A.1. Oliver noticed/saw with relief that the man opposite
had not recognized him. 2. How often are the sentries at/by
the gate relieved? 3. What a relief!(What bliss!) At (long) last
I can stretch my legs. 4. The young woman sighed with relief
when Sherlock Holmes agreed to accept her case/to take up
her case. 5. The new medicine brought him no relief. 6. Oscar
Wilde was a representative ofthe theory/school ofart for
art’s sake. 7. This object/thing looks more like a kettle than
a work ofart. 8. I would never have thought/believed that
this picture was/had been painted by an amateur artist.
9. Although Dirk Stroeve was a bad painter himself, he had
a fine/subtle artistic taste and going to/attending exhibitions
with him was a rare treat. 10. The exhibition/show offine
arts turned out/proved (to be) very interesting and we wandered
about/roamed about/roamed the halls for an hour or
two. 11. The old Black man wouldn’t disclose/reveal/tell the
secrets ofhis art ofhealing. 12. Rosie drew aside the curtain
and looked out ofthe window. 13. The man with the scar
drew out/took out/produced a handkerchief and wiped his
face. 14. The more the detective tried to draw Terry out, the
less he succeeded. 15. A play ofthis kind/sort is sure to be
a draw/will surely draw the public. 16. The boy is very good at
drawing/draws very well, but his parents do not approve of
his decision to become a painter/artist. 17. I like/I’m fond of
looking at old family pictures/photographs. 18. As for the
baby (As far as the baby is concerned) he is the picture of
health. 19. The subject ofthe picture is very simple. It pori
rays/represents a boy shepherd against/on the background
of an evening sky. 20. The woman is depicted/ representcd/
portrayed/painted/pictured seated before/in front of
a mirror. 21. The life of the capital is painted in this novel in
the darkest/blackest colours. 22. It is known that Mona Liza
was listening to music as/when/while Leonardo da Vinci was
painting her portrait.
B. 1. It is difficult to tell what the colours ofReynolds, the
outstanding English painter were like (originally)/It is difficult
to judge the (original) colours ofReynolds, the outstanding
English painter, because/as many ofhis
pictures/paintings are cracked and faded. 2. N. Roerich travelled
a lot in India and Tibet/around India and Tibet and the
colours he saw there had an influence on/influenced his
palette/his colour scheme. 3. Gainsborough’s contemporaries
valued him as a portrait painter, but the artist himself
viewed himself as a landscape painter all his life [considered/
regarded himself (to be) a landscape painter all his life.]
4. The impressionists tried to convey the play ofcolours on
surfaces (on the surfaces ofthings/ objects). 5. The child
looks off-colour today. 6. Janet was smiling, her eyes were
shining/were glowing/were bright/were glistening, and
there was colour in her cheeks(and her cheeks were pink).
7. There’s no doubt/There can be no doubt that we must take
advantage ofthe opportunity/take the opportunity/seize
(on) the opportunity. 8. Gemma doubted that the leaflets
could do any good/could be any use. 9. I haven’t the slightest
doubt that he is just trying to coax/wheedle you out ofthe
valuable book. 10. You have gone too far, you doubt the honesty
of your old friend. 11. I have no doubt that she is going
to make a scene. 12. We won’t have (the) time to select a
good New Year’s gift/present. 13. The goods were displayed/
The merchandise was displayed in such a way that
the customers could select/choose/pick what they liked.
14. He spoke/was speaking slowly, pausing from time to time,
selecting the necessarywords/choosing carefully the necessary
words. 15. Here is a pair ofboots your size. 16. I need
gloves a size smaller. 17. The stranger drewout/took
out/produced out of his pocket an object the size ofa matchbox.
18. With (an) effort Andrew pulled himself
together/collected himself/took himself in hand. 19. Don’t
lose heart/Don’t despair, your efforts will bear fruit/will be
rewarded/won’t be fruitless/won’t be wasted. 20. It cost me
a lot ofeffort to persuade him to contribute (to talk him into
contributing) to out paper.