her up. heard
John , so he went to pick her up.
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Question 13 of 43
13. Question
Rewrite the sentences using the bold words
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We appear to be heading in the wrong direction, as
It heading in the wrong direction.
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Question 14 of 43
14. Question
Rewrite the sentences using the bold words
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I can hear someone upstairs, like
It there’s someone upstairs.
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Question 15 of 43
15. Question
Rewrite the sentences using the bold words
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It smells like something’s burning, smell
I burning.
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Question 16 of 43
16. Question
choose the word in which -ure is pronounced differently.
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Question 17 of 43
17. Question
choose the word in which -ure is pronounced differently.
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Question 18 of 43
18. Question
choose the word in which -ure is pronounced differently.
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Question 19 of 43
19. Question
choose the word in which -ure is pronounced differently.
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Question 20 of 43
20. Question
choose the word in which -ure is pronounced differently.
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Question 21 of 43
21. Question
Complete the sentences with a colour idiom containing the word in bold.
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The artist’s comment had nothing to do with the real interpretation of the picture; it was a . red
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Question 22 of 43
22. Question
Complete the sentences with a colour idiom containing the word in bold.
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Nobody knew that she was thinking of leaving, so her resignation came . blue
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Question 23 of 43
23. Question
Complete the sentences with a colour idiom containing the word in bold.
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Some people see politics , but most situations aren’t that simple. black
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Question 24 of 43
24. Question
Complete the sentences with a colour idiom containing the word in bold.
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The taxation of online companies is a , as it isn’t clear where the money should be paid. grey
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Question 25 of 43
25. Question
Complete the sentences with a colour idiom containing the word in bold.
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You have to deal with a lot of if you want to set up your own business, but there are lots of experts to help you. red
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Question 26 of 43
26. Question
Complete the sentences with a colour idiom containing the word in bold.
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He was arrested for buying and selling stolen goods on the , black
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Question 27 of 43
27. Question
Complete the sentences with a colour idiom containing the word in bold.
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I don’t really like her paintings at all, bur I told her a so as not to hurt her feelings. She’s quite sensitive! white
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Question 28 of 43
28. Question
Listen to a radio programme about Vladimir TretchikofPs painting The Chinese Girl.
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Who did better as a result of the painting, the artist or the model?
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Question 29 of 43
29. Question
Listen again and answer the questions.
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i. How old was Monika Pon-su-san when she modelled for the painting?
ii. Where exactly was Monika when she met Tretchikoff?
iii. Had she heard of him before? Why?
iv. What is the difference between the gown Monika was wearing and the one in the painting?
v. What did Monika think about while Tretchikoff was painting her?
vi. How much did Tretchikoff pay Monika for modelling for him?
vii. What didn’t she like about the painting?
viii. What happened to Monika after her encounter with Tretchikoff?
ix. How did Monika feel when she heard the price the painting fetched at auction?
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Question 30 of 43
30. Question
Read the article once and choose the best title.
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Tate Modern must know that with ‘Matisse: the Cut-Outs’ they have a winner. I guarantee that this exhibition of the colour-saturated works Henri Matisse made by cutting out shapes from pre-painted sheets of paper during the last 17 years of his life will be among the most popular ever held in the UK.
1____The joy of the cut-outs is their simplicity. They are made out of modest materials using basic techniques, and in them Matisse reduces art to the essentials of colour, shape, and pattern. Yet precisely because they offer us instant visual gratification, it is easy to forget how innovative they actually are.
2____ The process starts by cutting out shapes from sheets of paper that have already been painted in colours chosen by the artist. These cut-out shapes are then pinned (but not glued) to a support, which might be a sheet of paper, a wall, or a canvas. 3_____
Because the shapes of palm leaves, mermaids, parrots, and coral reefs were not fixed permanently to a flat surface, the cut-outs are much more physical than mediums such as painting and collage. It changes your understanding to learn that in their original form they might flutter slightly in a breeze, gaining a sense of movement.
4____ Matisse could only use pins during the first phases of his work. Of necessity, the next step had to be to glue the paper shapes to the support in order to preserve it. For purely practical reasons, then, Matisse had the cut-out shapes taken off the wall, traced, and glued onto canvas.
5____ So congratulations are in order for the curators of Tate Modern. Their beautifully realized exhibition changes our understanding of what Matisse achieved in the cutouts. From now on we’ll see them not simply as delightful arrangements of shapes and colours, but as works of art that represent the grand finale of an artistic genius.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 31 of 43
31. Question
Five sentences and paragraphs have been removed from the article. Read it again and match A-F to the gaps 1-5. There is one sentence or paragraph you do not need to use.
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Tate Modern must know that with ‘Matisse: the Cut-Outs’ they have a winner. I guarantee that this exhibition of the colour-saturated works Henri Matisse made by cutting out shapes from pre-painted sheets of paper during the last 17 years of his life will be among the most popular ever held in the UK.
1______The joy of the cut-outs is their simplicity. They are made out of modest materials using basic techniques, and in them Matisse reduces art to the essentials of colour, shape, and pattern. Yet precisely because they offer us instant visual gratification, it is easy to forget how innovative they actually are.
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Question 32 of 43
32. Question
Five sentences and paragraphs have been removed from the article. Read it again and match A-F to the gaps 1-5. There is one sentence or paragraph you do not need to use.
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Tate Modern must know that with ‘Matisse: the Cut-Outs’ they have a winner. I guarantee that this exhibition of the colour-saturated works Henri Matisse made by cutting out shapes from pre-painted sheets of paper during the last 17 years of his life will be among the most popular ever held in the UK.
2____ The process starts by cutting out shapes from sheets of paper that have already been painted in colours chosen by the artist. These cut-out shapes are then pinned (but not glued) to a support, which might be a sheet of paper, a wall, or a canvas.
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Question 33 of 43
33. Question
Five sentences and paragraphs have been removed from the article. Read it again and match A-F to the gaps 1-5. There is one sentence or paragraph you do not need to use.
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Tate Modern must know that with ‘Matisse: the Cut-Outs’ they have a winner. I guarantee that this exhibition of the colour-saturated works Henri Matisse made by cutting out shapes from pre-painted sheets of paper during the last 17 years of his life will be among the most popular ever held in the UK.
3_____Because the shapes of palm leaves, mermaids, parrots, and coral reefs were not fixed permanently to a flat surface, the cut-outs are much more physical than mediums such as painting and collage. It changes your understanding to learn that in their original form they might flutter slightly in a breeze, gaining a sense of movement
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Question 34 of 43
34. Question
Five sentences and paragraphs have been removed from the article. Read it again and match A-F to the gaps 1-5. There is one sentence or paragraph you do not need to use.
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Tate Modern must know that with ‘Matisse: the Cut-Outs’ they have a winner. I guarantee that this exhibition of the colour-saturated works Henri Matisse made by cutting out shapes from pre-painted sheets of paper during the last 17 years of his life will be among the most popular ever held in the UK.
4______Matisse could only use pins during the first phases of his work. Of necessity, the next step had to be to glue the paper shapes to the support in order to preserve it. For purely practical reasons, then, Matisse had the cut-out shapes taken off the wall, traced, and glued onto canvas.
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Question 35 of 43
35. Question
Five sentences and paragraphs have been removed from the article. Read it again and match A-F to the gaps 1-5. There is one sentence or paragraph you do not need to use.
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Tate Modern must know that with ‘Matisse: the Cut-Outs’ they have a winner. I guarantee that this exhibition of the colour-saturated works Henri Matisse made by cutting out shapes from pre-painted sheets of paper during the last 17 years of his life will be among the most popular ever held in the UK.
5________So congratulations are in order for the curators of Tate Modern. Their beautifully realized exhibition changes our understanding of what Matisse achieved in the cutouts. From now on we’ll see them not simply as delightful arrangements of shapes and colours, but as works of art that represent the grand finale of an artistic genius.
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Question 36 of 43
36. Question
Read the article and answer the questions.
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Anna+Elena=Balbusso
In the solitude of the studio, the lone artist hunches over a canvas to add the final brush strokes to a portrait. Or at least that is how these professionals are commonly perceived. Yet a pair of Italian sisters has recently debunked this myth by producing a series of strikingly beautiful pictures as a team. It may help that illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are identical twins, and the fact that they are able to create such perfect works as a duo has got the art world talking.
The sisters began drawing together as children, when they would get hold of pencils and coloured markers and cover sheets of squared notebook paper with pictures. They drew their way through primary school and after secondary school, they were lucky enough to both attend a special high school that was dedicated to art: the Instituto Statale d’Arte in their hometown, Udine. After both gained their diplomas, they went on to specialize in painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
At this point in their careers, the sisters decided to branch out on their own, and spent the summers working separately as graphic designers with studios and advertising agencies in Milan. Upon graduation, they had intended to continue this path but a crisis in advertising and graphics meant that there was little work available. Consequently they decided to return to the medium of their youth – drawing – and independently began to visit publishing houses in Milan. Soon, however, the editors began to comment on how confusing it was to first receive one sister with her portfolio and then an hour later the other. To avoid the confusion, the sisters created a single identity and since 1998, they have been working together under the signature Anna+Elena=Balbusso.
During the years of their partnership, the sisters have been rewarded with a number of commissions, including several from the prestigious Folio Society, a privately-owned publisher which produces special hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books illustrated by professional artists. Undoubtedly one of their greatest works to date has been their award-winning illustrations of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the future in the fictional Republic of Gilead, where women have lost all of their rights and are only valued for their ability to reproduce, the story explores the fate of Offred, a ‘handmaid’ employed by a military commander and his wife to bear children for them.
The two sisters were the perfect choice for this particular book, not only because of their talent, but also because their own story is reflected in the main character’s struggle to find and maintain her own identity in a circle dominated by men. To create the right atmosphere, they chose a futuristic tone with accentuated perspectives and strong light. They used few colours, with a prevalence of red, black and white. The result was a series of haunting images that emphasize the alienation of the main character and reflect the regimented society in which she lives. The Balbusso sisters’ picture Pregnant from the series was chosen by the Society of Illustrators as the best illustration of 2012 and awarded a gold medal. Which only goes to show that in the world of art, sometimes two heads can be better than one.-
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Why has the art world taken an interest in Anna and Elena Balbusso?
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Question 37 of 43
37. Question
Read the article and answer the questions.
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Anna+Elena=Balbusso
In the solitude of the studio, the lone artist hunches over a canvas to add the final brush strokes to a portrait. Or at least that is how these professionals are commonly perceived. Yet a pair of Italian sisters has recently debunked this myth by producing a series of strikingly beautiful pictures as a team. It may help that illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are identical twins, and the fact that they are able to create such perfect works as a duo has got the art world talking.
The sisters began drawing together as children, when they would get hold of pencils and coloured markers and cover sheets of squared notebook paper with pictures. They drew their way through primary school and after secondary school, they were lucky enough to both attend a special high school that was dedicated to art: the Instituto Statale d’Arte in their hometown, Udine. After both gained their diplomas, they went on to specialize in painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
At this point in their careers, the sisters decided to branch out on their own, and spent the summers working separately as graphic designers with studios and advertising agencies in Milan. Upon graduation, they had intended to continue this path but a crisis in advertising and graphics meant that there was little work available. Consequently they decided to return to the medium of their youth – drawing – and independently began to visit publishing houses in Milan. Soon, however, the editors began to comment on how confusing it was to first receive one sister with her portfolio and then an hour later the other. To avoid the confusion, the sisters created a single identity and since 1998, they have been working together under the signature Anna+Elena=Balbusso.
During the years of their partnership, the sisters have been rewarded with a number of commissions, including several from the prestigious Folio Society, a privately-owned publisher which produces special hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books illustrated by professional artists. Undoubtedly one of their greatest works to date has been their award-winning illustrations of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the future in the fictional Republic of Gilead, where women have lost all of their rights and are only valued for their ability to reproduce, the story explores the fate of Offred, a ‘handmaid’ employed by a military commander and his wife to bear children for them.
The two sisters were the perfect choice for this particular book, not only because of their talent, but also because their own story is reflected in the main character’s struggle to find and maintain her own identity in a circle dominated by men. To create the right atmosphere, they chose a futuristic tone with accentuated perspectives and strong light. They used few colours, with a prevalence of red, black and white. The result was a series of haunting images that emphasize the alienation of the main character and reflect the regimented society in which she lives. The Balbusso sisters’ picture Pregnant from the series was chosen by the Society of Illustrators as the best illustration of 2012 and awarded a gold medal. Which only goes to show that in the world of art, sometimes two heads can be better than one.-
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At which point in their lives did they go their separate ways?
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Question 38 of 43
38. Question
Read the article and answer the questions.
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Anna+Elena=Balbusso
In the solitude of the studio, the lone artist hunches over a canvas to add the final brush strokes to a portrait. Or at least that is how these professionals are commonly perceived. Yet a pair of Italian sisters has recently debunked this myth by producing a series of strikingly beautiful pictures as a team. It may help that illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are identical twins, and the fact that they are able to create such perfect works as a duo has got the art world talking.
The sisters began drawing together as children, when they would get hold of pencils and coloured markers and cover sheets of squared notebook paper with pictures. They drew their way through primary school and after secondary school, they were lucky enough to both attend a special high school that was dedicated to art: the Instituto Statale d’Arte in their hometown, Udine. After both gained their diplomas, they went on to specialize in painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
At this point in their careers, the sisters decided to branch out on their own, and spent the summers working separately as graphic designers with studios and advertising agencies in Milan. Upon graduation, they had intended to continue this path but a crisis in advertising and graphics meant that there was little work available. Consequently they decided to return to the medium of their youth – drawing – and independently began to visit publishing houses in Milan. Soon, however, the editors began to comment on how confusing it was to first receive one sister with her portfolio and then an hour later the other. To avoid the confusion, the sisters created a single identity and since 1998, they have been working together under the signature Anna+Elena=Balbusso.
During the years of their partnership, the sisters have been rewarded with a number of commissions, including several from the prestigious Folio Society, a privately-owned publisher which produces special hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books illustrated by professional artists. Undoubtedly one of their greatest works to date has been their award-winning illustrations of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the future in the fictional Republic of Gilead, where women have lost all of their rights and are only valued for their ability to reproduce, the story explores the fate of Offred, a ‘handmaid’ employed by a military commander and his wife to bear children for them.
The two sisters were the perfect choice for this particular book, not only because of their talent, but also because their own story is reflected in the main character’s struggle to find and maintain her own identity in a circle dominated by men. To create the right atmosphere, they chose a futuristic tone with accentuated perspectives and strong light. They used few colours, with a prevalence of red, black and white. The result was a series of haunting images that emphasize the alienation of the main character and reflect the regimented society in which she lives. The Balbusso sisters’ picture Pregnant from the series was chosen by the Society of Illustrators as the best illustration of 2012 and awarded a gold medal. Which only goes to show that in the world of art, sometimes two heads can be better than one.-
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Why did they decide to start working together again?
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Question 39 of 43
39. Question
Read the article and answer the questions.
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Anna+Elena=Balbusso
In the solitude of the studio, the lone artist hunches over a canvas to add the final brush strokes to a portrait. Or at least that is how these professionals are commonly perceived. Yet a pair of Italian sisters has recently debunked this myth by producing a series of strikingly beautiful pictures as a team. It may help that illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are identical twins, and the fact that they are able to create such perfect works as a duo has got the art world talking.
The sisters began drawing together as children, when they would get hold of pencils and coloured markers and cover sheets of squared notebook paper with pictures. They drew their way through primary school and after secondary school, they were lucky enough to both attend a special high school that was dedicated to art: the Instituto Statale d’Arte in their hometown, Udine. After both gained their diplomas, they went on to specialize in painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
At this point in their careers, the sisters decided to branch out on their own, and spent the summers working separately as graphic designers with studios and advertising agencies in Milan. Upon graduation, they had intended to continue this path but a crisis in advertising and graphics meant that there was little work available. Consequently they decided to return to the medium of their youth – drawing – and independently began to visit publishing houses in Milan. Soon, however, the editors began to comment on how confusing it was to first receive one sister with her portfolio and then an hour later the other. To avoid the confusion, the sisters created a single identity and since 1998, they have been working together under the signature Anna+Elena=Balbusso.
During the years of their partnership, the sisters have been rewarded with a number of commissions, including several from the prestigious Folio Society, a privately-owned publisher which produces special hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books illustrated by professional artists. Undoubtedly one of their greatest works to date has been their award-winning illustrations of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the future in the fictional Republic of Gilead, where women have lost all of their rights and are only valued for their ability to reproduce, the story explores the fate of Offred, a ‘handmaid’ employed by a military commander and his wife to bear children for them.
The two sisters were the perfect choice for this particular book, not only because of their talent, but also because their own story is reflected in the main character’s struggle to find and maintain her own identity in a circle dominated by men. To create the right atmosphere, they chose a futuristic tone with accentuated perspectives and strong light. They used few colours, with a prevalence of red, black and white. The result was a series of haunting images that emphasize the alienation of the main character and reflect the regimented society in which she lives. The Balbusso sisters’ picture Pregnant from the series was chosen by the Society of Illustrators as the best illustration of 2012 and awarded a gold medal. Which only goes to show that in the world of art, sometimes two heads can be better than one.-
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What is special about the works published by the Folio Society?
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Question 40 of 43
40. Question
Read the article and answer the questions.
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Anna+Elena=Balbusso
In the solitude of the studio, the lone artist hunches over a canvas to add the final brush strokes to a portrait. Or at least that is how these professionals are commonly perceived. Yet a pair of Italian sisters has recently debunked this myth by producing a series of strikingly beautiful pictures as a team. It may help that illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are identical twins, and the fact that they are able to create such perfect works as a duo has got the art world talking.
The sisters began drawing together as children, when they would get hold of pencils and coloured markers and cover sheets of squared notebook paper with pictures. They drew their way through primary school and after secondary school, they were lucky enough to both attend a special high school that was dedicated to art: the Instituto Statale d’Arte in their hometown, Udine. After both gained their diplomas, they went on to specialize in painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
At this point in their careers, the sisters decided to branch out on their own, and spent the summers working separately as graphic designers with studios and advertising agencies in Milan. Upon graduation, they had intended to continue this path but a crisis in advertising and graphics meant that there was little work available. Consequently they decided to return to the medium of their youth – drawing – and independently began to visit publishing houses in Milan. Soon, however, the editors began to comment on how confusing it was to first receive one sister with her portfolio and then an hour later the other. To avoid the confusion, the sisters created a single identity and since 1998, they have been working together under the signature Anna+Elena=Balbusso.
During the years of their partnership, the sisters have been rewarded with a number of commissions, including several from the prestigious Folio Society, a privately-owned publisher which produces special hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books illustrated by professional artists. Undoubtedly one of their greatest works to date has been their award-winning illustrations of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the future in the fictional Republic of Gilead, where women have lost all of their rights and are only valued for their ability to reproduce, the story explores the fate of Offred, a ‘handmaid’ employed by a military commander and his wife to bear children for them.
The two sisters were the perfect choice for this particular book, not only because of their talent, but also because their own story is reflected in the main character’s struggle to find and maintain her own identity in a circle dominated by men. To create the right atmosphere, they chose a futuristic tone with accentuated perspectives and strong light. They used few colours, with a prevalence of red, black and white. The result was a series of haunting images that emphasize the alienation of the main character and reflect the regimented society in which she lives. The Balbusso sisters’ picture Pregnant from the series was chosen by the Society of Illustrators as the best illustration of 2012 and awarded a gold medal. Which only goes to show that in the world of art, sometimes two heads can be better than one.-
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What is the function of a ‘handmaid’ in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale?
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Question 41 of 43
41. Question
Read the article and answer the questions.
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Anna+Elena=Balbusso
In the solitude of the studio, the lone artist hunches over a canvas to add the final brush strokes to a portrait. Or at least that is how these professionals are commonly perceived. Yet a pair of Italian sisters has recently debunked this myth by producing a series of strikingly beautiful pictures as a team. It may help that illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are identical twins, and the fact that they are able to create such perfect works as a duo has got the art world talking.
The sisters began drawing together as children, when they would get hold of pencils and coloured markers and cover sheets of squared notebook paper with pictures. They drew their way through primary school and after secondary school, they were lucky enough to both attend a special high school that was dedicated to art: the Instituto Statale d’Arte in their hometown, Udine. After both gained their diplomas, they went on to specialize in painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
At this point in their careers, the sisters decided to branch out on their own, and spent the summers working separately as graphic designers with studios and advertising agencies in Milan. Upon graduation, they had intended to continue this path but a crisis in advertising and graphics meant that there was little work available. Consequently they decided to return to the medium of their youth – drawing – and independently began to visit publishing houses in Milan. Soon, however, the editors began to comment on how confusing it was to first receive one sister with her portfolio and then an hour later the other. To avoid the confusion, the sisters created a single identity and since 1998, they have been working together under the signature Anna+Elena=Balbusso.
During the years of their partnership, the sisters have been rewarded with a number of commissions, including several from the prestigious Folio Society, a privately-owned publisher which produces special hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books illustrated by professional artists. Undoubtedly one of their greatest works to date has been their award-winning illustrations of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the future in the fictional Republic of Gilead, where women have lost all of their rights and are only valued for their ability to reproduce, the story explores the fate of Offred, a ‘handmaid’ employed by a military commander and his wife to bear children for them.
The two sisters were the perfect choice for this particular book, not only because of their talent, but also because their own story is reflected in the main character’s struggle to find and maintain her own identity in a circle dominated by men. To create the right atmosphere, they chose a futuristic tone with accentuated perspectives and strong light. They used few colours, with a prevalence of red, black and white. The result was a series of haunting images that emphasize the alienation of the main character and reflect the regimented society in which she lives. The Balbusso sisters’ picture Pregnant from the series was chosen by the Society of Illustrators as the best illustration of 2012 and awarded a gold medal. Which only goes to show that in the world of art, sometimes two heads can be better than one.-
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What appealed to Anna and Elena most about the novel?
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Question 42 of 43
42. Question
Read the article and answer the questions.
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Anna+Elena=Balbusso
In the solitude of the studio, the lone artist hunches over a canvas to add the final brush strokes to a portrait. Or at least that is how these professionals are commonly perceived. Yet a pair of Italian sisters has recently debunked this myth by producing a series of strikingly beautiful pictures as a team. It may help that illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are identical twins, and the fact that they are able to create such perfect works as a duo has got the art world talking.
The sisters began drawing together as children, when they would get hold of pencils and coloured markers and cover sheets of squared notebook paper with pictures. They drew their way through primary school and after secondary school, they were lucky enough to both attend a special high school that was dedicated to art: the Instituto Statale d’Arte in their hometown, Udine. After both gained their diplomas, they went on to specialize in painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
At this point in their careers, the sisters decided to branch out on their own, and spent the summers working separately as graphic designers with studios and advertising agencies in Milan. Upon graduation, they had intended to continue this path but a crisis in advertising and graphics meant that there was little work available. Consequently they decided to return to the medium of their youth – drawing – and independently began to visit publishing houses in Milan. Soon, however, the editors began to comment on how confusing it was to first receive one sister with her portfolio and then an hour later the other. To avoid the confusion, the sisters created a single identity and since 1998, they have been working together under the signature Anna+Elena=Balbusso.
During the years of their partnership, the sisters have been rewarded with a number of commissions, including several from the prestigious Folio Society, a privately-owned publisher which produces special hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books illustrated by professional artists. Undoubtedly one of their greatest works to date has been their award-winning illustrations of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the future in the fictional Republic of Gilead, where women have lost all of their rights and are only valued for their ability to reproduce, the story explores the fate of Offred, a ‘handmaid’ employed by a military commander and his wife to bear children for them.
The two sisters were the perfect choice for this particular book, not only because of their talent, but also because their own story is reflected in the main character’s struggle to find and maintain her own identity in a circle dominated by men. To create the right atmosphere, they chose a futuristic tone with accentuated perspectives and strong light. They used few colours, with a prevalence of red, black and white. The result was a series of haunting images that emphasize the alienation of the main character and reflect the regimented society in which she lives. The Balbusso sisters’ picture Pregnant from the series was chosen by the Society of Illustrators as the best illustration of 2012 and awarded a gold medal. Which only goes to show that in the world of art, sometimes two heads can be better than one.-
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What are the most striking features of their illustrations for the novel?
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Anna+Elena=Balbusso
In the solitude of the studio, the lone artist hunches over a canvas to add the final brush strokes to a portrait. Or at least that is how these professionals are commonly perceived. Yet a pair of Italian sisters has recently debunked this myth by producing a series of strikingly beautiful pictures as a team. It may help that illustrators Anna and Elena Balbusso are identical twins, and the fact that they are able to create such perfect works as a duo has got the art world talking.
The sisters began drawing together as children, when they would get hold of pencils and coloured markers and cover sheets of squared notebook paper with pictures. They drew their way through primary school and after secondary school, they were lucky enough to both attend a special high school that was dedicated to art: the Instituto Statale d’Arte in their hometown, Udine. After both gained their diplomas, they went on to specialize in painting and art history at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
At this point in their careers, the sisters decided to branch out on their own, and spent the summers working separately as graphic designers with studios and advertising agencies in Milan. Upon graduation, they had intended to continue this path but a crisis in advertising and graphics meant that there was little work available. Consequently they decided to return to the medium of their youth – drawing – and independently began to visit publishing houses in Milan. Soon, however, the editors began to comment on how confusing it was to first receive one sister with her portfolio and then an hour later the other. To avoid the confusion, the sisters created a single identity and since 1998, they have been working together under the signature Anna+Elena=Balbusso.
During the years of their partnership, the sisters have been rewarded with a number of commissions, including several from the prestigious Folio Society, a privately-owned publisher which produces special hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books illustrated by professional artists. Undoubtedly one of their greatest works to date has been their award-winning illustrations of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Set in the future in the fictional Republic of Gilead, where women have lost all of their rights and are only valued for their ability to reproduce, the story explores the fate of Offred, a ‘handmaid’ employed by a military commander and his wife to bear children for them.
The two sisters were the perfect choice for this particular book, not only because of their talent, but also because their own story is reflected in the main character’s struggle to find and maintain her own identity in a circle dominated by men. To create the right atmosphere, they chose a futuristic tone with accentuated perspectives and strong light. They used few colours, with a prevalence of red, black and white. The result was a series of haunting images that emphasize the alienation of the main character and reflect the regimented society in which she lives. The Balbusso sisters’ picture Pregnant from the series was chosen by the Society of Illustrators as the best illustration of 2012 and awarded a gold medal. Which only goes to show that in the world of art, sometimes two heads can be better than one.-
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Which prize did their illustration Pregnant win?
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