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IELTS GENERAL READING TEST 477 – PASSAGE – 1
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READING PASSAGE – 1
EUROPEAN OPERA EXPERIENCE
Welcome to the number one spot for purchasing opera tickets for opera venues all over Europe. We make it easy for you to find a seat at a theatre anywhere. Do you want to see La Traviata at La Scala in Milan, attend the Wagner Ring Cycle in Bayreuth, go to the opening night of Eugene Onegin in St Petersburg or Carmen at the Paris Opera? We can make it a reality.
Forget the language barrier. Our experts have contacts at all the top opera houses in Europe. Theatres might indicate that performances are sold out when you check their websites, but we can usually find good seats for any performance. We suggest you contact us directly by phone or email to speak with a consultant if you cannot find what you are looking for on this website.
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European Opera Experience
tickets@europeanopera.com
Phone: 972-523-6530
Tickets are delivered via email immediately upon payment. Only select this mode of delivery if you have access to a printer. Otherwise tickets can be delivered by post.
Opera holidays
Let us arrange a tailored opera holiday for you. We can arrange a full itinerary, with flights, hotels and of course, the best seats in the house for performances in any city in Europe. Complete the wish list form below, ticking the boxes for the length of your trip, for the cities you would like to visit, and let us know the type of repertoire or particular composer you prefer. If you wish to speak directly with a consultant, email holiday@europeanopera.com or phone the above telephone number and we’ll call you back.
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Our most popular tour is the Danube Cruise, which is 15 days on the upper Danube River, through Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary, stopping at six opera venues on the way. This magnificent cruise also has opera singers on board who perform on the evenings when you are not at a performance at a river port.
Please note that most European opera houses are closed during the summer. We can advise you on the best time to travel, so that you can see the crème de la crème of the opera seasons.
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Questions 1-7
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage?
In boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this
1. The text promotes a website that sells tickets from all over the world.
2. If an opera is sold out, this website can probably get you tickets anyway.
3. The tickets are very expensive to book.
4. Email tickets are the only form of delivery.
5. The tailored holidays do not include tickets for the opera.
6. The singers on the Danube River Cruise are all European.
7. European opera houses are not usually open in July and August.
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Read the text below and answer Questions 8-14.
ART GALLERY
Medbury Portrait Award
We invite submissions of entry for the Medbury Portrait Award, the most prestigious art prize for young Art graduates. Artists who are eligible are UK residents who have graduated from a national Visual Arts degree programme within the 12-month period before the opening of the exhibition, which is May 6.
The Award, which was established in 1961 by the will of the late Thomas James Medbury, is held annually to award an emerging portrait artist of outstanding promise to help them become established in the profession. This year’s prize is valued at £80,000.
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How to apply for the award:
Applications for entry will be accepted online only and entries close at midnight on February 24.
Last year, the Award received almost 5,000 entries. The popularity of the Award has led to changes in the judging process to allow for the large numbers of submissions to be managed. We will no longer be receiving unsolicited entries for the award. Instead, there will be a preliminary selection process based on submission of a digital image of the proposed entry. Up to forty paintings will be selected and these finalists will be contacted to submit their paintings.
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To start the initial process of the award, artists are required to supply:
• An online application.
• A digital image of the painting (max 2 MB)
• Details of the dimensions and medium used for the portrait.
• A written statement from the artist about the work of 250 words or less.
• A signed agreement from the sitter for the portrait (if it is not a self-portrait) that they agree to the painting being exhibited and reproductions of it being used in publicity material.
• A declaration that the artist has read the Terms and Conditions of the Medbury Portrait Award (a box to be ticked on the online application).
Finalists whose paintings hang in the exhibition are also eligible for the £2,000 People’s Choice Award, which is decided by the public vote when they attend the exhibition and will be announced at the closure of the exhibition on June 10.
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Where are we?
Medbury Galleries
11 Vance Street
London W1 6EQ
Questions 8-14
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.
Entering the medbury portrait award
To be 8……………….. for the Award, entrants must be recent graduates and living permanently in the UK.
When Thomas James Medbury died, he left money to give as a prize to an artist with 9………………..
You can only apply for the Award 10……………. and entries close February 24.
The prize is £80,000.
Paintings will only be in the exhibition if they are 11………………... at the submission stage.
The submission must say how big the painting is and what 12……………….. was used.
Artists must describe their work in up to 250 words.
The 13……………….. of the painting must agree to the painting being entered.
The People’s Choice Award will be given after all visiting members of the 14……………….. have voted.
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ANSWERS
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. NOT GIVEN
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
6. NOT GIVEN
7. TRUE
8. ELIGIBLE
9. OUTSTANDING PROMISE
10. ONLINE
11. SELECTED
12. MEDIUM
13. SITTER
14. PUBLIC
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