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.
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 passage is mainly about __________.
A. why the Beatles split up after 7 years
B. the Beatles' fame and success
C. many people's ability to sing a Beatles song
D. how the Beatles became more successful than other groups
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.
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.
What is NOT TRUE about the Beatles?
A. The members had no training in music.
B. They became famous when they wrote their own songs.
C. They had a long stable career
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans.
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.
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 first songs of the Beatles were __________.
A. written by black American
B. broadcast on the radio
C. paid a lot of money
D. written by themselves
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.
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 four boys of the Beatles __________.
A. came from the same family
B. were at the same age
C. came from a town in the north of England
D. received good training in music
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.
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. notorious
B. shocking
C. bad
D. popular
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
I’d rather you _____________a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. hadn’t made
B. wouldn’t take
C. didn’t take
D. haven’t made
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
They complained that there isn't any fresh water in the local area.
A. complained
B. there isn't
C. fresh water
D. the local area
choose the best answers
cau1.the students were excited when they that their favorite pop singer them at the scholl.
a. had heard. b.heard-was going to visit. c.would hear-visitd. d.hear-will be visiting.
cau2:before you asked, the letter .
a.was written. b. had beeb written. c.had written. d.has been writen.
cau3: by the time I came here all the better jobs taken.
a. have been. b. were. c are. d. had been.
cau4: I'm not sure who should be punished for the incident.Certainly not Nancy,since she of possible danger.
a.hasn't warned. b. wasn't warned. c. hadn't warned. d.wouldn't be warned.
cau5:since the contest before the end of the school year,I was against extending the deadline.
a. must have beeb judged. b.would have been judged.
c.has been judged. d.had to be judged.
cau6:pete to the operating theater when the police arrived and arrested him.
a.was taking. b.was being taken. c. was taken. d. had taken.
cau7:'why didn't Mary show up at the party last night?' "when I called her at 11:00, she "
A. had stil studying. b.was still studying. c. would still study. d. still studied.
cau8: " you're looking miserable."I on my assignrnment when my computer studdenly crashed".
a. used to work. b.was working. c. would work. d. have been working.
cau9: " wasn't sacking Mary father harsh on his part?" "not really;he her several times in the past."
a. will warn. b.was warning. c. warns. d. had warned.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Put plants __________ a window so that they will get enough light.
A. near to
B. near of
C. next to
D. nearly