Art on approval - Module 8

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Expert Proficiency Resource Book, Pearson Education

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

reasonable

understandable

acceptable

conceivable

bore

fatigue

tire

loathe

put down

leave off

offer up

make over

accept

enter

agree

engage

matter

gesture

motion

token

ripped

fooled

taken

tricked

appointed

realised

arranged

organised

imminently

punctually

accordingly

promptly

For inexperienced collectors, the idea of (0) ___ over a large sum of cash for a piece of contemporary art is a daunting prospect. It's quite (1) ___ that the work will look out of place in a domestic setting, or that the buyer might simply (2) ___ of it. In an ideal world, it would be possible to spot a piece with potential, size it up, (3) ___ a deposit and take it home on approval. Only after living with it for a while would you (4) ___ into a formal commitment to buy. But many dealers are reluctant to allow this arrangement because there is always the possibility that such a (5) ___ of trust will backfire drastically. In the late 1990s, for example, some of the world's leading dealers were (6) ___ in by confidence tricksters. A bogus count asked to view some pieces in situ in various lavishly (7) ___ apartments he owned. The generous hospitality he offered the dealers hoodwinked them into leaving the works of art with him on extended loan. Both the count and the works of art (8) ___ disappeared without trace.

Art on approval

handing

paying

giving

passing

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