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PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticle,somesentences]tarebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethemostsuitable onefromthelistA—Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank,Therearetwoextr achoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETI.(10points)

OnthegroundfloorofafivestorybuildinginRome,Italy,aleadapronedmancarefullyplacesa400-year-o.ldpaintingonatable .Thenhestepsbackandflipstheswitchofa50,000-voltX-raymachine.Nearby,anotherpaintingisbeingwheeledintoaspecialoven.Elsewherethebuzzofapowersawisheardfrombehindacloseddoor.Twoworkersarecuttingthebackoffa500-year-oldwoodpanelpainting.

SuchthingshappeneverydayatRome'sInstituteofRestoration.41)____________Intermsofantr easures,Italyisoneoftherichestcountr iesintheworld.Yetuntil1939,whenItaly'sgovernmentfoundedtheInstitute,thecountr y"smuseumshadtohireprivaterestorersforcleaningandrepairjobs.SaysDoctorUrbani,"Mostoftherestorersdidnothavepropertr aining.Theyoftendidmoreharmthangood."

Nowondertheydidharm.42)____________.

43)____________.Sometimestheyevenchangedthepicture.

Anynumberofthingscandamage'anartwork.Smogeatsawayatstoneandmetal.Insectschewwood.Moisturecauseswoodandcanvastoswell,shrinkandfinallyrot.Foroneartshow,apaintingwasflownfromEnglandtoRome.Duringtheflight,thecanvasshranksomuchthatthepaintlostitsgripandbeganpeeling.WhentheboxwasopenedinRome,therewasahalfbarepainting——andapileoftinycoloredflakes.

DoctorUrbaniremembers,"Thepaintingwasrushedtous.Itlookedhopeless.Butwenevergiveuponacase."Aftermonthsofslow,carefulwork,everypieceofpainthadbeenpuzzledbacktogetherandgluedonanewcanvas.Thejobwassowelldonethatnodamagecouldbeseen.

Whenapaintingarrivesatthearthospital,itgoestothelaboratory,wherescientificworkisdone.Infraredandultr a-violetphotographsaretaken.44)____________.Newercoatsofpaintstandoutasdarkspotsagainstoldercoatsofpaint,ifthereseemstobeadifferentpicturebeneaththeoneshowingonthesurface,thepaintingisfinallyX-rayed.

Paintingsonwoodarethencarriedintoaboxcarsizedroom.45)____________.For24hours,adeadlygasseepsintoallthecracksinthewoodtokillhiddenbugsandtheireggs.Paintingsontorncanvasgotoaroomwherenewclothhackingsaregluedandironedon.Finallythepaintingsarereadytobegivennewlifebyoneoftherestorers.

[A]Insteadofjusttouchingupdamagedspots,mostearlyrestorerspaintedoverthemwithaheavyhand.

[B]Usingthesephotographsandananalysisofthepaint,itbeganremovingdirtandold,yellowedvarnishwithcottondippedinaspecialliquid.

[C]HeadedbyDoctorGiovanuiUrbani,themenandwomenhereworkatkeepingworksofartingoodhealth.

[D]Thesephotographsmakeitpossibletoseethroughthethintopcoatsofpainttofindoutifthepaintinghasbeentoucheduporpaintedoverinthepast.

[E]Theyoftencleanedpaintingswithstr ongblacksoap,orscrubbedthemwithrawonionsandgreenapples.

[F]Tiledoorissealedshut.

[G]Aftercleaning,theybeganthejoboffillinginthespotswherepaintwasmissing.

41.____________