CHAPLIN

Charlie Chaplin was a comedy actor and director (1)_________ as the best in the silent film era.
His first (2)_________ took place when he was 5 years old as the company’s youngest actor, he
had to replace his mother. He was (3)__________ by his boss to sing a song that his mother
couldn't. (4)___________, she had become ill at the time of the show (5)___________ Chaplin was
about to turn ten years old, he had to take (6)___________ of himself and his brother, the sudden
illness of his mother and the early death of his father made this (7)___________.
Chaplin wanted to become an artist. At (8) _________, he went to New York in 1930. Later, he
(9)__________ his studios built in Hollywood. There, he came to (10)_________ . That it was the
right place for anyone trying to turn (11)____________ a professional artist. Chaplin's movies are
still popular because the continue sending positive thoughts about others.

1. A. recognized B. supported C. approved D. recommended

2. A. display B. exhibition C. performance D. introduction
3. A. noticed B. requested C. insisted D. attempted
4. A. Obviously B. Seriously C. Honestly D. Unfortunately
5. A. Wherever B. When C. Whereas D. Whether
6. A. up B. care C. away D. place
7. A. basic B. independent C. principal D. necessary
8. A. all B. least C. first D. present
9. A. had B. asked C. let D. helped
10. A. realize B. guess C. imagine D. consider
11. A. down B. into C. off D. on

The astronaut artist

Scott Kelly, officer of the international Space Station, has (1)___________ become the US
astronaut that NASA has (2)__________ stay for the longest period in space. Up there, he said that
his hobby was taking photographs of the (3)__________ planet underneath. Kelly calls his pictures
“Earth art”. These photographs have shown us what to (4)__________ next in terms of
technology. Kelly is not (5)_________ a man with a camera orbiting Earth – he is (6)________ an
artist. It’s the human mind (7)__________ work that makes art unique. (8)________ having robots
near other planets capturing images, their photographs haven’t been called pieces of art. Robots
cannot (9)_________ these kinds of poetic pictures; they have taken some interesting images,
(10)____________.These words have (11)_________ that automatically operated space research
is not enough; it should be done by humans.
1. A. recently B. previously C. freshly D. hopefully
2. A. make B. makes C. made D. making
3. A. lively B. incredible C. accurate D. challenging
4. A. wonder B. affect C. contain D. expect
5. A. nearby B. absolutely C. just D. straight
6. A. definitely B. generally C. particularly D. directly
7. A. on B. for C. in D. at
8. A. Besides B. Despite C. Regarding D. Towards
9. A. achieve B. attempt C. reach D. approach
10. A. otherwise B. wherever C. either D. though
11. A. tested B. convinced C. proved D. persuaded
 Crème Brûlée
The history of desserts in different countries can be interesting as they were not made for
for business, but to give people good wishes before an adventure, Créme Brulée which is a
dessert with caramel on top, is popular in Spanish, English, and of course, French
restaurants. Today, people believe this is a dessert made by the French.
A magazine published an article in 1876 showing an old document discovered in 1691 with
a recipe for this dessert. Some people from the USA, who traveled to far places and
studied old files from the 1800s, agreed that this dessert was already well-known in
England centuries ago. At that time, it was prepared in the same way across Europe, but
the idea of a new ingredient to the dessert didn't come from the French, nor from the
Spanish; it came from the English at Trinity College Cambridge, who added the caramel
top.
In early French desserts, sugar was not used as much as in modern times; instead, just a
little sugar was prepared and then served on top. However, the term Créme Brilée was
not known until the 19th century, when chefs started using it. The Spanish describe their
own dessert as the ‘correct’ version. Their dish looked similar to those in other countries,
but its white cream was served cold with a hot ingredient on top.
In Cambridge they used another cream with a hard piece of sugar. It was different from
the Spanish dessert because the cream used by people in Spain didn't have sugar and it
was light yellow.

1. Desserts were usually prepared

A. to bring luck. B. for cash C. in competitions.
2. Nowadays, people suppose Crème Brúlée is from
A. Spain B. England. C. France.
3. The first text about the dessert was found in
A. 1691. B. 1800. C. 1876.
4. Who found out details about the first English Crème Brulee?
A. Europeans B. Spaniards C. Americans
5. Who included something new in the dessert?
A. the English B. the French C. the Spanish
6. In the nineteenth century, the dessert
A. became unknown B. received its name C. entered home kitchens
7. The Spanish dessert was different from the English and French ones in
A. its size B. its temperature C. the plates used
8. In Spain, the cream used was
A. dark B. softer C. sugar-free
 River dolphins
River dolphins were first described by Henri Marie Ducrotay in 1817. He also gave them
names, There are 38 kinds of dolphins, but 33 are sea dolphins and only 5 of them make their
homes in large rivers. Although the pink dolphin lives in the Amazon River, it can also be found
in the Orinoco and Madeira Rivers in smaller numbers. White they are mostly pink, river
dolphins can be light gray or brown but science has not found out why they have their lovely
color. We guess they become pinker when they are excited, as it happens to us when we're
mad.
River dolphins, like the ones in Southeast Asia or La Plata River, are clever; however, the pink
dolphins in the Amazon are the cleverest, but not as much as dolphins in the Atlantic Ocean.
Pink dolphins make sounds to show they enjoy being close to people, some stories of the people
being pushed close to the river by them are popular in the Amazon. If a pink dolphin dies, people
think something bad may happen. However, if this happens, they will use the dead animal's oil to
help other animals with health problems like infections, but they won't use the meat.
Unfortunately, river dolphins have died as we have built new towns around their area and
changed the rain forests. Also, they are caught with other animals to be shown in aquariums.

1. In 1817, a man
A. recorded dolphins in detail. B. explored dolphins’ C. called dolphins differently.
freshwater
2. How many types of dolphins are there in the waters of our planet?
A. 33 B. 5 C. 38
3. Most pink dolphins can be seen in the
A. Amazon river B. Orinoco river C. Madeira river
4. What’s the reason why pink dolphins are that color?
A. People bother them. B. They have feelings. C. Nobody’s sure.
5. Pink river dolphins are less smart than dolphins in
A. Southeast Asia B. La Plata C. the Atlantic.
6. Pink dolphins are
A. sometimes dangerous. B. usually friendly. C. always noisy.
7. People think river dolphins could
A. bring bad luck. B. become food. C. get sick easily.
8. Dolphins have been in danger because of
A. heavy storms. B. people’s buildings. C. animals’ meals.
 THE OZONE HOLE

The ozone layer is “Blanket” (1) ________ the earth. It protects (2)__________ from the sun's
ultraviolet(UV) rays. The problem is that there is a hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. Humans
made that hole (3)__________ people use some products (4)_________ have terrible effects on
the ozone.
Scientist say that the year(5)________ hole broke all records. It is the (6)__________, in history, it
27.4 million km3. Why is this hole (7) _________big?
One reason is that the clouds over the South Pole carry chloride (CL) and that gas slowly eliminates
the ozone.
Now people are thinking more about the ozone. They are (8) ________ other substances and in
some years (9) __________ will remember what the “ozone hole" was.

1. A. around B. thought C. between

2. A. ours B. us C. our
3. A. while B. but C. because
4. A. which B. who C. where
5. A. one B. a C. the
6. A. large B. larger C. Largest
7. A. such B. so C. too
8. A. use B. using C. used
9. A. nobody B. anybody C. somebody

FAST FOOD VS. SLOW FOOD

The term fast food is (1) _________ for restaurants that serve cheap meals (2)______ in paper
bags or boxes, for example burgers and chips. Fast food (3) _______ popular in the 1950s in the
United States, but today, it's known that it is bad for your body.

There's also slow food. It began in 1986 thanks to Carlo Petrini, an Italian journalist (4)________
found a McDonalds's restaurant in Rome. He thought it was horrible.

(5)_______,he started “slow food”, that is about (6)____ fresh food that is cooked for a longer
time; that's why this food is (7)_____. It has two goals: to make the food of one's town popular,
and to buy food made (8)______ small farmers. This movement now has (9)______ 80,000
members in 100 countries.

1. A. used B. use C. uses

2. A. quickly B. quickest C. quicker
3. A. becoming B. become C. became
4. A. what B. who C. which
5. A. what B. who C. which
6. A. So B. if C. as
7. A. eat B. eaten C. eating
8. A. healthiest B. health C. healthier
9. A. by B. near C. off
10. A. until B. over C. across
 The unknown woman
There is a mystery in US history which is worth (1) _____________ In 1963, while the police was
checking the film of the crime of John F. Kennedy that (2) __________ in Texas, a woman with a
Scarf around her face was noticed.

In (3) _____________, she appears in plenty of photos of the scene and seems to carry a camera.
(4) ____________the shots that killed Kennedy, she kept recording while most people were
(5)_________ . Later, the FBI publicly (6) ________the film from the woman, but she never gave it
to them.

At (7) ____________, in 1970 the police received an (8) _________call; a woman named Beverly
Oliver (9) __________ that she was the 'Scarf Woman’ but her description had many gaps, and she
didn't (10) ______________ further details. Nowadays, this story remains a mystery, and (11)
_______ the "Scarf Woman" was Beverly Oliver or not, her purposes are still unknown.

1. A. mentioning B. naming C. communicating D. announcing

2. A. took off B. took part C. took away D. took place
3. A. fact B. order C. time D. case
4. A. within B. Despite C. Beneath D. Towards
5. A. retiring B. touring C. escaping D. transferring
6. A. achieved B. argued C. requested D. warned
7. A. all B. last C. first D. least
8. A. unlucky B. unfamiliar C. uncertain D. unexpected
9. A. defended B. insisted C. demanded D. required
10. A. suppose B. reply C. provide D. arrange
11. A. whenever B. wherever C. whether D. whilst
 The Olympic Games
In 1896, a French man called Pierre de Coubertin began the modern Olympics. He was (1)
__________ interested in sports, and he felt it would be amazing to see all the countries (2)
________ the world get together in a sports competition. Pierre (3) _______ drew the five colored
rings (4) _________ in the Olympic Games.

Every time the games begin, carrying the olympic fire from Greece to several countries isn't the (5)
__________ job; actually, It's very hard. Also, (6) _______ country where the Olympic Games are
held (7) __________ be chosen carefully.

The Olympic Games have (104) _______ the largest sports event in the world. There are Summer
and Winter Games and (8) _________ than 30 sports are included. Certainly, the men and women
who want to compete in the Olympic Games are prepared before the competition begins.

1. A. so B. yet C. almost
2. A. around B. by C. into
3. A. herself B. itself C. himself
4. A. using B. use C. used
5. A. easiest B. easy C. easier
6. A. other B. each C. such
7. A. must B. shall C. could
8. A. Become B. becoming C. becomes
9. A. soon B. more C. still

MONEY

Money has (1)________ part of human history for the last 3,000 years. (2)________ it, people had
to change their things for food or jewelry in return. (3)_______, it was not easy because they
needed (4)_____ useful enough to offer; if they had wood and needed salt, they had to find
someone (5) ______wanted wood and this white » substance.
In600 B.C, Croesus, the last king of Lydia, introduced the first money system: round pieces (6)
________ from gold. This system helped the country improve (7)______ its internal and external
business, becoming one of the richest places in Asia Minor. In 550 B.C., the Chinese started
(8)______ paper money. The 21st century brought along different ways of (9)______ with money
on the internet. People can also send money to friends or family members.
1. A. been B. is C. were
2. A. Through B. Over C. Without
3. A. However B. Also C. Instead
4. A. something B. nothing C. everything
5. A. which B. what C. who
6. A. making B. made C. make
7. A. any B. both C. each
8. A. uses B. using C. used
9. A. paid B. pay C. paying