Paragraph completion exercise (Part 14)

Paragraph completion exercise (Part 14)

Multiple-choice quiz

Select the correct answer from the choices presented.

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In the old Roman calendar the month of March was considered the first month of the year. _____ This was later changed to our present calendar in which January is the first month of the year. The Scottish were the first people of the British Isles to change to this new calendar in 1599.
1. The British were not very interested in the calendar during these years.
2. In fact, the first day of the year was the 25th of March.
3. January was named for the legendary Janus.
4. No one knows who changed the calendar to the way it is now.
5. The Romans preferred the spring to the winter months.
The famous "Fleet Street" of London is known as the area in which publishers, printers, booksellers and journalists may be found today. However, Fleet Street's preoccupation with this line of work stems back several hundreds of years. _____
1. The number of areas of relaxation and pleasure that have increased in number in this area, make it an attractive area to visit.
2. Among the many famous people that had frequented this street were Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and others.
3. Printers are moving to the next street because it is too crowded.
4. Today people associate this street with its past history.
5. It can still be found to interest the world of this line of business.
_____ As a student she studied dancing in the University of Michigan. Then in 1982, she recorded her first successful song: 'Everybody".
1. Madonna has been interested in singing all her life, as can be seen from her early student years.
2. Recording 'Everybody' started her musical career.
3. The famous pop singer Madonna, was born in Bay City, Michigan in the U.S.A.
4. The University of Michigan is where Madonna started her singing career.
5. Madonna got married after making her first hit song.

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