A.I.O UPPER - INT - UNIT 9

Dominic is a big fan of ____________ architecture

• contemporary

• run-down

• tough

Los Angeles is a big city, with ___________ suburbs stretching for miles

• urban

• important

• sprawling

Redevelopment programs are happening in many of the city’s __________ areas

• eccentric

• post-industrial

• run-down

For long periods __________ the length of her childhood, Linda was very lonely

• as soon as

• at that moment

• throughout

• by

__________ the door slammed, I knew I was trapped

• at that moment

• as soon as

• during

• previously

• A.-3

  B.-1

  C.-2

  D.-5

  E.-4

• A.-5

  B.-1

  C.-3

  D.-2

  E.-4

• A.-2

  B.-5

  C.-4

  D.-1

  E.-3

• A.-5

  B.-2

  C.-1

  D.-4

  E.-3

Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of the words in parentheses.

a)         It’s possible that I made a big mistake. (might)

            __________________________________________________ 

Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of the words in parentheses.

b) Perhaps Stonehenge was a royal tomb. (may)

READ AND COMPLETE: Leonardo Da Vinci..............

Almost 500 years after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is a man who continues to fascinate the world. He was a scientist, inventor, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, and sculptor. He is widely thought to be one of the greatest artists in history, and possibly the most talented man ever; the ultimate Renaissance man – a genius.

• .....had many diverse talents

• ...was an interesting person

• ... was a doctor

READ AND COMPLETE: After his apprenticeship, Leonardo _______________

Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 near Florence, Italy. We do not know a lot about his early life, but at the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to the painter, Verrocchio, a successful artist working in Florence. Here, Leonardo would have learned the skills of painting and drawing, as well as sculpture. While working with Verrocchio, it is thought that Leonardo might have been the model for a statue of David, and an angel in a painting. By the time he was twenty, Leonardo had qualified and set up his own workshop.

• ....... became an artist’s model

• ..... became a painter

• ..... was employed by Verrocchio.