1. Choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

          You can’t (25)____ a drawing by Julian Beever and you can’t see his work in a gallery or museum. Julianmakes his (26)____ pictures on the pavements of city streets. People have called him “the Pavement Picasso” and perhaps you have seen his pictures on the Internet.Julian has made hundreds of pieces of “pavement art” in different countries - in (27)____ parts of Europe and also in the USA, Australia, Japan, Argentina, and Brazil.His drawings can take three or four days to finish. But because he draws (28)___ chalk, the drawings only stay for a short time. When people walk on them or when it rains, they quickly disappear. For Julian, this isn’t a problem. The drawings survive in the photos he has taken, and this is the most important thing for him.

Question 25. A. to buy      B. buys                        C. buy                         D. buying       

Question 26. A. amazed     B. amazing                 C. amazedness                        D. amaze    

Question 27. A. many        B. much                      C. more                       D. most          

Question 28. A. to              B. by                          C.  in                           D. with

I.       Read the following text and then choose from the list A-G given below the best phrase to fill each of the spaces. Each correct phrase may only be used once. Two of the suggested answers do not fit at all

Arts and crafts describes a wide variety of activities involving making things with one's own hands. Arts and crafts is usually a hobby. Some crafts (art skills) have been practised for centuries, while(21)              .

Both children and adults enjoy arts and crafts. Children in schools may learn skills(22)

                 , or making things with all sorts of material. Many community centers and schools have evening or day classes and workshops(23)      

Although "crafts" today are usually hobbies enjoyed by amateurs, the word was used many centuries ago(24)    . Young people were learned from a master-craftsman, they often took many years(25)           

A.       to learn their skills to perfection

B.        where one can learn arts and craft skills

C.   for example communication or team work

D.       others are more recent inventions

E.        others have been considered nonsense

F.        such as woodworking, wood carving, sewing

G.       by professional people who had a guild system

Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ʊ/ and /u:/. Then put the words into the correct columns.

Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /ʊə/ and /ɔɪ/. Then put the words into the correct columns.

Exercise 6A. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Artists who…………(1) pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight of London, but there………(2) only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the ………….(3) favourite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to ………………..(4) it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement……………….(5) the artist is so good that he gets a large……………..(6) around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.

Exercise 6B - Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        The Temple of Literature was (1) ___________ in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong’s dynasty. The temple is divided into five courtyards. The first courtyard stretches (2) ___________ the main gate to Dai Trung gate. The second stands out with Khue Van Cac Pavilion. The third courtyard is (3)___________ doctor names were listed on stone tablets above tortoise backs. There are a total of 82 tombstones, with names and places of birth of 1307 doctors. The fourth courtyard is dedicated to Confucius and his 72 honoured students, as (4) ___________ as Chu Van An – a famous teacher known for his devotion to teaching. The last and also furthest courtyard is Thai Hoc house, which used to be the Imperial Academy (QuocTuGiam) – the first (5) ___________ of Vietnam. Thai Hoc house holds a small (6) ___________ of old time costumes for students and mandarins.

Exercise 6A. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Artists who…………(1) pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight of London, but there………(2) only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the ………….(3) favourite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to ………………..(4) it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement……………….(5) the artist is so good that he gets a large……………..(6) around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.

Exercise 6B - Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

        The Temple of Literature was (1) ___________ in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong’s dynasty. The temple is divided into five courtyards. The first courtyard stretches (2) ___________ the main gate to Dai Trung gate. The second stands out with Khue Van Cac Pavilion. The third courtyard is (3)___________ doctor names were listed on stone tablets above tortoise backs. There are a total of 82 tombstones, with names and places of birth of 1307 doctors. The fourth courtyard is dedicated to Confucius and his 72 honoured students, as (4) ___________ as Chu Van An – a famous teacher known for his devotion to teaching. The last and also furthest courtyard is Thai Hoc house, which used to be the Imperial Academy (QuocTuGiam) – the first (5) ___________ of Vietnam. Thai Hoc house holds a small (6) ___________ of old time costumes for students and mandarins.

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

            Artists who (33)………pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London, but there are only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the (34)……...........favorite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to(35)…….... it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement (36)…………the artist is so good that he gets a large collection around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.

Question 33. A. draw                      B. paint                      C. take                        D. print

Question 34. A. artist                      B. artist’s                   C. artists                    D. artists’

Question 35. A. pick                       B. hold                       C. bring                      D. get

Question 36. A. if                            B. although                C. unless                    D. because