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The Beatles

      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 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.

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      When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the BBC. If the Houses of Parliament hadn't burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its (25)______ from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size, (26)______is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. On the BBC, you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones (27)______ to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong .Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it (28)______.

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.

His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning .

Student 1: "I think we should take a shower instead of a bath to save energy."

Mary: "Thank you for a lovely evening."

- Peter: " ______________."

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Traffic rules _______ by all people.

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Energy-saving bulbs should use to save electricity.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

The bank was open until nine o'clock and the department store until ten.

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

This film is more interesting than that one.

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Television and Kids

      Television is very popular and even has some benefits for kids. It helps very young children learn the letters of the alphabet, and helps other kids learn about science, cultures, and world events.

     However, researchers show that too much TV is bad for children. For one thing, there is a link between watching more than four hours of TV a day and being overweight. For another thing, many TV shows are violent and upsetting. Watching these shows may cause kids to be more fearful. And of course, more time in front of the TV means less time to study. Too much TV may also be the cause of lower grades.

        Experts do not agree on the solution to these problems. Some say that kids should watch only educational programs; others say kids should watch no TV at all. And others suggest teaching them to watch TV as occasional entertainment, not as an everyday hobby.

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      No writer in American literature is more famous or more loved than Samuel Longhorn Clements. (25)______in Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the bank of the Mississippi river and later adopted the (26)_________ Mark Twain. The village environment inspired the two novels (27)______ made him famous:"Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" and ":Life on the Mississippi", told of his adventures on the river (28)________ of that period.

      Mark Twain's life as a writer started during the Civil War. At that time he worked as a newspaper man in Nevada and California. His short story "The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was an immediate success and his new career began.

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Ignoring the danger to himself, Freddie dived into the river to save the puppy.

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The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.