E. Monologue

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E. Monologue.

 

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) for each of the following questions.
(1) Who is the speaker?

a. A singer. b. A painter. c. An art gallery owner.
(2) Where is the speaker? a. At his own house. b. At his friend's house. c. At an exhibition of his paintings.
(3) Which of the following is not mentioned by the speaker? a. How his efforts in art have been restored. b. How he feels about his paintings at the exhibition. c. How the "Portrait of a Woman" was painted.
(4) Who is he talking to? a. A famous man. b. A famous woman. c. Another painter.

2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
    Now that they're
the wall like this, with all the
and
catalogue, and the
people, they really don't seem anything
. It's a bit like
old friends in
where they
and you
.

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E. Monologue.

 

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) for each of the following questions.
(1) Who is the speaker?

a. A singer. b. A painter. c. An art gallery owner.
(2) Where is the speaker? a. At his own house. b. At his friend's house. c. At an exhibition of his paintings.
(3) Which of the following is not mentioned by the speaker? a. How his efforts in art have been restored. b. How he feels about his paintings at the exhibition. c. How the "Portrait of a Woman" was painted.
(4) Who is he talking to? a. A famous man. b. A famous woman. c. Another painter.

2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
    Now that they're
the wall like this, with all the
and
catalogue, and the
people, they really don't seem anything
. It's a bit like
old friends in
where they
and you
.