Known as the “ King of Pop,” Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 to June 25, 2009) (1) __________  a best-selling American singer, songwriter and dance. As a child, Jackson (2) __________  the lead singer of his family’s popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. He went on to a solo (3) __________ of astonishing worldwide success, delivering No.1 hits from the (4) __________  Off the Wall, Thrilled and Bad. In his later years, Jackson was dogged by allegations (5) __________ child molestation. He died of a drug overdose just (6) __________  launching a comeback tour in 2009.

IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary in the United States. In 1964, Michael joined the band “The Jackson Brothers”. He began his solo career in 1971. He was called “The King of Pop”. In his career, he got a lot of awards, including 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music Awards. “Earth Song” is one of his most successful songs. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, the U.S.

When was Michael Jackson born?

A. in 1971    

B. in 1964     

C. in 1958    

D. in 2009

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary in the United States. In 1964, Michael joined the band “The Jackson Brothers”. He began his solo career in 1971. He was called “The King of Pop”. In his career, he got a lot of awards, including 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music Awards. “Earth Song” is one of his most successful songs. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, the U.S.

Where was Michael Jackson born? – He was born in …………

A. Gary     

B. the United States     

C. London    

D. Both A and B

Read the following facts and write a paragraph about michael jackson.

1. born: August 29, 1958, Gary, Indiana, the US

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2. 1964 joined band "the Jackson Brothers"

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3. 1971 began his solo career

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4. called ' the King of Pop', got a lot of awards, including 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music Awards

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5. 'Earth Song' - one of his most successful songs

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6. died June 25, 2009, Los Angeles, California, the US

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III. Read the text below and write one word in each blank to complete it.

        Elevator technology has evolved from rudimentary lifting devices driven by muscle power to complicated state-of-the-art machines (1) t _____________ offer "smart" controls. A modern elevator (2) u _____________ computer integration to assess and compensate for traffic patterns, and many elevators are furnished (3) w _____________  touch screens, air conditioning, and highly artistic designs in cabs and doors. What's more the elevator industry (4) h _____________ changed our culture and the way we live. In the (5) p _____________, upper rooms of hotels and rooming houses were considered undesirable due to the need to climb stairs carrying (6)h _____________ baggage. With the advent of the passenger elevator, the penthouse suite and corner office with a sweeping (7) v _____________became prime real estate. In a rush to build upward, modern cities have grown into booming centres of commerce and culture. Mankind has come a long way, in the never-ceasing endeavour to accomplish a given task (8) m _____________ efficiently.

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VI. Read the text below and write one word in each blank to complete it.

        Many people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But (1) a _____________, the idea for a computer had been worked out (2) o _____________  two centuries ago by a man (3) c _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1791 and (4) g _____________ up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up (5) p _____________ for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (6) s _____________ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (7) w_____________ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (8) t _____________ engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (9) i_____________ has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to (10) r _____________ people of Babbage's work.

I. Read the text below and write one word in each blank to complete it.

          The Mường is an ethnic group native to Vietnam; it is the country’s third (1)_____________ of 53 minority groups, with an estimated population of 1.26 million (based on the 2009 census and five years of population growth). The Muong people inhabit the (2)_____________region of northern Vietnam, concentrated in Hoa Binh Province and the mountainous districts of Thanh Hoa Province. They are most closely (3)_____________ to the ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh). The term "muong" of Thai

origin (4)_____________ "district, region". To emphasize their difference (5)_____________the inhabitants of the valleys and highlanders, Muong call themselves "monglong", which means "people living in the centre". While the Muong are believed to be related to the Vietnamese, ethnologists (6)_____________ theorized that the Muong and Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese) separation happened when the proto-Vietnamese became (7) _____________ sinicised, beginning from the 111 BC invasion (8)

_____________ Chinese Han dynasty Emperor Wu Ti, while the Muong, living the mountains and developed independently. The Muong (9)_____________ the Tai have had a mutual influence on each other's culture, so today the Muong are ethnically and linguistically close to the Vietnamese, but culturally and socially (10)_____________to the Tai.

Read the text below and write on word in each blank to complete it

You might be a terrible friend and not event realize it. That should scare (1)_____________, it should!

You know what? Right now you should (2)_____________sweating profusely, pacing the floor, and asking yourself whether or not you know(3)_____________to be a good friend.

Sometimes our actions and the words that escape(4)_____________mouths stop going through a filter. Then eventually we’re not even conscious (5)_____________how horrible we are as a person or(6)_____________ friend.

We get so used to our friends that we become insensitive to the things we say and (7)_____________. Sure, that level of comfort can be a good thing, but at the same time a lot of ugliness can start leaking out. It could be a reflection of the (8)_____________ you really are