Taylor Swift is a country music star. She was born on December 13,1989. She was born in Pennsylvania, USA. She is a singer and a (..1..). Her music is a mix (..2..) country music and pop. She started playing the guitar when she was 10 years old. She writes songs and sings. When she was 11 years old, she (..3..) to Nashville. In 2006, at the age of 16, she (..4..) her first album. Fans love her music and her (..5..) too. She is a fantastic musician and she is very beautiful and intelligent too. Taylor Swift is fantastic!

1. A. music              B. composer                          C. musical                              D. compose

2. A. of                    B. in                                        C. for            D. with

3. A. moves            B. have moved                       C. moved                                D. was moving

4. A. released         B. discharged                        C. escaped                             D. throw away

5. A. person                           B. personal                            C. personalize                       D. personality

V. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)

@. Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False ( 1pt)

Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and hard an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

1.She finished high school in 1891

2. She studied Mathematics and Chemistry at the University in Paris.

3. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics when she was 28.

4. Marie Curie died in 1943.

1.  Read the passage then decide whether each sentence is True or False.

Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

1. Marie was born in England in 1867.   

2. She  could read when she was 4 years old.                                                                

3. She finished high school when she was 16.                                                      

4. She received the Nobel Prize for Mathematics and Chemistry.                             

5. She died when she was 67 years old.    

VI. Read the passage then decide whether each sentence is True or False.

Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

26. Marie was born in England in 1867.

27. She could read when she was 4 years old.

28. She finished high school when she was 16.

29. She received the Nobel Prize for Mathematics and Chemistry.

30. She died when she was 67 years old.

VII. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.

When you are in Singapore, you can go about (31) .................. taxi , by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (32) ................... it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (33) ................. buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road quicky and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker than taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult (34) ...................... the bus you want. You can take a taxi , but it is (35) ..................... expensive than the underground or a bus . On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.

31. A. at B. in C. by D. to

32. A. but B. because C. when D. so

33. A. many B. a lot C. any D. much

34. A. to find B. find C. finding D. found

35. A. less B. as C. most D. more

Read and write true or false for these statement.
Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up,Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.
1. Marie could read when she was 4 years old.
2. She finished high school when she was 16.
3. She received the Nobel Prize for Mathematics and Chemistry.
4. She died when she was 68 years old.

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Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learn to read when she was four years old. She is very intelligent and have an excellent memorize. She finnish high school when she was 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie go to Paris studying Math and Chemistry at the University. There she met Pierre Curie and married his. She won the Nobel Prize about Physics in 1903 and 8 year later, she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

1. Marie was born in England in 1867.                                                           …………..

2. She  could read when she was 4 years old.                                                 ………….

3. She finished high school when she was 16.                                                ………….

4. She received the Nobel Prize for Mathematics and Chemistry.                  ………….

5. She died when she was 67 years old.                                                         ..………..

IV. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

   Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was four years old. She was very intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only fifteen years old. Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the university. She won the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903 and eight years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died in 1934.

Questions:

Where was Marie born?

IV. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

   Marie was born in Poland in 1867. She learnt to read when she was four years old. She was very intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only fifteen years old. Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the university. She won the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903 and eight years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She died in 1934.

Questions:

Was she fifteen years old when she finished high school?