POPULAR MUSIC After the Beatles, The Rolling Stones have probably been the
most successful __1__ in Britain. Most of their records have gone into
the __2__ ten and they’ve had many at __3__ one. But their records
have usually been made in a recording __4__ and I always wanted to
hear them __5__ at a __6__. I wanted to see them perform on __7__
in front of thousands of excited __8__. And I did, at Earls Court in
1990. It was great. And Mick Jagger, the __9__, sang all the old
favorites. I couldn’t hear the __10__ very well because of the noise,
but somehow it didn’t matter.
1.
A) group
B) team
C) squad
D) vocalists
2.
A) upper
B) bottom
C) good
D) top
3.
A) top
B) best
C) number
D) worst
4.
A) center
B) studio
C) institution
D) house
5.
A) live
B) living
C) alive
D) life
6.
A) stage
B) concert
C) studio
D) cinema
7.
A) stage
B) concert
C) studio
D) movie
8.
A) watchers
B) supporters
C) fans
D) spectators
9.
A) vocal
B) lyrics
C) actor
D) vocalist
10. A) letters
B) lyrics
C) words
D) scripts
FAMINE AND FLOOD If a country has no rain for a long time, this dry period is called a
__1__. In countries dependent on their agriculture, this can lead to a
period of __2__, when there is not enough food and people actually
__3__ (die of hunger). They die of __4__. When it rains very heavily
and the land is under water, this is called a __5__. In this situation
people and animals can __6__. Sometimes __7__ have to __8__ food
supplies to people in areas which are __9__.
1.
A) famine
B) drown
C) drought
D) flood
2.
A) famine
B) drown
C) drought
D) flood
3.
A) survive
B) starve
C) drop
D) extinct
4.
A) starvation
B) starve
C) drown
D) drought
5.
A) famine
B) drown
C) drought
D) flood
6.
A) starve
B) drown
C) swim
D) extinct
7.
A) trains
B) balloons
C) parachutes
D) helicopters
8.
A) throw
B) starve
C) drop
D) fly
9.
A) cut up
B) cut off
C) cut down
D) cut in
Book 2 Part B Everyday Vocabulary
