Read the passage and answer the questions.

Today people are still following them; and

probably they will continue following for a long
Although they broke up almost 50 years ago, time to come.
the Beatles are still one of the most popular
rock groups in the world! During the six years of 1.Decide whether the statements are true or
their existence, they led a revolution in music. false.
Half a century later, their records still sell in
millions every year. 1.(1).There is a Beatles Festival every year in the
USA.
2014, Hollywood made a big new documentary
film about the Beatles, almost 50 years after a)True b)False
they broke up! In 1996, six million Beatles 1.(2).Today, the Beatles are not considered one
albums were sold during the year. That would of the most famous rock groups in the world.
be a good score for a functioning band or
group; but for a group that last played together a)True b)False
in 1970, it was incredible! All over the world,
1.(3).Oasis have recently copied a Beatles'
teenagers know the tunes, and often some of
the words too, of the Beatles' most famous song.
songs. Among more recent pop groups, many
big names such as Oasis, Blur or Foo Fighters a)True b)False
owe a lot to the Beatles, and they say so! In
1.(4).The Beatles are more popular today than
their album the Masterplan, Oasis did a new
ever.
version of the Beatles' song I am the
Walrus.However there are also dozens of bands a)True b)False
all over the world which do nothing but copy
the Beatles, like Bootleg Beatles, Fab Four, Det 2.Choose the synonym of the underlined word
Beatles, and even a band called Museum in “break up”.
Kazakhistan.
A) reduce B) separate C) improve
There are also dozens of Beatles conventions
D) determine E) introduce
and Beatles weekends every year, in different
parts of the world. The annual Beatles Fest in 3.Choose the incorrect variant according to the
America (founded in 1974) attracts 20,000 fans passage.
each year!
A) The Beatles are one of the revolutionary rock
In Britain, the Beatles are still a big tourist groups.
attraction. Thousands of people go to Liverpool
every year, to see where it all began. In B) There are a lot of groups which are strongly
Liverpool, they can visit the Beatles' museum, influenced by the Beatles.
take a "Beatles' Tour" of the city (seeing places
C) Juveniles know the melodies, even the words
like Penny Lane), or visit the house where Paul
of their songs.
MacCartney lived as a teenager.
D) America hosts the annual Beatles Fest which
attracts dozens of people each year.

E) Albums of the Beatles couldn’t be sold

because they were not played together since a
long time.

4.The underlined pronoun “they” refers to…

A) the Beatles

B) the songs of the Beatles

C) some pop groups

D) dozens of bands

E) fans of the Beatles

5.Which question has no answer in the

passage?

1.When were six million albums of Beatles sold?

2.Which famous groups are influenced by the

Beatles?

3.When did Hollywood make a documentary

film about the Beatles?

4. When did the Beatles become famous?

5.When did they last play together?