A. Read the passage, then complete the following statements with the missing information. For each statement, write no more than THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER.

Last week, we watched Elizabeth – a historical drama about Queen Elizabeth I of England. I don’t always like drama movies but this was wonderful. Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich on 7th September, 1533. Her mother died when she was only two years old. She was an intelligent child and she was really good at languages and music. When she was 25, she became Queen of England. She was a great leader. Elizabeth built a great navy – the army at sea. In 1588, the English Navy fought against the Spanish Armada invaders and they won the battles. People called this period the Golden Age because England was a very rich and powerful country. Elizabeth was queen for 44 years. She didn’t marry and had no children. She died in Richmond, England on 24th March, 1603.

33. Elizabeth was a ____________________ about Queen Elizabeth I.

34. Elizabeth was excellent at ____________________ and music.

35. She became Queen of England at the age of ____________________. 36. The English Navy won the battles against ____________________ army. 37. When she was queen, England was rich and ____________________

I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word.

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and ....................... (1) to America when she was ten years old. She was the first woman to ....................... (2) a medical degree. Getting that ....................... (3)was not easy at all. She applied to twenty nine medical schools and was always refused ....................... (4) at that time, only men was admitted to ....................... (5) schools. But she never gave ....................... (6). She studied privately with a doctor ....................... (7) three years. Then she ....................... (8) to all the medical schools again. This ....................... (9), in 1847, the medical institute of Geneva New York ....................... (10) her.

However, ....................... (11) Elizabeth began attending classes, the students often treated her unkindly. Also, at first she was even stopped ....................... (12) some of the classrooms demonstrations. Nevertheless, she ....................... (13) stepped back. In 1853, after further study, Elizabeth Blackwell opened the New York institute ....................... (14) women and children. Later, she added medical college for women ....................... (15) that they could also become doctors.

Fill in the blanks using “a/an/the/ Ø”

1.      Last weekend, I went to __________ Great Britain.

2.      We didn't see __________ Queen Elizabeth II but we saw Buckingham Palace.

3.      We took photos of __________ red squirrels in Saint James's Park.

4.      We even saw __________ big duck walking near people.

5.      We mustn't feed the animals so we kept __________ bread we had.

6.      In __________ evening,

7.      we went to __________ restaurant we had chosen all together.

8.      We saw __________ elegant woman sitting next to us.

9.      She is __________ Prince William's wife! She is so pretty!

10.  What __________ surprise!

Friday Review by Scott Kerry

I watched the movie Elizabeth I The Golden Age last Thursday with a group of friends. We watched it for a history project we're doing at school. It was a drama about Queen Elizabeth I. She was born in 1533 and became Queen of England in 1558. She was a really strong leader. Her ships won battles against Spanish ships in 1588. Before I watched it, I didn't know if I would like it. I don't like many dramas but this was fantastic. The story of the movie was really interesting and so many exciting things happened. It was great! All my friends loved it too. You really should watch it!

1. When did Scott watch the movie?

2.What was the movie about?

3. Why did Scott watch the movie?

4. Who was Elizabeth I?

5. What did you think  about the movie? 

In early days no medical college took a woman student. Elizabeth Blackwell, however, was determined to become a doctor. The young American wrote again and again to a number of medical colleges, asking if she could be enrolled but each time the answer was NO.

Then one day, to her surprise, she got a letter from the dean of a college in Geneva, which said YES.

At first Geneva College, like the other colleges, was not willing to enroll Elizabeth. But later the important people of that college learned that Elizabeth’s application had the support of a famous doctor, and they were afraid to offend that man.

So the dean decided to play a trick by turning the matter over to the student’s general meeting of the college, thinking that the students would be the last to agree to take Elizabeth.

When the boy students met, most students took no interest in the matter. Of the rest, some considered the young American’s idea interesting and some thought by having Elizabeth they would be proud of their college training the world’s first woman doctor. Very soon the students all agreed to accept Elizabeth.

The dean of Geneva College was of course very sorry to learn this, but seeing that he could do nothing to keep Elizabeth out, he gave in.

1. Elizabeth was surprised by the dean’s letter, because it promised her to_________.

A. have free medical education. B. go to Geneva C. become a student in his college D. go to Italy

2. At first Geneva College________accepting Elizabeth.

A. did not consider B. thought about C. was interested in D. was not aware of

3. When the student boys met to consider Elizabeth’s application,_________.

A. most students were serious B. many of the students showed no interest in the matter

C. most students took interest in the matter D. most of the students were no joking

4. Some students thought if they let Elizabeth join them they could make_________.

A. her proud B. the dean proud C. Geneva College proud D. him proud

5. The dean was very sorry when he saw his trick________.

A. worked B. continued C. succeeded D. failed

Friday Review by Scott Kerry

I watched the movie Elizabeth I: The Golden Age last Thursday with a group of friends. We watched it for a history project we're doing at school. It is a drama about Queen Elizabeth I. She was born in 1533 and became Queen of England in 1558. She was a really strong leader. Her ships won battles against Spanish ships in 1588. Before I watched it, I didn't know if I would like it. I don't like many dramas but this was fantastic. The story of the movie was really interesting and so many exciting things happened. It was great! All my friends loved it too. You really should watch it!

1. When did Scott watch the movie?

A. Thursday                            B. Wednesday 

C. Saturday                            D. Sunday

2. Why did Scott watch the movie?

A. He likes dramas.                                                            C. His friends wanted to                                B. For a history project                                                          D. His teacher wanted him

3. Who was Elizabeth I?

A. a Spanish queen                        B. a movie
C. an English queen                        D. a character
4. Why didn't Scott want to watch the movie?

A. He was busy                                                       C. He was excited about it        

B. He was with a group of friends                              D. He doesn't like many dramas.

5. What did Scott think about the movie?
A. It was boring                            B. It had an interesting story 

C. He didn't like it                         D. It was terrible

King Henry, _______ was Elizabeth I, led England into the Age of Empire.

A. daughter                                       

B. whom daughter

C. which daughter                                      

D. whose daughter

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 4 to 10.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women's organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women's history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the "great women" theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on "great men." To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women's right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.

The word "they" in the 2nd paragraph refers to ________.

A. sources

B. efforts

C. authors

D. counterparts

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 4 to 10.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women's organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women's history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the "great women" theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on "great men." To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women's right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The place of American women in written histories

B. The "great women" approach to history used by American historians

C. The keen sense of history shown by American wom

D. The role of literature in early American histories