The early forms of R&B were loud and live and mostly played on drums, double bass, and electric guitar.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Nowadays, almost every family has to share the housework because all the members have their own ____along the day.

The original program has been adapted to local tastes.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase

that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

BRITPOP

 In the early to mid-1990s Britpop artists, influenced by British guitar sounds of the 1960s and 70s, wrote

about topics that were (26) ____ purely British and relevant to their generation. The music style with its (27)____ songs was considered as a reaction against the grunge music that was arriving from the States and, in fact,

it did not have (28) ____ huge commercial success in the USA.

 Britpop bands included Suede, Pulp, Blur and Oasis but it was the (29) ____ two that really dominated

the market. In 1994 Blur released their album Parklife (30) ____ had a strong retro feel from the 70s and Oasis

released Definitely Maybe, again with a retro feel reminiscent (31) ____ John Lennon.

 The two bands were often seen (32) ____ rivals and this was exaggerated by the media who emphasised

their differences in origins and class: Oasis from the north of England, Blur from the south. This culminated in

both bands (33) ____ singles on the same day in 1985, with Blur's single Country House reaching number one

in the charts and Oasis's Roll With It number two. Oasis, (34) ____, went on to have greater commercial success,

particularly with the album (What's the story) Morning Glory? (1985) which sold 412 million (35) ____ in the

UK.

Copycat music is not a new ____ in Vietnam, though it has long been criticized by bothmedia and music experts.

Every member of the family has promised they ____ to the household chores in order to enhance the family's solidarity.

Massage therapy may also improve circulation, which enhances the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to muscle cells.

The underlined word ‘vital’ can be best replaced by ___.

I often go the health spa to receive a range of beauty treatments.