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A Complete the text with the words in the box.
abstract collection controversy disbelief exhibition prestigious sculpture talented

I.V. Sass is one of a number of very (1) ______ artists making an impression on the world of art. A recent (2) ______ of her art attracted attention and absolute (3) ______. A three-metre (4) ______ called ‘Kiss’ was the central piece in her (5) ______. In the past Ms Sass has won many (6) ______ awards for her (7) ______ art and is no stranger to (8) ______.
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B Choose the correct word from the box to complete the sentences.
Whoever Wherever Whenever Whatever However

(9) _______ people might think of her books she has three bestsellers already.
(10) _______ I have the time, I go to see the latest exhibitions in the art gallery.
(11) _______ tired I am, I always enjoy reading his novels.
(12) A: Let’s go and eat. Where would you like to go?
B: _______ you want, I don’t mind.
(13) _______ painted this, it’s a load of rubbish!

C Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentences.
(14) They _______ my first three novels, but now I have a bestseller.
a) turned away b) turned down c) turned out

(15) Do you find it difficult to _______ a new story?
a) come up with b) take to c) set up

(16) I found it really easy to _______ him. He is such a nice person.
a) live up to b) take to c) turn away

(17) It must be difficult when your father is famous, you have to _______ his reputation.
a) live up to b) take to c) turn out

(18) With his first $1 million he _______ his own publishing company. Now he publishes his own books.
a) came up with b) turned up c) set up

(19) When I start writing a novel I’m never sure how it’s going to _______.
a) put off b) turn up c) turn out

(20) When I was six I decided I was going to be a famous writer and nothing was going to _______.
a) put me off b) turn me down c) turn me away

(21) They _______ at the door and I couldn’t get in to the exhibition. I really don’t know why.
a) put me off b) turned me down c) turned me away

Grammar
D Choose the correct words to complete the text.
Jonas Backman (22) watched / was watching TV last night when he (23) saw / was seeing his photo on the news. He (24) watched / had watched in horror as the reporter explained that police (25) looked / were looking for him in connection with a crime. Police claimed that he (26) was stealing / had stolen a painting from an art gallery in Paris, France. Jonas was really surprised as he (27) was never / had never been to Paris. He didn’t know what to do so he (28) decided / was deciding to phone the police and explain the situation. He (29) sat / was sitting down to make the call when the police burst in and arrested him.

E Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
(30) When he was fifteen he had decided / had been deciding to become a writer.
(31) Julie went back to the art gallery and tried to find the painting she had looked / had been looking
at earlier.
(32) She had watched / had been watching a programme on TV when he arrived home.
(33) Mark knew he had to wait for the best time to tell her what he had seen / had been seeing.
(34) He had noticed / had been noticing her standing there when he first entered the building.

F Each sentence has one mistake. Find the mistake and correct it.
(35) When he got home he realized he lost all his money.
______________________________________________.

(36) He sat waiting for me when I arrived home.
______________________________________________.

(37) Ben had been wanting to become an artist when he was young.
______________________________________________.

(38) Whoever had painted this picture needs to take art lessons.
______________________________________________.

(39) What were you been doing earlier?
______________________________________________?

(40) By the time he was thirty he written five books.
______________________________________________.

Functional language
G Complete the phrases with the words in the box.
worthless worth valuable rubbish masterpiece fortune features

(41) It has no redeeming _______.
(42) It’s a load of _______.
(43) It’s a _______.
(44) It’s absolutely _______.
(45) It’s extremely _______.
(46) It’s not _____ anything at all.
(47) It’s worth a _______.

H Complete the mini-conversations with the phrases from exercise G. Be careful! Only three are used.
1
John: So, how much is it worth?
Matt: Nothing at all. (48) _______________
John: Then why do you keep it?
Matt: Because I think it’s an amazing painting. I don’t care if it’s not valuable.

2
Maisy: There must be something you like about the painting.
Rick: No, nothing. It’s horrible.
Maisy: Not even one thing?
Rick: No, (49) ___________ at all.

3
Hannah: Have you seen his last painting?
José: Yes, I really like it.
Hannah: What? (50) __________________
José: You can’t say that. I think it’s great.

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I.V. Sass is one of a number of very talented artists making an impression on the world of art. A recent exhibition of her art attracted attention and absolute disbelief. A three-metre sculpture called ‘Kiss’ was the central piece in her collection. In the past Ms Sass has won many prestigious awards for her abstract art and is no stranger to controversy.

Whatever people might think of her books she has three bestsellers already.

Whenever I have the time, I go to see the latest exhibitions in the art gallery.

However tired I am, I always enjoy reading his novels.

A: Let’s go and eat. Where would you like to go?

B: Wherever you want, I don’t mind.

Whoever painted this, it’s a load of rubbish!

They turned down my first three novels, but now I have a bestseller.

Do you find it difficult to come up with a new story?

I found it really easy to take to him. He is such a nice person.

It must be difficult when your father is famous, you have to live up to his reputation.

With his first $1 million he set up his own publishing company. Now he publishes his own books.

When I start writing a novel I’m never sure how it’s going to turn out

When I was six I decided I was going to be a famous writer and nothing was going to put me off.

They turned me away at the door and I couldn’t get in to the exhibition. I really don’t know why.

Jonas Backman was watching TV last night when he saw his photo on the news. He watched in horror as the reporter explained that police were looking for him in connection with a crime. Police claimed that he had stolen a painting from an art gallery in Paris, France. Jonas was really surprised as he had never been to Paris. He didn’t know what to do so he decided to phone the police and explain the situation. He sat down to make the call when the police burst in and arrested him.

When he was fifteen he had decided to become a writer.

Julie went back to the art gallery and tried to find the painting she had looked at earlier.

She had been watching a programme on TV when he arrived home.

Mark knew he had to wait for the best time to tell her what he had seen.

He had noticed her standing there when he first entered the building.

When he got home he realized he had lost all his money.

He wassitting waiting for me when I arrived home.

Ben wanted to become an artist when he was young.

Whoever painted this picture needs to take art lessons.

What have you been doing earlier?

By the time he was thirty he had written five books.

It has no redeeming features.