THE WORLD BEARD AND MOUSTACHE CHAMPIONSHIP
   In the 1990s, a group of men in Germany started a competition comparing their beards and moustaches. Soon competitors came from other contries such as Switzerland, Norway, and the United States. They held the World Beard and the Moustache Championship every two years. The contest has sixteen different categories, or types, of beards and moustaches. 
   The English Moustache is long and goes out to the sides. The Dalí Moustache, named after Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, is long and points up.
   The Verdi category gets its name from Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. This style has a straight beard and a curly moustache. The Freestyle Beard is really fun. Competitors in this category have beards of all different shapes and styles. 
 I. Write the name of the category of each moustache or beard.
1.                                                             3. 
2.                                                             4. 
 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word to each of the blanks from 36 to 40.

Spelbound - A gymnastics group

      Two years ago a group of young gymnasts (36)_________ the small town of Ashford in Surrey travelled to London to take part in a competition that world change their lives forever. The competition was (37)_________Britam’s Got Talent, a show which encourages people from all over Britain to come and perform in front f a live audience if they think they have a talent people would like to see.

      The show attracts thousands of entrants each year. (38)_________of the few good performers get awarded with a place in the quarter finals, (39)_________are shown on live television.

      To compete in the final, Spelbound, as this group of young gymnasts is known, had to get through the qualifying round and two live knockout rounds in front of a TV audience of several million people. Even though they were just teenagers, Spelbound gave the performance of their lives and made it through.

      Most people thought a single would win the final of Britam’s Got talent but the public voted (40)_________Spelbound in their hundreds of thousands, and, much to the disbelief of its members, the group won. And so started an amazing journey for these young teens who got top perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Show and on a live tour of Brain with some of their fellow contestants.

Điền vào ô số 38

A. all

B. most

C. few

D. a little

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word to each of the blanks from 36 to 40.

Spelbound - A gymnastics group

      Two years ago a group of young gymnasts (36)_________ the small town of Ashford in Surrey travelled to London to take part in a competition that world change their lives forever. The competition was (37)_________Britam’s Got Talent, a show which encourages people from all over Britain to come and perform in front f a live audience if they think they have a talent people would like to see.

      The show attracts thousands of entrants each year. (38)_________of the few good performers get awarded with a place in the quarter finals, (39)_________are shown on live television.

      To compete in the final, Spelbound, as this group of young gymnasts is known, had to get through the qualifying round and two live knockout rounds in front of a TV audience of several million people. Even though they were just teenagers, Spelbound gave the performance of their lives and made it through.

      Most people thought a single would win the final of Britam’s Got talent but the public voted (40)_________Spelbound in their hundreds of thousands, and, much to the disbelief of its members, the group won. And so started an amazing journey for these young teens who got top perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Show and on a live tour of Brain with some of their fellow contestants.

Điền vào ô số 40

A. for

B. from

C. at

D. in

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word to each of the blanks from 36 to 40.

Spelbound - A gymnastics group

      Two years ago a group of young gymnasts (36)_________ the small town of Ashford in Surrey travelled to London to take part in a competition that world change their lives forever. The competition was (37)_________Britam’s Got Talent, a show which encourages people from all over Britain to come and perform in front f a live audience if they think they have a talent people would like to see.

      The show attracts thousands of entrants each year. (38)_________of the few good performers get awarded with a place in the quarter finals, (39)_________are shown on live television.

      To compete in the final, Spelbound, as this group of young gymnasts is known, had to get through the qualifying round and two live knockout rounds in front of a TV audience of several million people. Even though they were just teenagers, Spelbound gave the performance of their lives and made it through.

      Most people thought a single would win the final of Britam’s Got talent but the public voted (40)_________Spelbound in their hundreds of thousands, and, much to the disbelief of its members, the group won. And so started an amazing journey for these young teens who got top perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Show and on a live tour of Brain with some of their fellow contestants.

Điền vào ô số 37

A.call

 B. called

C. calling

D. to call

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word to each of the blanks from 36 to 40.

Spelbound - A gymnastics group

      Two years ago a group of young gymnasts (36)_________ the small town of Ashford in Surrey travelled to London to take part in a competition that world change their lives forever. The competition was (37)_________Britam’s Got Talent, a show which encourages people from all over Britain to come and perform in front f a live audience if they think they have a talent people would like to see.

      The show attracts thousands of entrants each year. (38)_________of the few good performers get awarded with a place in the quarter finals, (39)_________are shown on live television.

      To compete in the final, Spelbound, as this group of young gymnasts is known, had to get through the qualifying round and two live knockout rounds in front of a TV audience of several million people. Even though they were just teenagers, Spelbound gave the performance of their lives and made it through.

      Most people thought a single would win the final of Britam’s Got talent but the public voted (40)_________Spelbound in their hundreds of thousands, and, much to the disbelief of its members, the group won. And so started an amazing journey for these young teens who got top perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Show and on a live tour of Brain with some of their fellow contestants.

Điền vào ô số 39

A. which 

B. where 

C. when

D. that

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word to each of the blanks from 36 to 40.

Spelbound - A gymnastics group

      Two years ago a group of young gymnasts (36)_________ the small town of Ashford in Surrey travelled to London to take part in a competition that world change their lives forever. The competition was (37)_________Britam’s Got Talent, a show which encourages people from all over Britain to come and perform in front f a live audience if they think they have a talent people would like to see.

      The show attracts thousands of entrants each year. (38)_________of the few good performers get awarded with a place in the quarter finals, (39)_________are shown on live television.

      To compete in the final, Spelbound, as this group of young gymnasts is known, had to get through the qualifying round and two live knockout rounds in front of a TV audience of several million people. Even though they were just teenagers, Spelbound gave the performance of their lives and made it through.

      Most people thought a single would win the final of Britam’s Got talent but the public voted (40)_________Spelbound in their hundreds of thousands, and, much to the disbelief of its members, the group won. And so started an amazing journey for these young teens who got top perform in front of the royal family at the Royal Show and on a live tour of Brain with some of their fellow contestants.

Điền vào ô số 36

A. to 

B. from 

C. at

D. on

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 word “sensational” is closest in meaning to

A. shocking

B. bad

C. notorious

B. popular

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 word "they" is closest in meaning to

A. The Beatles          

B. the fans   

C. the songs          

D. the performances

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 word "sensational" is closest in meaning to

A. Notorious 

B. Bad        

C. Shocking         

D. Popular