1. Read the passage and do the tasks below.
Bessie Smith, an American singer, is known as the Empress of the Blues. She had a beautiful voice.
Born in poverty in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was helped in her career by Ma Rainey, one of the best
known of the early women blues singers. After touring in the South, Smith went to New York City in
1923 and recorded with leading jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, and
Benny Goodman. Then she became the most popular blues singer of her time, reportedly earning $2000 a
week at the peak of her career. She died in Clarksdale, Mississippi, after an automobile accident.
Choose the best answer.
1. What did Bessie Smith do?
A. a singer B. a dancer C. a teacher D. a worker
2. She was born in a ……………..family.
A. rich B. wealthy C. poor D. bad
3. ………………… helped her with her career.
A. her mother B. Louis C. James D. Ma Rainey
4. She became the most popular ………….. of her time.
A. blues singer B. rock singer C. pop singer D. red singer
5. She died in …………..
A. New York B. Mississippi C. Tennessee D. England
2. Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences.
1. I/ pop/ much/ like/ don’t/music/ but/ music/ I/ like/ classical/ it/ as/ as.
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2. she/ the/ way/ different/ do/ way/from/ enjoys/ the/ art/ is/ I.
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3. as/ what/ same/ I/ do / everyday/ the/ is/ today.
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4. doesn’t/ getting/as/ take/ there/long/ by/bus/ car/ me/ as/ by.
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3. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words below.
1. This bridge is about 800m long. That one is about 800m long, too.
→ This bridge is ...................................................................................................................
2. There are some differences between her first song and the second one in terms of concepts.
→ Her first song is ...............................................................................................................
3. How much does it cost you to buy that souvenir in dollars?
→ How many .......................................................................................................................
4. The government reconstructed some historical buildings in Hanoi last month.
→ Some historical buildings ................................................................................................
5. I don’t really like horror films. My sister doesn’t like horror films.
→ I don’t really ..............................................................................................................