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It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor of red tiles which look clean though they are not; with a painted ceiling whereon pink griffins and blue amorini sport in a forest of yellow violins and bassoons. It was pleasant, too, to fling wide the windows, pinching the fingers in unfamiliar fastenings, to lean out into sunshine with beautiful hills and trees and marble churches opposite, and close below, the Arno gurgling against the embankment of the road. Over the river men were at work with spades and sieves on the sandy foreshore, and on the river was a boat, also diligently employed for some mysterious end. An electric tram came rushing underneath the window. No one was inside it, except one tourist; but its platforms were overflowing with Italians, who preferred to stand. Children tried to hang on behind and the conductor, with no malice, spat in their faces to make them let go. Then soldiers appeared good looking undersized men wearing each a knapsack covered with mangy fur and a great coat which had been cut for some larger soldier. Beside them walked officers looking foolish and fierce, and before them went little boys turning somersaults in time with the band. The tram car became entangled in their ranks, and moved on painfully, like a caterpillar in a swarm of ants. One of the little boys fell down and some white bullocks came out of an archway. Indeed, if it had not been for the good advice of an old man who was selling button hooks, the rod might never have got clear. Over such trivialities as these many a valuable hour may slip away, and the Traveller who has gone to Italy to study the tactile values of Gitotto, or the corruption of the Papacy, may return remembering nothing but the blue sky and the men and women who live under it. Complete the following passage, which introduces and explains the passage above. 1) Set in the early 1900s, A Room with a View is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English lady whose life is changed by a chance encounter with an eccentric father and son pair, the Emersons while touring _________ with her cousin. Lucy and her cousin, Charlotte Bartlett, have recently arrived in _______________, seat of the Renaissance and once home to a dazzling array of painters and architects, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michealangelo, and _______________. While many tourists visit the city purely for its historical treasures, observing the everyday goings on of its people can be just as enjoyable. Luckily, the view from Lucy's room allows her to do just that. She is able to watch ________________________, its platforms overflowing with people, encounter a group of marching soldiers. The author compares the scene to that of _________________ making its way through a swarm of ants.

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1) Set in the early 1900s, *A Room with a View* is the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young English lady whose life is changed by a chance encounter with an eccentric father and son pair, the Emersons while touring **Italy** with her cousin. Lucy and her cousin, Charlotte Bartlett, have recently arrived in **Florence**, seat of the Renaissance and once home to a dazzling array of painters and architects, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and **Botticelli**. While many tourists visit the city purely for its historical treasures, observing the everyday goings-on of its people can be just as enjoyable. Luckily, the view from Lucy's room allows her to do just that. She is able to watch **an electric tram rush beneath her window**, its platforms overflowing with people, encounter a group of marching soldiers. The author compares the scene to that of **a caterpillar** making its way through a swarm of ants.