the / an / ø

Bob had spent years learning (a. om piano te spelen) __________ ,

• to play piano

• to play a piano

• to play the piano

He (c. gaf de hoop op) ________ that it would ever amount to anything.

• gave up hope

• gave up the hope

Therefore, on a Tuesday (f. na de lunch) _______ he decided ...

• after lunch

• after the lunch

Therefore, on a Tuesday after lunch he decided (g. om de geschiedenis in te duiken) _________ ,

• to dive into the history

• to dive into history

It’s a novel partly set in (k. het hedendaagse Amerika) ________ and partly (l in het zeventiende-eeuwse) ________ Holland.

(pick 2)

• the present-day America

• present-day America

• in seventeenth-century

• in the seventeenth century

And that is something extraordinary and interesting, because in that age painters, (n. in de regel) _________ , were men.

Therefore, it’s no surprise that (q. de schilderijen uit die periode) _________ by women are really scarce.

(r. Op basis van) _______ of reviews that Bob found (s.) on the internet he selected more novels that he thought were (t.) worth reading .

He thought reading them was (u.) quite a job , but also satisfying (v. tot op zekere hoogte) _________ .