2014-10read the text. then choose the correctanswer for the gaps 29-31 in the text.desert regionsdeserts are earth's driest places, with hardlyany (29) that might sound like a niceclimate, but it is very difficult (30) in regionswhere water is scarce. a quarter of our world ismade up of deserts, the biggest one being thesahara desert in ( northern africa. duringthe day, deserts can be scorchingly hot. atnight, they can get incredibly cold.202a) rainfallb) sandstormc) snowflake d) waterfall105 the main focus of the passage is a) an explanation of why the best artists jprefer to use oil paint.b) an explanation of how various paints aremanufactured.c) a brief list of some types of paints anjj £description of their features.d) a history of painting as a type of expressiveart form2 de.a) live b) to live c) living d) having lived203.a)a b) the c) - d) anread the text. then choose the correctanswer to questions 32-33.painting is the application of some colouredpigment to a surface and has developed intoan expressive art form. the most commontypes of paints used today are oil paints andwater colours. most oil painting is done on aprepared canvas or wooden board. oil paintstake several days to dry, which allows the artistto work and rework on the canvas or othersurface in the meantime. water colourpainting requires a totally different technique.as the name implies, water is the fluid mixedwith the pigments, while paper is the onlysurface suitable for the paints. because thewater dries quickly on the paper, the workitself has to be done quickly, and it is difficultto correct mistakes. gouache paints are alsowater-soluble, but stronger in colour and tonethan true water colours.04. it can be inferred from the passage thatgouache a) are not considered to be true water colours.b) are much more expensive than watercolours.c) produce longer lasting paintings than watercolours.d) take longer to dry than water colours do.
