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In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in musiC. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop musiC. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to
A. shocking
B. bad
C. notorious
B. popular
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Chọn A
Từ "sensational" có ý nghĩa gần nhất với _____.
A. sốc
B. xấu
C. hiển nhiên
D. phổ biến
Sensational = shocking (adj): giật gân, gây chú ý.
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He could not play in the game _________ his foot injury.
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The problem of _________among young people is hard to solve.
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Katherine Curtis developed the _________ for the competition of synchronized swimming.
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To my _________, I was not offered the job.
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She likes meeting people and travelling so she wants to apply for a _________of a receptionist or tourist guide.
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Synchronized swimming is a sport in which groups of swimmers _________in patterns in
the water to music.
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Synchronized swimming is a sport in which groups of swimmers _________in patterns in the water to music.
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Since 1980, scientists the world over _________ a lot of things to fight against AIDS.
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By the time a baby has reached his first birthday, he should _________sit up or even stand up.
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Scientific (A) advances and (B) other developments (C) constant eliminate some jobs and create (D) new ones.
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“ _________” - “Yes, a bit cold, though.”
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My uniform needs to be washed before the meeting but I’m too busy to do that.
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Martin asked me _________.
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The mountain gorilla is on the verge of _________.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27
After years of cooler climate, the days get longer, the buds (25) ________ in the trees, birds sing, and the world (26) ________ a green dress. Springtime passes (27) ________ summer. The whole world knows that summer will not (28) ________ forever. The magic of all the spells in the world cannot keep it for us. The flowers blossom, the leaves turn yellow and then drop to the ground, (29) ________ the world turns into autumn whether people like it or not.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed.
Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.
Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. “They” did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.
Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
