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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, is best (1)

for his keen social observation and as the

author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The (2)

became a landmark in the history of

American literature.

The book first (3)

in 1885. Although it has been (4)

with young readers and taken as a (5) has also (6)

popular

to the earlier Tom Sawyer, it

the attention of serious literary critics. Based in the

mid 1800s, the novel often (7)

with deeply rooted attitudes, (8)

racism, of the time.

Immediately after its publication the book became controversial and has remained (9)

up to the present. It has been (10)

from the

sections for children of several libraries and removed from reading lists and school programs because of its alleged racism. However, its defenders claim that the (11) satirical nature.

of the book is anti-racist, (12)

to its

A B famous C reminded D awarded remembered 2) A last B latter C latest D second B 3) A appeared C sold D printed published B 4) A absolutely C truly D totally ordinary 5) A story B sequel C part D follow 6) A attracted B applied C pulled D amazed C 7) A describes B focuses D deals disapproves C 8) A strongly B hardly D solely particularly 9) A such B as C that D so B D 10) A excluded C extracted forbidden misplaced 11) A plot B chapter C plan D action B D 12) A showing C referring relating regarding 1)

The Blues America is the cradle of many types of music derived from several roots. All the immigrants (13) came to settle in the New World brought their music with them and adapted it to their new environment and living conditions. However, (14)

all of the people coming to America were immigrants in

the proper sense of the word: The African slaves were transported (15) the Atlantic on slaving ships. They had no particular rights and were considered a property (16) than human beings. The horrific conditions of slavery, special musical feeling and the mixture of African and European roots are probably (17) makes the Afro-American music so unique. The most remarkable style of this music is, without question, the blues. So far it (18)

influenced almost every genre, moreover, many genres (19)

not have come into existence if it had not been (20) the blues. Country music and its sub-styles, rock&roll, jazz, rock, heavy metal, funk, hip hop - all of them have taken some elements of the blues. The blues has (21) regional variants, the major ones being Texas blues, East Coast Piedmont blues and Delta blues, the blues from the Mississippi Delta. During the 1940’s and 50’s it was moving to the cities in the north of the United States, where its amplified form (22) popular. (23) , with the birth and commercial success of rock&roll the interest in the blues declined. It was especially the folk music revival and the British rock music of the sixties that caused its comeback. Nowadays the blues is played (24) world.

around the

James Bond - 007 is a FICTION

character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming,

who featured in twelve novels and two short story COLLECT also been used in the longest running and most FINANCE franchise which started in 1962 with Dr. No.

.The character has successful English film

Most researchers agree that James Bond, a secret agent who seems to have no , is a version of Ian Fleming himself. Both Fleming and Bond attended PERFECT the same schools, preferred the same foods (scrambled eggs, and coffee), maintained the same habits (drinking, smoking and wearing short-sleeve shirts), shared the same ideas of the perfect woman in looks and style, and had similar careers in the Royal Navy. They also shared similar

, hairstyle, and eye colour.

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James Bond, like Flemming attended the famous Eaton College before joining the Royal Navy and eventually becoming a Commander. His fictional parents were Andrew Bond, a Scotsman, and Monique Delacroix, from Switzerland. Their were NATION established in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' and are also linked to the real life of Ian Flemming who himself came from a Scottish family and was engaged to be married to a Swiss woman. Commander Sir James Bond as we see him in films, is an agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). "I wanted the SIMPLE 'James Bond' was much GOOD Carruthers.' EXCITE

, most boring name I could find,

than something more interesting, like 'Peregrine

things would happen around him, but he would be a neutral

figure – a nameless instrument used by a GOVERN

department”.

1. You might have passed the exam if you had studied harder. WORK If you

you may have passed the exam.

2. If I were the President I would make cars Illegal. BAN I

I were President.

3. Sarah put the phone down on George after they had an argument. HUNG After the argument Sarah

George.

4. Mathew preferred to stay in on a Saturday night and play with his computer. RATHER On a Saturday night Mathew

and play with his computer.

5. Both children were raised by their grandparents BROUGHT Both children

their grandparents

6. When George got home all the cake had been eaten. TIME Matt had eaten all the cake

George got home

7. You shouldn't leave it too late to return those books to the library. OUGHT You

back to the library before it's too late

8. George is six inches taller than Matt NEAR Matt is no

George