Directions: Fill in the blanks.

The explosion of the British art scene in recent years has resulted in a dispersion of galleries in London, as the older ones downtown ____ for attention with newer ones on the ______ of the city.

Correct Answer: compete, periphery With an art explosion, a number of new galleries have sprung up and are scattered in and around London. This means there is a lot of competition and as 'with' has been mentioned, only 'compete' will come in the first blank. So, the old downtown galleries compete with the new ones in areas outside downtown. The word periphery means on the outer edge and thus, suits this sentence well.