Задание

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\(\boxed{11}\) Прочитай текст и заполни пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занеси цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.
Strategy

  1. Read the text through once.
  2. Look at the parts of sentences 1–7.
  3. Read the paragraph that contains the first gap and look for clues:
    • Are there any reference words to help you?
    • Is there a linking word before or after the gap?
  4. Look for a clause that changes or continues the "flow".
  5. When you've decided on the appropriate clause, check that it fits grammatically and follows the sense of the text.

Useful tips

  • Recommended time is 10 minutes.
  • Remember, there is an extra clause there, just to confuse you!
  • Pay attention to the words before and after the gap and punctuation.
  • It is important to be able to follow the "flow" of a text and to understand how parts of a text are connected.

Performance

A new kind of art created by a girl from Serbia Marina Abramovich expanded the boundaries of the concept of art.

According to Marina, performance is an art that she has carried through her whole life.

In performance, A_____, the process is more important than the result. Watching the burning painting of her father, Marina realized that when the painting burns down, it will no longer matter. It is important to see the beauty in the flame.

The performances of this group go beyond the classical understanding of art. She was putting herself in danger, unbearable expectations, beyond the control of time. Many of her performances were attended B_____. For example, her most famous performance is Rhythm 0. Its essence was to give participants a choice of items and give them complete freedom to use them on the exhibit. The exhibit was Marina herself. Among the items were a rose, photographs, but also a knife, C_____. According to the description, it was clear that if a group of people were given complete freedom of action, then the group would slowly reach a completely unpunished state.

Marina was also the first woman to walk the entire length of the Great Wall of China. In the second half of her life, she became interested in tantric techniques. They D_____ a very long distance on foot.

Now Marina has been the founder of the School of Performance in New York for a long time. She tells the students what a performance is and how to use it to achieve important messages for herself and her audience.

Performance art has opponents. These are people who accept only classical art. Perhaps the fact is that Marina goes beyond E_____: she uses blood, naked bodies, knives, bones and skulls. Her art is often compared to Satanism. But in general, each of her performances carries an important meaning, for example, F_____, in the artist's homeland. About the meaning of life, about love.

Everyone decides whether they like the performance or not. But it has the right to exist.

  1. the war in Kosovo

  2. by gallery visitors

  3. allowed her to cover

  4. unlike classical art

  5. the edge in her performances

  6. a pistol with one bullet

  7. perfectly coordinated

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