Drawing is one of the earliest forms of communication and goes back much

Drawing is one of the earliest forms of communication and goes back much (1) ______ than the written word. However, despite its long history, it has not always been (2) ______ of as a form of art.

When paper became easily (3) ______ in the 14th century, the use of drawing in the arts increased. Some of the great artists of the Renaissance produced drawings of the highest (4) _______ and presented the human body in a more realistic way than (5) ______ before. However, it was often practised (6) ______ order to plan a larger painting and wasn’t taken very seriously as a form of art.

Today, drawing is regarded as a (7) ______ skill and no less important (8) _______ oil painting or other creative works.

1. A. wider             B. further               C. bigger                D. greater

2. A. taken             B. seen                   C. thought              D. made

3. A. free               B. open                  C. around               D. available

4. A. quality           B. type                   C. kind                   D. sort

5. A. never             B. even                  C. ever                   D. as

6. A. for                 B. in                      C. on                     D. with

7. A. valuable         B. correct               C. dear                   D. likely

8. A. than              B. to                      C. like                    D. for