Take a Study Break However strange or unusual it might (1)_________, travel and study breaks are what can only be described as life-changing experiences – and many people are trying them (2)_________ . It’s not just the mouthwatering food and drink that (3)_________ people to Florence, the heart of the Italian Renaissance. People go there to study, too. And is there a better way to learn a language and (4)_________ the history of a country than being there with people, experiencing the culture and life buzzing all around you? You are sure to meet and (5)_________new friends almost immediately. After your first day you have an ‘instant family’ made (6)_________of your fellow travellers and, of course, your fellow students. You study together, you take the wrong bus together, you laugh and dine together and together you make silly mistakes when (7)_________your meals. It really is a unique experience, getting hints and tips from the local people, not just the travel guides. Schools and cultural institutes (8)_________ courses of study in Italian language, art history and Italian culture. There are courses throughout the year (9)_________ from some which are as short as three days to year-long examination courses in both the Italian language and the history of the art. Accommodation is (10)_________for you by the institutes’ accommodation advisers, and students can take part in numerous social events such (11)_________pizza evenings and conversation exchanges during their stay. Florence is just a great place to be, to be seen, and to take in the culture and the language for just a short time. Try it, if you are anything like me, then you won’t (12)_________ it. 1. A. seem B. look C. stare D. glance 2. A. for B. on C. out D. over 3. A. appeal B. attract C. catch D. draw 4. A. invent B. develop C. devise D. discover 5. A. do B. make C. create D. build 6. A. out B. away C. up D. over 7. A. placing B. serving C. asking D. ordering 8. A. suggest B. advise C. offer D. propose 9. A. continue B. proceeding C. ranging D. carrying on 10. A. found B. distributed C. supplied D. put up 11. A. like B. as C. similar to D. alike 12. A. apologise B. forgive C. regret D. disappoint