Read the text below. Choose from (A-H) the one which best fits each space (17-22). There are two choices you do not need to use.

Music for the Soul

It is impossible for me (17)________ when it comes to the subject of music or the music program in school. I have been in my school's band since I was in the sixth grade. The unity and structure of the music caught my ear and pulled me in (18)________. I was interested in how so many instruments could all have different parts and still fit together (19)___________. I toyed with the thought of playing multiple instruments before I decided to follow my big brother's footsteps and invest in a saxophone. Six years have passed since (20)_________________ for the first time and I still enjoy playing.

Although I do view my school as a very fun and exciting place with eccentric teachers and great students, I would not enjoy it if it was (21)__________. For the people in a band, music class is an escape from the math, English, and science classes they take every day. Music is a way for students (22)___________. As a music fan, I sleep, read, and do homework better when there is music constantly playing in the background.

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

This Week's Dream

Most pubs in Bermuda have two TVs, one for cricket and one for baseball. In recent decades, American cultural (23)____________ over this little archipelago in the western Atlantic has been strong, but it remains a British Overseas Territory - the oldest of all. Bermuda is old-fashioned, democratic and very friendly - (24)____________ the eye of any stranger in the street and they'll smile and say hello.

The island was known (25)_____________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)__________? A; it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)__________ in the New World.

Pink is the island's "defining colour". It's a popular shade for the neatly pressed Bermuda shorts (28)_____________ by some locals (usually with a jacket and a tie). Many of the island's bungalows are pink, its buses are pink - and so are its beaches, (29)____________ to grains of coral in the sand. (30)____________ Bermuda's other natural wonders are Crystal Cave – a cavern complex with stalagmites and stalactites -  and its rich bird's life: like Prospero's isle, "(31)__________  of noises, sounds and sweet airs", Bermuda "thrums to the sound of birdsong (32)_________ dawn and twilight".

Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Japan under Snow

Why do so few of us think of (33)___________ Japan in winter? On the north island of Hokkaido, snow is as (34)_____________ as in Finnish Lapland, but it's not as cold. And the resorts are (35)______________ managed and the facilities are first-class. At Rusutsu there are 18 miles of groomed trails, catering to all abilities, through well-spaced birch and bamboo forests. Niseko is even (36)___________, with 30 miles of trails and plenty of off-piste too. After a hard day in this "Oriental (37)__________ wonderland" you can visit a traditional onsen for a shiatsu massage and a dip in the steam bath, guaranteeing a good night's sleep.

Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Japan under Snow

Why do so few of us think of (33)___________ Japan in winter? On the north island of Hokkaido, snow is as (34)_____________ as in Finnish Lapland, but it's not as cold. And the resorts are (35)______________ managed and the facilities are first-class. At Rusutsu there are 18 miles of groomed trails, catering to all abilities, through well-spaced birch and bamboo forests. Niseko is even (36)___________, with 30 miles of trails and plenty of off-piste too. After a hard day in this "Oriental (37)__________ wonderland" you can visit a traditional onsen for a shiatsu massage and a dip in the steam bath, guaranteeing a good night's sleep.

Read the texts below. For questions (33-42) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Japan under Snow

Why do so few of us think of (33)___________ Japan in winter? On the north island of Hokkaido, snow is as (34)_____________ as in Finnish Lapland, but it's not as cold. And the resorts are (35)______________ managed and the facilities are first-class. At Rusutsu there are 18 miles of groomed trails, catering to all abilities, through well-spaced birch and bamboo forests. Niseko is even (36)___________, with 30 miles of trails and plenty of off-piste too. After a hard day in this "Oriental (37)__________ wonderland" you can visit a traditional onsen for a shiatsu massage and a dip in the steam bath, guaranteeing a good night's sleep.