Question 21-24: Rearrange the words to form a sentence
21. Asia/ a major influence/ and/ has/ on/ world culture/ the world’s economy
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22. countries/ Russia, China, Japan and India/ products and services/ that/ used/ by/ in the world/ such as/ produce/
every nation/ are
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23. Asia/ also/ in/ is/ abundant/ natural resources
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24. Oil/ is/ a/ of/ much of the world’s energy/ from the Middle East/ major/ supplier
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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 following questions.

         In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or ___(5)___ a musical instrument. As they (6) _____ up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet.

       They looked forward to these ___(7)___ with great ___(8)__ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers ____(9)____ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions  as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.

Điền vào số (8)

A. sensation        

B. action     

C. thrill 

D. excitement

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 following questions.

         In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or ___(5)___ a musical instrument. As they (6) _____ up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet.

       They looked forward to these ___(7)___ with great ___(8)__ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers ____(9)____ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions  as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.

Điền vào số (6)

A. developed       

B. brought 

C. advanced         

D. grew

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 following questions.

         In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or ___(5)___ a musical instrument. As they (6) _____ up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet.

       They looked forward to these ___(7)___ with great ___(8)__ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers ____(9)____ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions  as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.

Điền vào số (7)

A. circumstances

B. occasions         

C. incidents 

D. situations

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 following questions.

         In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or ___(5)___ a musical instrument. As they (6) _____ up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet.

       They looked forward to these ___(7)___ with great ___(8)__ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers ____(9)____ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions  as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.

Điền vào số (9)

A. send      

B. supply     

C. stock       

D. store

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 following questions.

         In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or ___(5)___ a musical instrument. As they (6) _____ up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet.

       They looked forward to these ___(7)___ with great ___(8)__ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers ____(9)____ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions  as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.

Điền vào số (5)

A. handling        

B. controlling       

C. doing      

D. playing

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 30 to 34.

  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. paid a lot of money

B. broadcast on the radio

C. written by themselves

D. written by black Americans

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 36 to 42.

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 Beatles stopped their live performances because

A. They had earned enough money

B. They did not want to work with each other

C. They spent more time writing their own songs

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 themselves

B.   Broadcast on the radio

C.  Paid a lot of money

D.  Written by black Americans