Proficiency Expert - Module 1 Review - page 22

Complete the sentence with the most suitable form.

During next week's seminar, students of the drama school _____ the skills necessary to promote themselves, as well as perform on stage.

• will acquire

• are going to acquire

• are acquiring

• have acquired

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Today, professional dancer Miguel Zotto _____ the modern style of the Argentine tango for us, with his lovely partner, Eva Viron.

• is demonstrating

• will have demonstrated

• demonstrates

• had demonstrated

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Training to become a professional ballet dancer _____ dedication, hard work, and natural talent.

• demands

• will be demanding

• will have demanded

• had been demanding

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After examining the damage caused by the fire, the experts _____ that it had been caused by a discarded cigarette.

• concluded

• have been concluding

• had concluded

• are concluding

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The haunting music of the ballet Swan Lake _____ the sense of anguish that the protagonist feels.

• conveys

• had conveyed

• is conveying

• has been conveying

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The final practice of the play was disastrous but fortunately, the first evening performance went off very smoothly.

• dress rehearsal

• curtain call

• soundstage

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The audience cheered as all the artists returned to the stage for a final bow.

• curtain call

• backstage

• standing ovation

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Just because I didn't agree with his view, there was no need for the director to shout at me!

• jump down my throat

• underact

• leap in the dark

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Some performers relish being in the public eye, while others crave some privacy.

• in the limelight

• on cue

• the understudy

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The London Symphony Orchestra, which _____ at the Royal Albert Hall since May, is giving its final concert this evening.

• was performing

• has been performing