THE SECOND-SEMESTER INTENSIVE ENGLISH TEST (2018-2019)

Time allowed : 60 minutes

Class AT.1

PART I: Learn-By-Heart

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This picture, painted by the French artist _________________________________________________
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PART II: EXERCISES

A. Match the description in column A with the paintings in column B

Paintings Description
1. _________

Art not just for beauty’s sake – but art for the
cause of world peace.

Rene Magritte

2. _________

A painting that symbolises the anguish and

pain of modern life. It has become one of the
most famous pictures of modern times. 

Mona Lisa – Leonardo Da Vinci

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In this painting, there are 12 sunflowers. It

has become one of the most recognisable of
his works.

The Scream – Edvard Munch

4. _________ A classic example of modern surrealist art.

This is not a pipe, but the picture is of a pipe. 

Sunflower-Vincent Van Gogh

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 5. _________ He worked on his masterpiece over a period
of 20 years. He carried it with him
everywhere. The enigmatic smile has
captured the imagination of the world. It has
been stolen twice and now resides in the
Louvre, Paris. When the Mona Lisa visited
Peace – Picasso
America in the 1960s, it gained a prominence
close to that of the then US president John F
Kennedy.
B. Reading comprehension
Reading text 1

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Reading text 2

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