1. Read the text and choose the best answers.

(Đọc văn bản và chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất.)

Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian singer and guitarist, and one of his country's most (1) _______ songwriters. As a young (2) _______ in the 1950s, he was influenced by the style of Joao Gilberto, but he didn't release his first album, Louvacao, (3) _______ 1967. He travelled in the 1970s, recorded an album in English (4) _______ in 1980, introduced reggae to Brazil when he released his version of Bob Marley's song, 'No woman, no cry.’ He has played (5) _______ many musicians, while continuing his career as a solo artist. In all he has produced over 40 albums. His music appeals to people because of its rhythms and (6) _______ but people also admire him for his work in politics and for social causes.

1.

A. talent                 

B. talenting                

C. talented                  

D. talents

2.

A. music                 

B. musical                  

C. musically               

D. musician

3.

A. before                

B. until                       

C. after                       

D. in

4.

A. but                     

B. so                           

C. and                         

D. or

5.

A. for                      

B. with                       

C. by                          

D. to

6.

A. melodies            

B. songs                     

C.music                      

D. sound

2. Read the text and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

(Đọc văn bản và quyết định xem câu trả lời là đúng (T) hay sai (F).)

Nowadays, teenagers like to watch music videos online. This is now more popular than listening to the radio. Some videos can quickly become extremely popular internationally and reach one billion views. Some music hits get more than 10 million views in less than 20 minutes.

Downloading music is a popular choice for youngsters. People in many countries prefer downloading singles rather than albums. This only costs a small amount of money. Using file-sharing websites to download music is often illegal but some people still continue to get their music this way. Record companies and many musicians are very unhappy that people can listen to their music without paying for it.

What are you and your friends listening to these days? Hip hop dance, rock, heavy metal, rap? Music tastes are very varied amongst teenagers around the world. A shopping centre in the UK recently discovered what kind of music some local teenagers don't like. This is what happened: shoppers and shop owners complained to the police about teenagers behaving badly there. When a new sound system started playing Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, the antisocial behaviour stopped. The young people who caused problems had gone!