Question

The Beatles was British 1)​pop-rock band. After the World War II central Liverpool was in ruins and it was the Beatles 2)​made it world famous again. They were formed in 1960 and became the most 3)​band in the history of music. The band consisted 4)​John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were all 5)​in Liverpool. In March 1957 John Lennon formed his first group called “The Quarrymen”. The name came from the Quarry Bank Grammar School in Liverpool, where John went to. He was 16. John 6)​Paul McCartney at a summer festival in July of the same year. Paul was 15 and had a very good voice and John asked him to 7)​the band. Later Paul introduced to John his classmate, George Harrison, who was 14 but he was really talented. John, Paul and George, together with Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best began to play in German clubs. During their time in Germany, Stu Sutcliffe decided to 8)​​the group. The remaining members changed their name to “The Beatles” in 1960 and after a few years spent out from Liverpool, they decided to go back to their hometown. The group’s name is a clever combination of the words “beetles” and music “beat”. Later they met the young record store owner Brian Epstein who told them to change their hairstyle and their clothes. The “Beatle look” was born. Their style, clothes, the way of living 9)​them trend-setters. In 1962 Ringo Starr became part of the band. The Beatles had their first number 1 hit with “Please, Please Me” in 1963. They gave their first US concert the following year. From this point on in the history the Beatles became very popular. Hysterical fans followed them in every concert and Beatlemania ruled all over the world. They changed pop music forever, because they were the first British band to write their own songs and music. Unfortunately, the group 10)​in 1969. Read the text about Beatles and choose the correct words to complete the gaps: 1) a. greatest b. better c. large 2) a. which b. who c. where 3) a. success b. successed c.successful 4) a. of b. from c. by 5) a. burn b. born c.borned 6) a. met b. meet c.meeted 7) a. attend b. go c. join 8) a. live b. leave c.left 9) a. made b. told c. left 10) a. broke b. broke up c. broke down

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) greatest

2) who

3) successful

4) of

5) born

6) met

7) join

8) leave

9) made

10) broke up

Answer 2

Here are the correct words to complete the gaps in the text:

1. a. greatest
2. c. where
3. c. successful
4. a. of
5. c. born
6. b. meet
7. c. join
8. c. left
9. a. made
10. b. broke up