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TERM PAPER 1

I. Explain the following words and expressions and make sentences.

Get across traits/be a wet blanket/close-knit family/be down in the dumps/stable

II. Complete the sentences using one word only.

1.Mary is such a lovely person, she has a . of gold.
2.I didnt mean to tell her that,it was a slip of the.
3.With a of satisfaction on his face, Keith received his degree from the principal.
4.Come out at our party this weekend,youre sure to have a of a time.
5.He brought me flowers,kissed my hand and swept me off my.

III. A MODERN ITALIAN ARTIST

Amedeo Modigliani (1884 - 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor whose (0) original
paintings, which were characterised by asymmetry of composition,
(1)................................. of figure, and simple but (2) ......................................... use of line,
are among the most of the 20th century. They have also gained (3) .....................................
for the entirely personal atmosphere with which they are invested: a kind of mute (4)
....................................... between the artist and sitter that implicates the spectator in a truly
(5) ............................................ way. After suffering from serious illnesses as a child, he
was forced to give up (6) ........................education, and it was then that he began to study
painting. After his studies in Italy, Modigliani left for Paris. There, he was overwhelmed
by the painting of Paul Cezanne, which exerted an (7) ................................................
influence on the earliest phase of his work. Furthermore, his (8) ........................ study of
African sculpture made a profound impression on his painting style. Modigliani was not a
professional portraitist in the strict sense of the word. His paintings are almost always
portraits of relatives, (9) .................................................. of the Parisian literary
scene of his times and the contemporary artistic world, along with many portraits of
(10) ................................. persons.

0.ORIGIN/ 1. LONG/ 2. MONUMENT/ 3.POPULAR/4. RELATION/5. REMARK/6.

CONVENTION/7.QUESTION/8. EXTEND/ 9. PERSON/ 10. IDENTIFY

IV. Opinion essay When people succeed it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to
do with success.