Task 1. Fill each blank in the passage with a word from the box. You do not need to use all of the words. 

(Điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau. Sử dụng các từ cho trước. Bạn không cần sử dụng hết các từ.)

Beatrice Harrison (1892 – 1965) was a British cellist. She was active in the first half of the 20th century. Beatrice Harrison’s (1) _____ became well known through broadcast in the early days of BBC sound radio. One night in 1924 when Beatrice was (2) _______ her cello in her garden at Oxted, she heard a bird echo her playing. She started again, and the bird (3)  with her. The sound was so (4) _______, and she knew it was a nightingale. Surprisingly, the next nights after that, the nightingale was there again, and Beatrice played duets with the wild bird. It was so nice: she wanted to share her (5) _______ with other people. She decided to persuade the BBC to set up their microphones in the garden. After some time, they were able to record the (6) _________. These records became successful and very popular in the 1930s.

Task 2. Choose the correct answer for each gap in the following passage. 

(Chọn câu trả lời đúng cho mỗi khoảng trống trong đoạn văn sau.)

Artists who (1)_____pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London, but there (2)_____ only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the (3)_____ favourite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to (4)________ it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement (5)_________ the artist is so good that he gets a large (6)_______ around him, and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.

Task 3. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question below.

(Đọc đoạn văn và chọn đáp án đúng cho mỗi câu hỏi dưới đây.)

Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer, and composer. He is known as the most creative person of the silent-film era. Charlie Chaplin’s portrayal of the tramp won the hearts of people all over the world.
Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his childhood in poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He created his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during his career. He also composed background music for most of his films. In 1972 Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for 'the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century'. Chaplin died on the 25th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.