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IregretnotvisitingWashingtonwhenIwasinAmerica.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
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 (31) _________a musical instrument. As they (32) _________up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (33) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (34) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (35) _________as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
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“I didn’t break the window” Jim said.

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She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him.

Each sentence has a mistake. Find it by choosing the letter A, B, C or D.

If I work for WHO, I can help the sick people to get round.

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I didn’t know that you were at home. I didn’t drop in.

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The test we did yesterday was very long. It was very difficult, too.

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It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

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Let's start our journey or we'll be late.

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“Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady.

 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (1)______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived In the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3) ______. In the USA. For the first time, most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before. This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) ______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has broughtto games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives

It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.

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The train journey from Hanoi to Hai Phong lasted two hours.

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He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work.

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His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious institution.

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They let us play in the garden.

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 It’s likely that John will be late for the meeting.

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Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.

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She was irritated by her husband's lack of punctuality. She left him.

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People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.

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We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops. Some pesticides and fertilizers are found dangerous.

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No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.