Marcel Marceau, the mime artist - Unit 7

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Objective Proficiency 2nd Edition Workbook, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

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swarm

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accomplished

executed

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counterparts

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irretrievably

infallibly

irrevocably

ran

fell

stood

lay

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similarly

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called

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Wearing white trousers and a striped vest, and with a (0) ___ mask of a face, the celebrated mime artist Marcel Marceau produced a whole (1) ___ of unforgettable characters – waiters, sculptors, matadors and ballet dancers. One critic said of him 'He (2) ___ in less than two minutes what most novelists cannot do in volumes.' As a child in the 1920s Marcel enjoyed the silent movies of the time, learning from the (3) ___ of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin how to express your feelings (4) ___ mime. Marcel toured the whole world doing his mime show based on the antics of 'Bip', the character he created. The names Marcel Marceau and mime became (5) ___ linked in the public mind and the Japanese in particular (6) ___ under his spell. Marcel also appeared in several films, including Mel Brooks's original Silent Movie, in which Marceau spoke the only line – (7) ___ the only audible word – 'Non!' The list of Marcel's prizes and honorary doctorates is enormous, and the city of Paris has a permanent mime school (8) ___ after him.

Marcel Marceau, the mime artist

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truthful

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