QUIZ OF RECOUNT TEXT

Bruno Mars is an American singer who is very famous among teenagers around the world. He is not only a singer, but also a songwriter, record producer, voice actor, and choreographer. He was born on October 8, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a musician family. He had begun creating music from his youth. He had many musical performances in his hometown as well. After he graduated from high school, he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career.

            From 2009, people knew him as a solo artist after featuring with several singers, such as “Nothin’ on You” with B.o.B. and “Billionaire” with Travie McCoy. He, then, signed a contract with Atlantic. In 2010, he released his debut album. It was listed as number three album on the Billboard 200 and it was nominated for seven Grammy Awards. The album soon spread around the world. In 2012, he released his second album, Unorthodox Jukebox. It was a great success in the United States, UK, and other international countries. The album won Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards.

            Mars is a professional singer. He is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship. He usually plays a variety or instruments such as electric guitar, piano, keyboards, and drums, dances and performs a wild range of musical styles, including reggae, soul, and funk music.

What is the topic of the text?

• The romance of Bruno Mars

• Bruno Mars’ performances

• Bruno Mars’ album

• Bruno Mars’ songs

• Bruno Mars’ career

Bruno Mars is an American singer who is very famous among teenagers around the world. He is not only a singer, but also a songwriter, record producer, voice actor, and choreographer. He was born on October 8, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a musician family. He had begun creating music from his youth. He had many musical performances in his hometown as well. After he graduated from high school, he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career.

            From 2009, people knew him as a solo artist after featuring with several singers, such as “Nothin’ on You” with B.o.B. and “Billionaire” with Travie McCoy. He, then, signed a contract with Atlantic. In 2010, he released his debut album. It was listed as number three album on the Billboard 200 and it was nominated for seven Grammy Awards. The album soon spread around the world. In 2012, he released his second album, Unorthodox Jukebox. It was a great success in the United States, UK, and other international countries. The album won Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards.

            Mars is a professional singer. He is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship. He usually plays a variety or instruments such as electric guitar, piano, keyboards, and drums, dances and performs a wild range of musical styles, including reggae, soul, and funk music.

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

• ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.

• ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ won Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards.

• Bruno Mars’ album

  Bruno Mars was raised by a farming family.

• Bruno Mars cannot play guitar and piano.

• Bruno Mars is bad at dancing.

Bruno Mars is an American singer who is very famous among teenagers around the world. He is not only a singer, but also a songwriter, record producer, voice actor, and choreographer. He was born on October 8, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a musician family. He had begun creating music from his youth. He had many musical performances in his hometown as well. After he graduated from high school, he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career.

            From 2009, people knew him as a solo artist after featuring with several singers, such as “Nothin’ on You” with B.o.B. and “Billionaire” with Travie McCoy. He, then, signed a contract with Atlantic. In 2010, he released his debut album. It was listed as number three album on the Billboard 200 and it was nominated for seven Grammy Awards. The album soon spread around the world. In 2012, he released his second album, Unorthodox Jukebox. It was a great success in the United States, UK, and other international countries. The album won Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards.

            Mars is a professional singer. He is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship. He usually plays a variety or instruments such as electric guitar, piano, keyboards, and drums, dances and performs a wild range of musical styles, including reggae, soul, and funk music.

“Bruno Mars is an American singer who is very famous among teenagers around the world.”

The underlined word has closest in meaning to .....

• Well-meaning

• Well-dressed

• Handsome

• Charming

• Popular

Bruno Mars is an American singer who is very famous among teenagers around the world. He is not only a singer, but also a songwriter, record producer, voice actor, and choreographer. He was born on October 8, 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a musician family. He had begun creating music from his youth. He had many musical performances in his hometown as well. After he graduated from high school, he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career.

            From 2009, people knew him as a solo artist after featuring with several singers, such as “Nothin’ on You” with B.o.B. and “Billionaire” with Travie McCoy. He, then, signed a contract with Atlantic. In 2010, he released his debut album. It was listed as number three album on the Billboard 200 and it was nominated for seven Grammy Awards. The album soon spread around the world. In 2012, he released his second album, Unorthodox Jukebox. It was a great success in the United States, UK, and other international countries. The album won Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards.

            Mars is a professional singer. He is known for his stage performances and retro showmanship. He usually plays a variety or instruments such as electric guitar, piano, keyboards, and drums, dances and performs a wild range of musical styles, including reggae, soul, and funk music.

According to the passage above, how old is Bruno Mars in 2022?

• 31 years old

• 35 years old

• 37 years old

• 39 years old

• 33 years old

Choose the correct words to complete the following text.

Last week, my youngest brother, Jarot, (A) …………. his birthday. We held a small

party for him. To make him more cheerful, I decided to dress up like a (B) …………. . I put thick cosmetics on my face and put a red ball on my nose. I also put red lines on my lips which showed a big smile.

Jarot screamed happily when he saw me acting comically. So did the guests. They laughed and clapped their hands during the show. I was (C) …………. that all guests were also entertained.

 

The best word to complete A is ………

• celebrate

• celebrated

• has celebrated

• celebrates

• is celebrating

Choose the correct words to complete the following text.

Last week, my youngest brother, Jarot, (A) …………. his birthday. We held a small

party for him. To make him more cheerful, I decided to dress up like a (B) …………. . I put thick cosmetics on my face and put a red ball on my nose. I also put red lines on my lips which showed a big smile.

         Jarot screamed happily when he saw me acting comically. So did the guests. They laughed and clapped their hands during the show. I was (C) …………. that all guests were also entertained.

 

The best word to complete B is ………

• cloud

• frown

• crown

• clown

• shrown

Choose the correct words to complete the following text.

Last week, my youngest brother, Jarot, (A) …………. his birthday. We held a small

party for him. To make him more cheerful, I decided to dress up like a (B) …………. . I put thick cosmetics on my face and put a red ball on my nose. I also put red lines on my lips which showed a big smile.

         Jarot screamed happily when he saw me acting comically. So did the guests. They laughed and clapped their hands during the show. I was (C) …………. that all guests were also entertained.

The best word to complete C is ………

• sad

• drab

• glad

• bad

• odd

Bandung Conference (Asian-African Conference), 1955

In April, 1955, representatives from twenty-nine governments of Asian and African nations gathered in Bandung, Indonesia to discuss peace and the role of the Third World in the Cold War, economic development, and decolonization.

The core principles of the Bandung Conference were political self-determination, mutual respect for sovereignty, non-aggression, non-interference in internal affairs, and equality. These issues were of central importance to all participants in the conference, most of which had recently emerged from colonial rule. The governments of Burma, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka co-sponsored the Bandung Conference, and they brought together an additional twenty-four nations from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Because the decolonization process was still ongoing, the delegates at the conference took it upon themselves to speak for other colonized peoples (especially in Africa) that had not yet established independent governments. The delegates built upon the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, worked out in negotiations between India and China in 1954, as they sought to build solidarity among recently independent nations.

At the close of the Bandung Conference attendees signed a communique that included a range of concrete objectives. These goals included the promotion of economic and cultural cooperation, protection of human rights and the principle of self-determination, a call for an end to racial discrimination wherever it occurred, and a reiteration of the importance of peaceful coexistence. The leaders hoped to focus on the potential for collaboration among the nations of the third world, promoting efforts to reduce their reliance on Europe and North America.

 

What were the aims of the conference of those governments of Asian and African nations?

• To end the Cold War and bring peace to the world

• To maintain the roles of the Asian-African countries in the world

• To encourage colonized countries to gain their independences

• To promote economic and politics cooperation among Asian-African countries

• To discuss peace and the roles of the Third World in the Cold War, economic development and decolonization

Bandung Conference (Asian-African Conference), 1955

In April, 1955, representatives from twenty-nine governments of Asian and African nations gathered in Bandung, Indonesia to discuss peace and the role of the Third World in the Cold War, economic development, and decolonization.

The core principles of the Bandung Conference were political self-determination, mutual respect for sovereignty, non-aggression, non-interference in internal affairs, and equality. These issues were of central importance to all participants in the conference, most of which had recently emerged from colonial rule. The governments of Burma, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka co-sponsored the Bandung Conference, and they brought together an additional twenty-four nations from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Because the decolonization process was still ongoing, the delegates at the conference took it upon themselves to speak for other colonized peoples (especially in Africa) that had not yet established independent governments. The delegates built upon the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, worked out in negotiations between India and China in 1954, as they sought to build solidarity among recently independent nations.

At the close of the Bandung Conference attendees signed a communique that included a range of concrete objectives. These goals included the promotion of economic and cultural cooperation, protection of human rights and the principle of self-determination, a call for an end to racial discrimination wherever it occurred, and a reiteration of the importance of peaceful coexistence. The leaders hoped to focus on the potential for collaboration among the nations of the third world, promoting efforts to reduce their reliance on Europe and North America.

 

How many countries initiated the conference?

• Four

• Six

• Twenty-nine

• Five

• Twenty-four

Bandung Conference (Asian-African Conference), 1955

In April, 1955, representatives from twenty-nine governments of Asian and African nations gathered in Bandung, Indonesia to discuss peace and the role of the Third World in the Cold War, economic development, and decolonization.

The core principles of the Bandung Conference were political self-determination, mutual respect for sovereignty, non-aggression, non-interference in internal affairs, and equality. These issues were of central importance to all participants in the conference, most of which had recently emerged from colonial rule. The governments of Burma, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka co-sponsored the Bandung Conference, and they brought together an additional twenty-four nations from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Because the decolonization process was still ongoing, the delegates at the conference took it upon themselves to speak for other colonized peoples (especially in Africa) that had not yet established independent governments. The delegates built upon the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, worked out in negotiations between India and China in 1954, as they sought to build solidarity among recently independent nations.

At the close of the Bandung Conference attendees signed a communique that included a range of concrete objectives. These goals included the promotion of economic and cultural cooperation, protection of human rights and the principle of self-determination, a call for an end to racial discrimination wherever it occurred, and a reiteration of the importance of peaceful coexistence. The leaders hoped to focus on the potential for collaboration among the nations of the third world, promoting efforts to reduce their reliance on Europe and North America.

 

“….. a call for an end to racial discrimination wherever it occurred ….” (Last Paragraph)

What does the underlined word mean?

• Request

• Regard

• Release

• Remark

• Reveal