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Read the following text.

Choose the best word from the list (A-I) for  


each gap (1-7) in the text, and write its letter in the gap. There
is ONE EXTRA word that you do not need to use. There is an
example (0) at the beginning.
 
A Virtual Exhibit Unites Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Between 1888 and 1889 while living in the French city of Arles, Vincent van Gogh
obsessed about sunflowers. He painted multiple canvases of the bright yellow
blossoms (0)  ___A_______ in vases. Those works would go on to become some of the art
world's most iconic pieces, and in 1987, one of the "Sunflowers" paintings set an
auction (1) ____ when it sold for $39.9 million. Until now, (2) ____  the paintings have
never been exhibited together. But thanks to the internet, JonHurdle at The New York
Times reports that five "Sunflowers" paintings are (3) _____  brought together for the first
time in a virtual gallery.
According to a press release, The National Gallery in London, Van Gogh Museum in
Amsterdam, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Neue Pinakothek in Munich and the Seiji Togo
Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art in Tokyo (4) ____  all linked up for the
presentation called Sunflowers 360, which is (5) _____  to view now on Facebook.
Beginning at 12:50 EST on Monday, curators will begin a series of five 15 minute lectures
about (6) ___  painting. Virtual reality technology and computer graphics will make it
appear as (7) ____  the paintings are all in one gallery together. Viewers can either use VR
headsets to examine the paintings or get a 360-degree view of the gallery on their
computer or mobile screens.
“It’s a fun and engaging way to think about these five paintings that are scattered about
the globe, that are unlikely to ever come together in one venue or one exhibition,”
Jennifer Thompson, curator of the Facebook Live event at the Philadelphia Museum of
Art, tells Hurdle. “This is a way for us to take advantage of technology to virtually bring
the paintings together, and to have a conversation among curators.”
 
 
 
 
 
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