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3 Diana, whose husband Prince Charles also had a long-standing clandestine relationship with another woman. Even the film‟s tag line, “There were three people in her marriage”, suggests a link to Diana‟s story, as it bears a remarkable similarity to the words the princess used to describe her own situation in a highly candid 1995 television interview. However, Keira Knightley has tried to (20) _____________ the similarities in the stories and explained that the (21) _____________ she plays in the film is interesting enough to (22) _____________ a complete film about her. Moreover, the 23-year-old actress claims that she can‟t remember the story of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's doomed marriage, because she was only 11 years old when Diana died. In any case, The Duchess provides a fascinating (23) _____________ into personal relationships in a society where (24) _____________ was a taboo, whether the Diana connection exists or not. Furthermore, the film shows the architecture and (25) _____________ of 18th Century England down to the smallest detail. II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes. 1. The quality of the young artist’s painting is beginning to gain _____________ throughout the world. A. knowledge B. understanding C. recognition D. familiarity 2. Get going! All the students were _____________ around, waiting until the last minute to go into the building. A. dwelling B. lingering C. staggering D. running 3. If need _____________, I can bring some extra chairs from home so everyone has a place to sit. A. be B. is C. was D. were 4. I am in a _____________ about how to use this CD Rom. A. loss B. difficulty C. quandary D. mind- game 5. I've searched _____________ for that old photo album, but I can't find it anywhere. A. high and low B. long and short C. straight and narrow D. thick and thin 6. Advances in special effects have brought a new _____________ of life to the film industry. A. surge B. lease C. time D. flash 7. For the first few months, the babies looked so alike I couldn’t tell _____________. A. who is whom B. which is which C. which from which D. whom with whom 8. Karl Kani, who was a black American designer, was the first to _____________ the trend of merging hip hop with fashion. A. leak B. set C. take D. hit 9. Richard is _____________ confident, and this has helped him climb the corporate ladder.