Picasso (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso) is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He was born on 25th October 1881 in Malaga, (1) _______ . He showed a great love and skill for drawing from an early age, and at the age of seven, Picasso (2) _____ formal artistic trainning from his father. At 13, he was admitted to a School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. In 1896, he completed “Portrait of Aunt Pepa”, which is considered one of the greatest works of Spain. During his life, he produced an (3) _______ number of works of art: about 50.000 in total, including 1885 paintings. Several (4) ____by Picasso rank among the most expensive paitings in the world. Picasso died on 8 April, 1973 in Mougins, France.(3)

a.

big

b.

great

c.

amazing

d.

enormous

Picasso (Pablo Ruiz y Picasso) is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He was born on 25th October 1881 in Malaga, (1) _______ . He showed a great love and skill for drawing from an early age, and at the age of seven, Picasso (2) _____ formal artistic trainning from his father. At 13, he was admitted to a School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. In 1896, he completed “Portrait of Aunt Pepa”, which is considered one of the greatest works of Spain. During his life, he produced an (3) _______ number of works of art: about 50.000 in total, including 1885 paintings. Several (4) ____by Picasso rank among the most expensive paitings in the world. Picasso died on 8 April, 1973 in Mougins, France.(2)

a.

received

b.

trained

c.

showed

d.

produced

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                                                          MAHATMA GANDHI

Mohandas Gandhi (known as Mahatma - or “Great Soul’ - Gandhi) was one of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Gandhi was the man who (33) ……….. India on the path to independence from British rule. He (34) ……….. freedom for his country through actions which were always based on the ideas of non-violence and peace.

Gandhi was born in India on 2 October 1869. He (35) ……….. his childhood in India and at he went to study law in England. At the age of 23, Gandhi got a one-year contract to do legal (36) ……….. in South Africa. In South Africa, Gandhi was shocked to see how badly Indian people were treated. Gandhi believed that the best (37) ………..to achieve political and social change was peaceful protest. He always remained true to the ideas of non-violence, even in the most extreme situations.

Gandhi eventually returned to India after 21 years in South Africa. When he got back home, Gandhi saw how bad life was for people in India so he began to fight for improved  rights there too. He was especially (38) ……….. with improving the life of India’s lower classes. Gandhi soon became the leader in the movement to free India from the rule of the British, and he (39) ……….. . In 1947. the British granted India its independence. Tragically, six months after India gained independence, Gandhi was assassinated. He was 78 years old.

Today, Gandhi is loved and admired by millions of people (40) ……….. the world. The people of India (41) ……….. him as the father of their nation and his birthday is a(n) (42) ……….. holiday.

33. A. led                         B. managed              C. ran                        D. directed

34. A. won                       B. gained                  C. earned                  D. found

35. A. took                       B. held                      C. spent                    D. finished

36. A. vocation                B. employment       C. job                        D. work

37. A. way                        B. manner                 C. direction              D. aspect

38. A. interested             B. worried                C. concerned            D. eager

39. A. gained                   B. achieved              C. managed             D. succeeded

40. A. throughout           B. through                C. during                  D. cross

41. A. observe                 B. look                      C. regard                  D. think

42.       A. international        B. national     C. local           D. internal

He is having his housse __________ at the moment .

A. repaired B. repair C. is repaired D. being repaired .

Computer is one of the most important _____ of the 20th century

A. invent B. inventor C. to invent D. inventions .

John :" I didn't pass my driving test ". Anna " ________________"

A. Better luck next time B. Congratulations

C. So poor D. That was nice of them

Maria :" Who was the man with you yesterday ?" Kelvin " He was ______."

A. the man next door B. the next door man C. the man next to the door

D. the man next by the door.

1.      Wearing casual clothes helps students have freedom of ______________         CHOOSE

2.      Telephone is one of the greatest ______________in 19th century.                     INVENT

3.      Van Cao is one of the most famous ______________in Viet Nam.                    MUSIC

4.      I think the Internet is a ______________device to get information.                   USE

5.      Food and clothing are ______________of life.                                                   NECESSARY

6.      She can find no ______________to her financial troubles.                                 SOLVE

7.      The ______________of their house left them no place to live.                           DESTROY

8.      We all looked ______________after the summer holidays.                                HEALTH

9.      The ______________of people prefer TV to radio.                                             MAJOR

10.  The next stage in the ______________of television is interactive TV.                DEVELOP

1.      Wearing casual clothes helps students have freedom of ______________         CHOOSE

2.      Telephone is one of the greatest ______________in 19th century.                     INVENT

3.      Van Cao is one of the most famous ______________in Viet Nam.                    MUSIC

4.      I think the Internet is a ______________device to get information.                   USE

5.      Food and clothing are ______________of life.                                                   NECESSARY

6.      She can find no ______________to her financial troubles.                                 SOLVE

7.      The ______________of their house left them no place to live.                           DESTROY

8.      We all looked ______________after the summer holidays.                                HEALTH

9.      The ______________of people prefer TV to radio.                                             MAJOR

10.  The next stage in the ______________of television is interactive TV.                DEVELOP