IELTSশোনাঅনুশীলন16

The correct answer is film because the speaker says A Tale of Two Cities was adapted for film several times in the twentieth century.

Associated Text:
It became a stage musical and was adapted for film several times in the twentieth century.

The correct answer is journalist because Dickens started his career as a journalist in London before becoming famous for fiction.

Associated Text:
He started out his carrer as a journalist in London, and was very highly regarded by his colleagues.

The correct answer is realist because he is described as the leading figure of the Victorian realist movement.

Associated Text:
As far as English literature was concerned, he was the leading figure of the Victorian realist movement.

The correct answer is poverty because the speaker says Dickens gave speeches about poverty and social injustice in Victorian England.

Associated Text:
However, as well as being a literary genius, he also gave many speeches about the level of poverty in his society. He felt very strongly about social injustice in Victorian England, and about other areas where change was urgently needed, like child labor

The correct answer is travel because his American tours contributed to several travel books as well as parts of his major novels.

Associated Text:
He produced a great deal of work during and just after these tours, including several travel books and parts of his major novels.

The correct answer is novels because Dickens bought Gad's Hill Place using money from sales of his early novels.

Associated Text:
He bought it using money he had made in England from the sales of his early novels.

The correct answer is dining because the manuscripts are displayed in the room that used to be his dining room.

Associated Text:
these are displayed in the room that used to be his dining room.

The correct answer is study because Dickens used the large antique bookcases to line the walls of his study.

Associated Text:
He used them to line the walls of his study, where he could keep his huge personal collection of books close at hand.

The correct answer is East because the upstairs wallpaper and fabrics were imported from the East.

Associated Text:
There's a strong Chinese influence in these rooms, in things like the wallpaper pattern and the fabrics, which were imported from the East

The correct answer is countryside because from the chalet writing desk Dickens could see the open countryside beyond the garden.

Associated Text:
From the desk in this chalet, he had a wonderful view of the garden, including the tall trees and well kept flower beds, and the open countryside beyond.