Контрольная работа за 1 полугодие 11 класс

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A. The present Ashmolean Museum was created in 1908 by combining two ancient Oxford institutions: the University Art Collection and the original Ashmolean Museum. The older partner in this merger, the University Art Collection, was based for many years in what is now the Upper Reading Room in the Bodleian Library.

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B. The collection began modestly in the 1620s with a handful of portraits and curiosities displayed in a small room on the upper floor. In the 17th century there were added notable collections of coins and medals later incorporated into the Ashmolean coin collection. The objects of curiosity included Guy Fawkes' lantern and a sword given by the Pope to Henry VIII, and a number of more exotic items.

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C. In the 1660s and 70s, the collection grew rapidly and, in 1683, the Bodleian Gallery was left to develop as a museum of art. At first, it was a gallery of portraits of distinguished contemporaries, but from the mid 1660s, it began to acquire a more historical perspective with the addition of images of people from the past: college founders, scientists, soldiers, monarchs, writers and artists.

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D. In the eighteenth century, several painters donated self-portraits. They also added a number of landscapes, historical paintings and scenes from contemporary life. Other donors, former members of the University, added collections of Old Masters so that by the early nineteenth century, it had become an art gallery of general interest and an essential point of call on the tourist map. The public was admitted on payment of a small charge. Catalogues were available at the entrance and the paintings were well displayed in a large gallery.

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E. It was only with the gift of a collection of ancient Greek and Roman statuary from the Countess of Pomfret in 1755 that the need for a new art gallery became urgent. The marble figures were too heavy to be placed in an upstairs gallery and were installed in a dark ground-floor room in the library pending the creation of a new museum.

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F. Before the new museum was finished, a major group of drawings by Raphael and Michelangelo was purchased by public subscription for the new galleries, establishing the importance of the Oxford museum as a centre for the study of Old Master drawings. The new museum also attracted gifts of paintings. In 1851, a collection of early Italian paintings, which included Uccello's "Hunt in the Forestone of the museum's major works of art was presented.

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G. In the 1850s, the University established a new Natural History Museum, which is now known as the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. And all the natural history specimens from the Ashmolean were transferred to the new institution. Having lost what had become the most important element in its collection, the Ashmolean was to find a major new role in the emerging field of archaeology.

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First Day of School

Melanie River had just turned ten years old, but she had never been to school.

Most children in the third grade _________ to school for two years. But Melanie was not most children.

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She suffered from severe social anxiety. Attending a school with over 800 students was her ________ nightmare. But this year Melanie was determined that things were going to be different.

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She and her family had just moved to a smaller town. There were only about 200 students at the local elementary school. Her mother hoped that Melanie _________ able to control her emotions and finally have a few friends.

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And so here Melanie was, on the way to school. And even though she felt as if her heart might explode out of chest, for the ___________ time in her life she was truly happy.

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Panic

Panic actually originates from a Greek myth. Pan, the Greek god of nature, had a strange power. When awakened from his sleep, he would cry out which __________the nearby animals into a state of terror.

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Pan would also use this power on his enemies, driving some of _____________ mad.

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Castle Clinton

Castle Clinton was built in the times of Napoleonic wars and great tension between Britain and the US. New York was almost ______ and in a short time five new forts, Castle Clinton among them, were built.

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However, it was never used as a fortress. In 1824, it became a place of public ______ .

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A newspaper described it as a «fanciful garden, tastefully ornamented with shrubs and flowers». The garden was the setting for band concerts, fireworks and demonstrations of the latest ______ achievements.

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Many ______ people were honored at the Garden, President Andrew Jackson among them.

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In 1896 Castle Clinton became the city Aquarium and thousands of ______ rushed to see fish that came from the waters around New York.