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30. Read the following passage then answer True (T) or False (F): (1m)

Advertisements are very important in the modern world. Often your T-shirt or jeans show the
name of the company that made them. This is a popular form of advertising. A special picture or symbol,
called logo, is sometimes used. You see logos on many different products. The idea of a logo is that
whenever you see it, you think of that product or company.
Many people like to buy a product because it is made by a certain company. Some people only buy
a product that is made by a famous company. People wear clothes and carry bags that have a famous label
to show that they are fashionable and have good taste.
It is very common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are only
a few seconds long but very attractive. Sometimes, the advertiser uses a slogan because it is easy to say
and easy to remember.
The idea of advertisements is to try to make you buy the product. They sometimes show rich and
famous people using that product. The message is, if you want to feel rich and famous, then buy this
product.

1) The main purpose of an advertisement is to make people buy the product. _______
2) Your T-shirt or jeans show the name of the company that made them. _______
3) Most advertisements are only a few minutes long but very attractive _______
4) A good slogan is easy to remember _______

31. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:

No writer in American literature is (1) _____ or more loved than Samuel Longhorn Clements. (2)
_____ in Missouri in 1835, he grew (3) _____ on the bank of the Mississippi river and later adopted the
(4) _____ Mark Twain. The (5) _____ environment inspired the two novels (6) made him famous.: "Tom
Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" "Life on the Mississippi", told of his adventures on the river (7) _____ of
that period.
Mark Twain's life as a writer started during the Civil War. At that time, he (8) _____ as a
newspaper man in Nevada and California. (9) _____ short story "The celebrated Jumping Frog of
Calaveras County" was an immediate (10) _____ and his new career began.

1. A. more fame B. famous C. more famous D. fame
2. A. was born B. born C. is born D. be born
3. A. up B. of C. to D. with
4. A. pen name B. surname C. name D. real name
5. A. village B. city C. river D. town
6. A. where B. who C. whose D. which
7. A. ships B. trains C. boats D. planes
8. A. works B. worked C. is working D. was working
9. A. one's B. their C. his D.our
10. A. success B. successful C. succeed D. succeeding