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 46 to 50.
Ever since she burnt onto the pop scene in the early eighties, Madonna has remained one of the most well-known celebrities in the world. She has shown herself to be a talented singer, songwriter and actress. To have achieved this she undoubtedly has a strong belief in herself and abilities.
It is possible she gained her strong personality through her touch childhood experiences. She went to a strict catholic school, was one of many children, and her family was split up after her mother died from cancer. Eventually, in search of fame, she left college and went to New York with only her suitcase and a few dollars.
Hugely successful, often through controversy, Madonna has always known what the public and media want. She has gone from shocking clothes and pop songs to setting trends and family life. She caused disagreement by playing feminist roles in films and featuring in pop videos with imagines of Jesus Christ.
Throughout all her years and different styles and phrases, she has always been able to give the general public entertainment. Madonna has become one of the biggest stars on the planet, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the highest-earning entertainers of her generation.
Even now as she approaches fifty and is a mother, Madonna is likely to contribute to entertain us for many more years, but what nobody can be sure of is exactly what she will do next!
What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this text?
A. To discuss Madonna’s acting career, and encourage other pop stars to go into acting.
B. To show how well Madonna has achieved successes throughout the years.
C. To remind people that money is not everything, and it comes and goes
D. To claim that fashion always changes, and no one can stay famous forever
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- Ever since she bumt onto the pop scene in the early eighties, Madonna has remained one of the most well- known celebrities in the world.
- Throughout all her years and different styles and phrases, she has always been able to give the general public entertainment.
- Even now as she approaches fifty and is a mother, Madonna is likely to contribute to entertain us for many more years, but what nobody can be sure of is exactly what she will do next!
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet that completes each of the following questions.
- Let’s have fish and chips.
- _________
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Many countries can attract many tourists in summer because their weather is_________warm
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Drinking water must be purified so that it doesn’t harm our health
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As well as being successful in his many careers, Benjamin Franklin was well-known as a science.
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Barry has three years of_________working as a teacher
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Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most activest and influential first ladies.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word to each of the blanks from 36 to 40.
Spelbound - A gymnastics group
Two years ago a group of young gymnasts (36)_________ the small town of Ashford in Surrey travelled to London to take part in a competition that world change their lives forever. The competition was (37)_________Britam’s Got Talent, a show which encourages people from all over Britain to come and perform in front f a live audience if they think they have a talent people would like to see.
The show attracts thousands of entrants each year. (38)_________of the few good performers get awarded with a place in the quarter finals, (39)_________are shown on live television.
To compete in the final, Spelbound, as this group of young gymnasts is known, had to get through the qualifying round and two live knockout rounds in front of a TV audience of several million people. Even though they were just teenagers, Spelbound gave the performance of their lives and made it through.
Most people thought a single would win the final of Britam’s Got talent but the public voted (40)_________Spelbound in their hundreds of thousands, and, much to the disbelief of its members, the group won. And so started an amazing journey for these young teens who got top perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Show and on a live tour of Brain with some of their fellow contestants.
Điền vào ô số 40
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Lewis and Clack had been gone for such long on their expedition that many thought they were dead.
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- Hello, is that 21035? Please put me_________to the manager.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word to each of the blanks from 51 to 60.
The County Council has decided to give a higher (51)_________to cycling and agreed a new strategy to guide the way ahead in East Sussex.
Cycling is a (52)_________, healthy and environmentally friendly form of transport. It is (53)_________to make it safer, more convenient, and to increase the (54)_________of journeys made by bicycle.
Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes (such as journeys to work, school and the shops) and for (55)_________trips for exercise and enjoyment, including longer trips by tour.
Recent cycle schemes carried out in conjunction with District Councils and other bodies (56)_________the Brighton and Hove seafront route and the Cross Levels Way cycle route, in Eastbourne.
(57)_________people will be consulted as the strategy is implemented. The County council will work with local cycling and other groups, and a countrywide Cycling Forum will be formed to (58)_________that all bodies concerned with cycling are in regular (59)_________.
The (60)_________of the Cycling strategy are given in a leaflet, and a copy of the full strategy document can be seen in County Council Public Libraries.
Điền vào ô 51
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The workforce is generally accepted to have the best conditions in Europe
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In the 1860s Louis Pasteur discovered that bacteria in air caused the perishable food to go bad.
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- Colin isn’t here; he_________to football practice
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He asked me if I_________when the bank opened
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word to each of the blanks from 36 to 40.
Spelbound - A gymnastics group
Two years ago a group of young gymnasts (36)_________ the small town of Ashford in Surrey travelled to London to take part in a competition that world change their lives forever. The competition was (37)_________Britam’s Got Talent, a show which encourages people from all over Britain to come and perform in front f a live audience if they think they have a talent people would like to see.
The show attracts thousands of entrants each year. (38)_________of the few good performers get awarded with a place in the quarter finals, (39)_________are shown on live television.
To compete in the final, Spelbound, as this group of young gymnasts is known, had to get through the qualifying round and two live knockout rounds in front of a TV audience of several million people. Even though they were just teenagers, Spelbound gave the performance of their lives and made it through.
Most people thought a single would win the final of Britam’s Got talent but the public voted (40)_________Spelbound in their hundreds of thousands, and, much to the disbelief of its members, the group won. And so started an amazing journey for these young teens who got top perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Show and on a live tour of Brain with some of their fellow contestants.
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