Listen to the presentation about unusual British festivals and choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
To win the best gurner competition, one man __________________.




A.had all his teeth removed
B.grew a really long beard
C.had a lot of facial piercings
D.Ø

Vacation schools and extracurricular activities are mentioned to illustrate .the increased impact of public schools on students




A.alternatives to formal education provided by public schools
B.the importance of educational changes
C.activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs
D.the increased impact of public schools on students

A.best
B.part
C.pie
D.pen

_________(65)




A.broken
B.peaks
C.cracks
D.opens

___________(63)




A.power
B.violent
C.strength
D.violence

The word "itself" in paragraph 2 refers to .




A.the Western League
B.growing cities
C.the Midwest
D.the American League

The word "inception" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .




A.requirements
B.beginning
C.insistence
D.rules

What is the passage mainly about?




A.The origins of baseball
B.The commercialization of baseball
C.The influence of the "New York Game" on baseball
D.The development of baseball in the nineteenth century

It can be inferred from the paragraph 3 that .




A.jobs in insurance sales are generally not well-paid
B.insurance sales people can earn high salary later in their career
C.people should constantly work toward the next promotion
D.a starting salary should be an important consideration in choosing a career

__________(58)




A.Most
B.Most of
C.All
D.All of