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31-08-2004, 02:43 PM

7.It is ironic that those who called for no change were the first to change.

clear
erroneous
irrelevant
sarcastic

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8.The dominant topic of his lecture was ethical behavior.

controllable
domestic
least important
most important

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9.These appendices are extremely long.

additional sections
appendicitis
appendixes
questions

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10.Congress can counteract the President's veto.

debate
surpass
vote for
work against

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11.This dictionary incorporates encyclopedic material.

adds
gives
includes
introduces

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12.After five days of tough climbing, they reached the summit.

base
passage
peak
trail

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13.His failure has been ascribed to mismanagement.

attributed to
given to
refined to
valued more than

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14.They talk in an obscure jargon that is almost impossible to understand.

different
difficult
slow
unclear

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15.For a decade the volcano remained inactive.

a century
long time
one month
ten years

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16.He was asked to keep abreast of the new developments.

go in front
remain up to date
stay alert
stay back

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17.John is a very active man with varied pastimes.

hunting trips
leisure activities
past times
previous jobs

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18.The main function of hormones is to help the body cope with sudden surges of stress.

attack
avoid
cure
handle

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19.What we saw on that cruise was really spectacular.

boring
great
handsome
uneven

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20.This is a tripartite government.

divided into three
divided into two
partitioned
united

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1.Ralph Earl was born into a Connecticut farm family in 1751. He chose early to become a painter and looked for what training was available in his home state and in Boston. Earl was one of the first American artists to paint landscapes. Among his first paintings were scenes from the Revolutionary war battles of Lexington and Concord. In 1778 Earl went to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.

When Earl returned to the United States, he was jailed for fourteen months for outstanding debts. While still a prisoner, he painted portraits of some of New York City's most elegant society women and their husbands. After his release, he took up the trade of itinerant portrait painter, working his way through southern New England and New York. Earl didn't flatter his subjects, but his portraits show a deep understanding of them, perhaps because he had sprung from the same roots.

Among Earl's most famous paintings is his portrait of Justice Oliver Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail. To provide counterpoint to the severity of the couple, he accura نقرتين لعرض الصورة في صفحة مستقلة

y details the relative luxury of the Ellsworth's interior furnishings. The view through the window behind them shows sunlit fields, well-kept fences, and a bend of the Connecticut River. One of Earl's paintings is something of an anomaly. Reclining Hunter, which for many years was attributed to Thomas Gainsborough, shows a well-dressed gentleman resting beneath a tree. In the foreground, he displays a pile of birds, the result of a day's hunt. The viewer can also see a farmer's donkey lying in the background, another of the hunter's victims. This outrageously funny portrait couldn't have been commissioned—no one would have wanted to be portrayed in such an absurd way. However, this painting uncharacteristically shows Earl's wit as well as his uncommon technical skills.

1.What is the author's main purpose?
To compare the art of Ralph Earl and Thomas Gainsborough
To describe the art scene in New York in the late eighteenth century
To discuss the life and work of an American painter
To trace Ralph Earl's artistic influences
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2.Which of the following is NOT given in the passage as a subject of one of Earl's paintings?
Battle scenes
Fruit and flowers
Landscapes
People
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3.According to the passage, Benjamin West was Ralph Earl's
rival.
student.
subject.
teacher.
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4.Which of the following could be substituted for outstanding without changing the meaning of the sentence?
Excellent
Illegal
Shocking
Unpaid
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5.The word itinerant is closest in meaning to which of the following?
Innovative
Successful
Talented
Traveling
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6.The author uses the phrase sprung from the same roots to indicate that Ralph Earl and his subjects
had the same background
lived in the same town
were about the same age
were equally successful
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7.According to the passage, one of the distinguishing features for the portrait of Oliver and Abigail Ellsworth is the contrast between
the plainness of the figures and the luxury of the furnishings
the straight fences and the curving Connecticut River
the sunlit fields and the dark interior
the two styles used to paint the two figures
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8.Why does the author refer to Reclining Hunter as "something of an anomaly"?
It is quite humorous.
It is so severe.
It shows Earl's talent.
It was commissioned.
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9.The word he refers to
Ralph Earl
The farmer
The hunter
Thomas Gainsborough
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