In this exercise you will be presented with a sentence based on the text, which contains a missing word. At the end of the sentence you will see a word in italics that, though not the exact word, will help you fill the gap. All incorrect answers will be highlighted in red. The answers are case sensitive. If you cannot get it right, why not try our Facebook page, where one of our teachers is always ready to help you?

1. Henry Matisse was born in the north of France near the Belgium border. further

2. Over sixty years, Matisse produced a treasure trove of ideas about line, form and colour. origin

3. Matisse struggled to express himself and was about his own work. critic

4. Many people that Matisse was as influential as Pablo Picasso for the artists that came after him. belief

5. Matisse with technique, form and colour during the whole of his long career. experiment

6. Music and dance were just two of the many human activities which Matisse's work. information

7. Movement, pattern and bold colours the main themes at the centre of his work. is

8. All through his life and work Matisse evidence of his love of the female form. show

9. Matisse's work was both romantic and lyrical, yet he also experimented by the traditional form of the body. rearrange

10. Matisse was a of several styles. mastered