C.

READING
I. Fill ONE suitable word into each of numbered blaks in the passage.
Australia is a big country, but nearly all Australians live near the sea. On hot summer days, you can see
thousands of people at the beach. Many beaches have waves (1)______ are very high.
These large waves are known as surf and the people who ride them are called surfers. Surfing is a skill,
and it needs learning. Don’t (2)______ to be able to surf properly the (3)______ time you try. However, by
practising a few times you will learn (4)______ to do it.
Surfing is not a new sport. Perhaps its origins need explaining. It started hundreds (5)______ years ago in
Hawaii. Men swam (6)______ to sea to catch fish and found they could come back to land very quickly by
riding the waves. These first surfers did not (7)______ a board. They were “body surfers”. Many people
(8)______ do this type of surfing today.
After a while people started to use boards and rode the waves by lying, kneeling or standing (9)______
them. These first surfboards were made of wood and the water made them rot after a while. Today,
surfboards are made of plastic or fibreglass (10)______.

Question 2: Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. The first letter has been provided:
Every December millions of Christmas cards go through the post. There are pictures of stars and
snow or Christmas (1) t......................... . In these days it is hard to think of Christmas (2) w.........................
Christmas cards. Yet little over a hundred and fifty years ago there were (3) n.......................... at all. Here is
just one story of the way in which they started.
Some boys of those days who were at boarding schools had to write a special piece of English at
Christmas (4) t......................... . This was sent to their (5) p......................... so that they could see how the boys'
work was during the year.
Young people like to make little (6) d......................... on the paper when they write letters or poems.
These boys were the (7) s.......................... .They used to draw little pictures all (8) r.............................. the
writing. Sometimes they coloured them, and after a time the pictures became more (9) i......................... than
the writing. These were the (10) f......................... Christmas cards.
II. Read the text and choose one suitable word to fill in the blank.

Foreign English language teachers for schools inVietnam

has to is teaching cover

Vietnam ...(1)... well on its way to integrate with the world and for that reason emphasis on English
language skills ...(2)... become very essential.
Recently, the City Department of Education and Training ...(3)... to recruit foreign native English speakers
to teach in elementary, middle and ...(4)... schools in Vietnam.
The policy calls for social contributions to improve English language ...(5)... from primary schools to
senior high schools by employing only foreign native English teachers. Each student will chip in
VND120,000 ($5.8) a month to ...(6)... the $35 an hour salary of the foreign ...(7)... .
Compared ...(8).... traditional English teaching methodology, it is better that thousands of students in the
City have a chance of practicing listening ...(9)... speaking skills with native English speakers, who create a
...(10)...exciting atmosphere in classrooms for students.
Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph.
Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday (1)............. Friday. The
maximum class size is twelve (2) .............. the average is ten. We use modern methods of (3) ............. and
learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. However, you will only
be successful in improving (4) ............. English if you work hard and (5) ........ speaking English as much as
you can. You will take a short (6) ............. in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can put you in a
(7) ............. at the most suitable level.
There are two classes at the Elementary level; one is for complete beginners and the other is for
students who know only a little English. In both classes you will practise simple conversations. In the
class (8) ............. the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life
situations because we help you to use the English you have previously (9) ............. in your own country,
You will also have chances to improve your (10) .............. of English grammar and to build up your
vocabulary...
VII. Fill in the blanks with suitable word

celebration, custom, gather, gifts, midnight, particularly, symbolize, ring, bring, display

In Scotland, the biggest …………..(56) of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word
for New Year’s Eve. On 31 December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework ……………(57) at the
st

castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people …………….(58) in the streets , coffees and
bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells ……………….(59) all over the city. After midnight people go “first
footing” . This is a Scottish …………..(60) that dates back hundreds of years. “First footing” is visiting your
neighbours after ……………..(61) on New Year’s Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their right
foot step first, to ……………..(62) good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three ……………….(63) : a piece
of coal, a piece of “short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts ………………….(64)
warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a man with dark
hair, that is …………….(65) lucky.
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each
space. There is an example at the beginning (0)
SAVING THE TIGER
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and
(1) _____Indian Government agreed to set (2) ______ “Operation Tiger”- a campaign (3) ______ save this
threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (4) _____that tigers could live in safety.
The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (5) _____ was quickly turning into a desert (6) _____ too much of
the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle. At the time there (7) ______ just fourteen tigers left
there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which mean moving nearly 1,000 people and
10,000 cattle so the land (8) ______ be handed back to nature.
Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (9) _____ for tigers to hide in, and
there are now at (10) ______ forty of them (11) _____ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals have
also benefited. For example, there are many (12) _____ deer and monkeys than before. The people (13)
_______were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away (14) _____ the tiger
park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and
the animals’ future looks (15) ______little safer.
III. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (2 pts)
Bi Rain to return to Vietnam
Two famous Korean singers - Bi Rain and Park Hyo Shin - are expected to be in Hanoi (66) …..............
March 17 to 23, to perform in the meeting between officials of the Vietnamese (67) ….............. South
Korean Ministries of Defense at the Hanoi Opera House on March 21. The two (68) ….............. will go to
Vietnam with a company of 97 officers and soldiers from the theatrical wing of the Republic of Korea’s
(RoK) Army, at the invitation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense.
The tour is a part of a series of events to (69) ….............. the 20th anniversary of Vietnamese-RoK
diplomatic ties. (70) ….............. the tour, the troupe will visit the popular tourist destinations of Hanoi and
Ha long Bay. Since joining the army last October, Bi Rain (71) ….............. nearly disappeared from the stage.
(72) ….............. in 1982, Bi Rain is a highly accomplished dancer, singer and actor whose acting and music
career (73) ….............. expanded beyond Asian boundaries. In 2006, Bi Rain was named by Time magazine
as (74) …........... of the 100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World.
Bi Rain's concert will be (75) ….............. on March 21 at the Hanoi Opera House at 1 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem,
Hanoi.
I. Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answer
on your answer sheet.
To many people, their friends are most important (1)..... in their life. Really good friends (2)..... the
good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never turn their
back on you. Your best friend may be (3)...... you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve grown up with
and been through lots of (4)....... and downs with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this
special relationship. It may be the (5)....... of enjoying the same activities, having the outlook on life, or
sharing similar experiences Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with,
(6)....... if we’ve known them for years. However, usually it really does take you years to (7)........ to know
someone well enough to consider him your best friend. To the majority of (8)......... this is someone we
trust completely and who understands us (9)........ than anyone else. It’s the person you can turn to for
impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on (10)........ life gets you down.
III. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following
passages.
Centuries ago (1)_________Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list of what
he thought (2)_________the seven wonders of the world. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of
Babylon in present-day Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece, and the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. The
pyramid is the only wonder you can still (3)_________today.
Many people claim that there were other wonders, (4)_________the ancient Greeks knew nothing
(5)_________. These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in (6)_________.
Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder because it is the largest temple in the world. The temple
was (7)_________around the year 1100 (8)_________honor a Hindu God, but over the next three (9)_________it
became a Buddhist religious center. The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the royal
capital city.
In the early 15 century, the Khmer rulers (10)_________to Phnom Penh and Angkor was quiet. It now is a
famous tourist attraction.
VI : Fill in the blank with a suitable word
Right! Your plane leaves at 14.00 hours. You should check in 2 hours (1) …….departure time, so
you need to be (2) ……..the airport at 12.30. You can wait in the departure lounge (3) ……….check – in time
(4) ………departure time. You’ll probably wait there (5) ……….about 13.50. Now, about getting (6) ………the
airport. There’s an airport bus that leaves the terminal at 11.00 hours. You could catch that, I know
there’s always a lot of traffic going to the airport in the morning, from about 8.00 till about 10.00.
However, you’ll be going (7) …….that period, so you’ll be OK.
IX : Fill in the blank with a suitable word
A postman’s job is sometimes difficult (1) ……… it is also rewarding and meaningful. Every
morning (2) …… Sundays, and holidays, he (3) ……. at the post office (4) …….to get the mail. Carrying his
mail (5) …… on his shoulder, he makes his (6) …….from building to building. On cold days, as well as (7)
…….days, on rainy day, as well as (8) ………days he brings good and bad (9) ………bills, notices and
advertisement to residents of the area. With his good memory, he is even (10) ……to deliver wrongly
address letters to their owners.
Complete the summary by writing the correct word in each blank (write one word only.)
Air ___________ (52) can make people ___________ (53). Consequently, some countries pass ____________
(54) to control the quantity of ___________ (55) in the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the
body by harming the ___________ (56). _____________ (57) should not be used in petrol because it is bad for
children’s _____________ (58) and makes them clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from ____________
(59) collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on
the earth’s ____________ (60). The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad
____________ (61).
II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.
 Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it.
Consider the use (1) _________computers in both shops and offices. Big shops especially chain stores with
branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information.
They have to make (2) ________that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy;
they need to be (3)__________to re-order before stocks (4) ________out, to decide which things are selling
well and (5) ________on. All these processes (6) ________performed quickly and efficiently by computers.
A (7) _______ of office work in the past involved information on paper. (8) ____ it had been dealt with
by people, the paper was put (9) ________for future reference. This way of working was (10)
________particularly easy or fast. A computerized system is much more efficient.
III. Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
When Bill was eight years old, in 1908, he used to work for an old lady who lived in his village. Every
day, before and after school, he (1)................to chop wood, light fires, and go shopping for her. He was paid
5p (2)................week which was (3)...............very much even then. This old lady kept (4)............many cats that
she did not know exactly (5)............many (6)...........day, one of these cats was found dead in the garden and
the lady, (7)..............was very upset, asked Bill to dig a grave and bury it. Bill did this and.. (8)…given lOp.
He couldn't (9)..............noticing that he (10).................as much for burying the cat (11)..................for a whole
week’s work (12)..............made him think. He had many friends (13).................fathers, the local farmers,
often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens. He offered his friends 2p for every dead cat they
(14)................him. He would (15)...................place the cat in the old lady's garden where she would find it,
think it (16)...................one of her own and (17).................Bill 10p for burying it. (18)..............the time he left
school, Bill (19)...................saved quite a lot of money. Later in life, he became a very (20)...........businessman.
I. Read the passage and fill in the blank with a suitable word
Mother’s Day in Britain falls on the last Monday of March. On Mother’s Day sons and daughters visit
(1)........ mothers and bring them flowers and little presents. The eldest son must (2).... ………………….... his
mother a good cake. If sons or (3)... …………………..... cannot be with their mother on that day, they usually
(4)..... …………………... her presents.
Mother’s Day must be a day of rest (5). …………………....... the mother of the family so her daufhters cook
the dinner on that day and lay the (6).. …………………...... and the sons help to wash the plates and dishes
(7)........ dinner.
In the United State and Canada, Mother’s Day is (8)........ second Sunday in May. They (9)....
………………….... a very beautiful stamp for Mother’s Day in the United States. It shows the portrait of the
mother of James Whistler, (10).... ………………….... of the greatest America painters.
III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (20 p)
In the first year of lower secondary (1) _________, I had some difficulties in learning English. My
English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was (2) _________ . I did not know how to
improve (3) _________. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about (4) _________. One afternoon after
the lesson, my teacher (5) _________ English told me to wait (6) _________ her outside the classroom. She
took me to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She
also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to (7) _________ my English grammar. “Now I think
you know what you should do” she said. I made (8) _________ progress and only one year later, I won the
first (9) _________ in the English Speaking Contest (10) _________ for secondary school students in my home
town.
VII. Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks with one suitable word only.
(10 points)
When I (56) ________ a child I used (57)________ go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was
(58) ________ beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (59) _______ I grew (60)
__________ the house and (61) __________ seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so
many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (62) _________ the doll’s house which was older
than grandmother herself. At (63) ____________ times, I looked (64)___________ books which were
(65)_________ interesting than my children’s book at home.
VI. Find in each blank with ONE suitable word: ( 10pts)
 VISIT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the…(71)……………………… city of Scotland, to
be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the…(72)……………… is
filled with actors and artist from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the (73)………………… arts
festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with…(74)………………… and dance from
early in the morning until late at night. You can even see artists painting …(75)………………… on the
streets!
Tens of thousands of ……(76)………………… come to the Festival to see new films and plays and to
hear music played by……(77)………………… musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred…(78)
……………………… with actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite …(79)………………, and it is usually easier to see
your……(80)…………………… star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer.

I. Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word . Write in your answer sheet.( 10
points)
Albert Einstein
Best known (46) _________ his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein has been
acknowledged (47) _________ one of the greatest scientists in human society. Born in
Germany in 1879, Einstein did (48) _________ in all his school subjects, with the (49)
_________of mathematics, which was his (50) _________ subject.
While (51) _________as a clerk in Switzerland, Einstein produced the Special Theory of
Relativity. This theory states that mass, length and time change depending on (52) _________
a person looks at them. In 1915, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity. This new
theory created a controversy (53) _________ many scientists did not agree with him. In the
end, simple experiments (54) _________ Einstein to be correct. Einstein was (55)
_________the Nobel Prize for his work in physics.
Part 4: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable world. Write your answers in the spaces provided below the
passage. (2,0 points)
Neil Armstrong is an American (1)__________. He is known as the first man to walk on the
(2)__________. Armstrong was born (3)__________August 5 , 1930 in Wapokoneta in Ohio. From 1949 to
th

1952, he worked (4) __________ a pilot in the United States Navy. In 1962, he joined the NASA astronaut
programs. On July 20 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon’s (5)__________.
th

Armstrong received his M.S from the University of Southern California in 1970. He resigned from NASA a
year later and (6)__________ 1971 to 1979, he taught at the University of Cincinnati. In 1986, Armstrong was
(7) __________ vice chairman of the committee (8)__________investigated the space shuttle Challenger
disaster. Armstrong is also well-known for (9) __________ he said as he stepped onto the surface of the moon:
“That’s one small step (10)__________man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable world. Write your answers in the spaces provided below the
passage.
A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to use the Underground (1) ______. The train runs
all (2) ______ and most of the nights. Buy your (3) _____ before you can get on the train. It's better not to make
your journey (4) _____ eight o'clock and ten o'clock in the morning, or four o'clock (5) ______ six o'clock in
the (6) ______. These are called the "rush" hours. Thousands (7) _____ people are going to work or (8) ______
home again then, and it is difficult to move or to find a (9) ______ to sit (10) _______ the train.
You can see (11) ______ more of London from one of its famous red (12) _______. Some special visitors'
buses take (13) _______ to many of the interesting places in the city on one (14) _____ . It takes about one and
a half hours, but you can (15) ______ your journey and get (16) _______ and on again at the different places
you want to visit.
London taxis are called "black cabs'. Most of them are black, (17) ______ some are not. You can stop one if it
has a " For Hire" sign on it. The drivers are always friendly and helpful.
Why not (18) _____ a boat trip along the River Thames? Boats (19) _______ Westminster Pier and Charging
Cross Pier, and they go to Tower Pier and Greenwich.
Between April and October, you can take a long boat (20) ______ to Hampton Court (about four
hours) - a beautiful palace in a big park.
Question 6: Supply the most suitable word for each blank (10 points)
Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth’s land area. A desert is a region with (...1...)
plant and animal life because it is a very dry and harsh environment. There are extreme
temperatures and very little rainfall, so (...2...) desert plants like cacti are not abundant, (...3...)
is animal life.
Many deserts are very hot during the day and very cold during the night, when
temperatures can fall well (...4...) freeing point. Some deserts, on the other hand, are always
cold. The Gobi Desert in Asia and the desert on the continent of Antarctica (...5...) good
examples of deserts of this type.
Different animals live in different types of deserts, and all animals that live in the desert
have to adapt to their environment in order to (...6...). For example, to avoid extreme daytime
(...7...), many desert animals are nocturnal. They burrow beneath the surface or hide in the
shade during the day and emerge at night to (...8...) food. Some desert animals get all the (...9...)
they need from their food, so they do not have to drink at all. It’s also probably because of the
shortage of food that most (...10...) animals are small.
I. Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (5 pts)
It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accent. (41......... ) children, who are
flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why (42.......... ) the top, or
smartest adult students have difficulty in pronunciation. There are several things that an international
student can do to improve his or her pronunciation.
One method is to sign up for a class. Studying pronunciation can help students understand the
rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposured (43........... )
English outside the classroom as well. This is (44………..) many students say that studying in an
English- speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students
learn new vocabulary as well as improve their (45............)
III Fill in the numbered blankswith one missing word (5pts)
Jeans are very popular with young people all (56) .................. the world. Some people say that jeans are
the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (57) ................... two
hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (58) ................... in Genoa was called “jeans”.
The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name
is Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants became” (59) ................... with gold miners; farmers
and cowboys. Six years later ; Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after,
factory workers in the United States and Europe began (60) .................. jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear
them.
VIII. Fill in each gap with a suitable word(10pts):
We are all destroying the Earth. The sea..(1)…..rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much
smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live….(2)… many of the world's cities. In one well-known city,
for….(3)…., poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that policemen have to wear
oxygen…..(4)….. We have to cut……(5) so many trees that there are now vast areas of …(6)all over
the world. As a result, farmers in….(7) of African can not grow enough to eat . In certain countries in
Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not….(8) enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are
quickly disappearing. For ……(9), tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for
them survive. However, it isn't so simple to talk……(10) the problem. We must act now before it is too
late to do anything about it. Join us now! Save the Earth!.
PART 6: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Write your answers in the spaces bellow. (2ms)
Is Photography Dead?
For a long time in the past photography was not regarded as an art. It was simply a skill and it was
criticized for being too mechanical and not creative enough. At last, however, photography is now accepted as a
unique and very important (1)...............of art.
The photograph's claim to be an objective record of reality is now seriously challenged, and the
important function of photography in modern-day society is consequently (2) ......threat. The threat has suddenly
become all the more serious as more and more photographers are (3)............... to the new technology which
computers offer. Moreover, a (n) (4) ............... number of colleges have now begun to offer (5) .......... in
computer imaging. All these developments (6)............... a disturbing question. Is photography, as we know
(7)................dead?
In spite of its complete transformation by new technological developments, however, photography will
continue to play a (8) ...............role in our culture. Although it may no longer (9)............ to be realistic, modern
photography can continue to provide us with fresh visral (10) ...............about ourselves and the world in which
we live.
B. CLOZE TEST. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (2.5p)
The search (1)_______ alternative sources of energy have led in various directions. Many communities
are burning garbage (2)_______ other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting waste
products to gases, oil (3) _______ also an efficient way to dispose of waste.
Experimental work is being (4) _______ to derive synthetic fuels from coal, oil, shale and coal tars.
However, that process (5)_______ proved to be expensive. Other (6) _______ that are underway to harness
power with giant windmills are also being tested.
Some experts expect utility companies to receive hydroelectric power (7)_______from streams and
rivers. Fifty years ago, hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity (8) _______ in the United
States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are other (9) _______ sources of energy. Scientists
are studying ways to convert the energy of ocean currents, tides and waves (10) _______ electricity.
Experiments are also underway to make use of temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.
Question : X (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph.
THE POST OFFICE
Over the past ( o ) years, Vietnam has quickly (1) ……… its telephone system.Vietnam ranks second
only to China for (2)………… in the number of telephone subscribers. It is among the 30 countries in the world
that have more than two million telephone (3)………….
In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones (4) …….. Vietnam. At present, we have more
than six million subscribers.
In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its fixed telephone (5)…….. and changing numbers from six to seven
digits in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as well as five to six digits in other (6)……….
Five years later the mobile phone system was upgraded to meet the growth in (7) ………... demand. Since
2000, Vietnam has reduced the price of several (8)………. , especially in the monthly (9) ……… for fixed and
mobile telephones.
In the future, more attention will be paid to the rural areas. At present, 93 percent of (10)…….. across
Vietnam have telephone services. A network of 6,014 communal post offices have been set up across the
country.
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each
space. (15 points)
FAMILY LIFE
In a big family like mine you have a (1) ...…………..... of arguments. (2) ...…………..... weekend, for
example, we have been trying to decide on our summer holiday. (3) ...…………..... is amazing how difficult
this kind of decision can be when you have to consider so (4) ...………… different ideas. It can be hard enough
for two people to agree, but (5) ...…………..... are eight of us! My mum wants to go to the mountains, but (6) ...
…………...... else does. (7) ...…………..... three of my brothers want to go to the beach, but that’s the (8) ...
…………..... place my dad refuses to go. (9) ...…………..... of my parents wants to go abroad – (10) ...
…………..... say it’s too expensive. Unfortunately, my sister Sonya wants to go to Disney World. Dad says
fine, so long as she pays for (11) ...…………..... . Of course, my older sister wants to go away with her friends,
but Mum says she is too young to go on holiday on her (12) ...…………..... .
And me? I’ll go anywhere. (13) ...…………..... I’d really like is if (14) ...…………..... could just agree with
each (15) ...…………..... on something for once.
Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. (15 points)
A POP STAR
John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always (1).................................on music and
played in a pop group (2) ........................................ school and Art college .
John (3).................................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son (4)...............................
name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group (5)................................“ The Beatles” . Many
beautiful songs (6) .................................. written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans
gathered to see them . They (7).................................... scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of
people have their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard (8)..................................... “The
Beatles” and John was (9).............................. richer than he had ever thought.
Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records (10)................................. his own
after 1968 , and it was in the same year when (11).................................... marriage to Cynthia came to an end.
He had met Yoko Ono (12).......................... he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair
long , as can (13) ................................ seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko. He set up
home in the United States and had a son called Sean.
Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ............................... most talented of all “The Beatles”.
He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his fans, outside his New York
apartment , the whole world (15).................................... shocked . More than 50,000 fans turned up to a
ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died.