Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.

For a long time in the past photography was not regarded (76) _{…………………………..} an art. It was simply a skill and it was criticized for being too mechanical and not creative enough. At last, however, photography is now accepted as a unique (77) _{…………………………..} very important form of art.

The photograph's claim to be (78) _{…………………………..} objective record of reality is now seriously challenged, and the important function of photography in modern-day society is consequently (79) _{…………………………..} threat. The threat has suddenly become all the more serious as more and more photographers are turning to the new technology offer (80) _{…………………………..} computers offer. Moreover, an increasing (81) _{…………………………..} of colleges have now begun to courses in computer imaging. All these developments raise a disturbing question. Is photography, as we know it dead?

In (82) _{…………………………..} of its complete transformation by new technological developments, however, photography will continue to play a key (83) _{…………………………..} in our culture. Although it may (84) _{…………………………..} longer claim to be realistic, modern photography can continue to provide us (85) _{…………………………..} fresh visual information about ourselves and the world in which we live.