Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence.
He always did well at school __________ having his early education disrupted by illness.
A.on account of
B.addition to
C.in spite of
D.even though

There was too much snow for us to go out.
A.There was such a lot of snow and we couldn’t go out.
B.There was such a lot of snow that we couldn’t go out.
C.There was such a lot of snow that we shouldn’t go out.
D.There was such a lot of snow that we wouldn’t go out.

A.exhaust
B.product
C.percent
D.reduce

Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently.

A.education
B.document
C.endangered
D.secondary

Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently.

A.conceivable
B.condition
C.confidence
D.consider

What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A.describe popular works by Craigie Aitchison
B.teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison
C.introduce readers to the artist Craigie Aitchison
D.explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from paintin

What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the text?
A.He works in a different way from other artists.
B.He often gets bored with his paintings.
C.He improved his drawing by going to art school.
D.He did some paintings for the Italian government.

Aitchison prefers models who don’t
A.keep talking to him while he’s working
B.ask him about his strange method of working
C.worry about how long the work will take
D.feel anxious to see the work as it’s developing

A.obvious
B.notorious
C.credulous
D.numerous

________(28)
A.happened
B.provided
C.achieved
D.shown