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 The relationship between Britain and the US has always been a close one. Like all close relationships it has had difficult times. The US was first a British colony, but between 1775 and 1783 the US fought a war to become independent. The US fought the British again in the War of 1812.

 In general, however, the two countries have felt closer to each other than to any other country, and their foreign policies have shown this. During World War I and World War II, Britain and the US supported each other. When the US looks for foreign support, Britain is usually the first country to come forward and it is sometimes called “the 51st state of the union”.

 But the special relationship that developed after 1945 is not explained only by shared political interests. An important reason for the friendship is that the people of the two countries are very similar. They share the same language and enjoy each other's literature, films and television. Many Americans have British ancestors, or relatives still living in Britain. The US government and political system is based on Britain's, and there are many Anglo-American businesses operating on both sides of the Atlantic. In Britain some people are worried about the extent of US influence, and there is some jealousy of its current power. The special relationship was strong in the early 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister in Britain and Ronald Reagan was President of the US.

(Adapted from Background to British and American Cultures)

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

 The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on 16 May, 1929 over dinner in Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel. (30) ______ was attended by 270 people, each paying 5 dollars to bring a guest, and hosted by silent-movie actor Douglas Fairbanks, who gave out the awards in a few minutes. The 12 winners had been (31) ______ three months beforehand and the very first “Oscar” - a 34 cm-tall gold-plated statuette designed by MGM's art director, Cedric Gibbons - had already been handed to German actor Emil Jannings, who had sailed to Europe a few weeks before. Actually, Jannings was the runner-up in the Best Actor category, the real winner was Rin Tin Tin, a celebrity dog, but the new awards ceremony wanted to be (32) ______ place seriously.

 According to (33) ______ a librarian in the offices of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the prizes, saw a statuette and said “Gee! He looks just like my Uncle Oscar." The name stuck, and (34) ______ did the "Little Man", who remains the single most prized object in the entire multi-billion-dollar movie business.

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I have two brothers. One of them is in high school, ________ is in college.

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 But for the dog, we would have got completely lost.

In general, the company receives hundreds of ________ for a post they offer.

Two teenagers are talking with each other.

- Mike: "Why don't you take some time out and rest?”

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