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Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct answer. There are three extra sentences you do not need to use. The English Language English is a West Germanic language and it was first spoken in Anglo-Saxon England in the early Middle Ages. (1) ____ Anglophone countries include the…

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For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25 1881 – April 8 1973) was a very prolific Spanish painter and sculptor. He created (1) ____________ 20,000 images. He is considered (2) ____________ of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is best…

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For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. He (1) ____________ born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was raised in Haddon Township, New Jersey. Spielberg studied at Saratoga High School. He went to…

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For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. The Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas was a sovereign state in North America (1) ____________ the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to 1845. It began on March 2 1836, when the people living in Texas declared themselves…

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For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. The Sahara Desert The Sahara in North Africa is the largest desert in the world except (1) ____________  Antarctica and is the largest hot desert. It (2) ____________ bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea,…

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For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap. Coldplay’s first hit «Yellow» is a song (1) ____________ English alternative rock band Coldplay. The band wrote the song and co-produced it (2) ____________  British record producer Ken Nelson. It was for their first album Parachutes. The song’s lyrics are a reference…