THE SEARCHERS SPREAD ………...TO OVER THE AREA FASTER.KỸ NĂNG NGÔN NG...

70. The searchers spread

………...

to over the area faster.

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PART 1: READING (2 pts - 0.1/ each)

Task 1: GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank in the following passage.

EVERYONE’S AN ARTIST

Every year, the village of Pettineo celebrrates its unique arts festival. For a few days each

summer, artists from all over Europe gather at this village near the north coast of Sicily to enjoy the

creative atmosphere. During their stay, the artists get together with the local people to paint a one-

kilometre long picture that runs the (71) ________ of the high street. (72) ________ the painting is

done, each visiting artist joins a local family for a big lunch and, (73) ________ the meal, the family

receives the (74) ________ of the painting that the artist has painted. As a result, (75) ________ few

villagers are rich, almost every home has at least one painting by a well- known European artist.

Visitors to the village are eagerly (76) ________ into homes to see these paintings. The festival was

the idea of Antonio Presti, a local businessman who (77) ________ it up several years ago. Since

then, Pettineo has (78) ________ a sort of domestic art museum in (79) ________ any visitor can

ring a doorbell, go into a house and (80) ________ a painting. In addition to this exhibition of

paintings in people’s homes, for those who have time to spare, there is an opprtunity to wander

through the display of huge sculptures in the village square.