Choose the correct word (a–c) to complete the idioms. 1 Pick and what you want to paint. The subject matter is up to you. a choose b change c check 2 The writers came to the conference from and wide. a narrow b broad c far 3 I’m sick and of reading horror stories. I want to read something else. a tired b scared c bored 4 The biography was about the ups and of a musician’s life. a lows b downs c falls 5 The artist’s latest exhibition shows that he’s alive and , and painting as well as he ever did. He’s ninety-eight years old! a better b good c well 6 Many artistic movements came about as a result of trial and . a error b failing c mistakes

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.

The playwright would be able to express __ but the painter likely would not