For his eleventh birthday Elvis Presley (A1) 2) was given a guitar, which cost $7.75. The guitar was bought at the Tupelo Hardware Company, which still (A2) 4) exists today. When he was 13, the Presley family moved to Memphis. While the family (A3) 1) were living there, he was influenced by blues and gospel music. At 14, Elvis played his guitar in a high school concert and all the girls went crazy. He left school at 18 and got a job. While he was working as a driver, recorded That's All Right Mama. It was played on the radio and became a massive hit. That song put him on the road to fame. Elvis (A4) 1) is called The King of Rock and Roll one It's Now Or Never (A5) 3) has sold 25 million copies so far. Since Elvis's death in 1977, his home, Graceland, has become a museum. And more than 600,000 people visit it every year. At the moment, the managers of Graceland (A6) 2) are planning some new exhibitions. Perhaps you (A7) 4) will visit Graceland one day!
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A3. 1) were living 2) were lived lived 4) have been living
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A5. 1) is selling 2) sells 3) has sold 4) had sold
A6. 1) have been planned 2) are planning 3) are planned 4) planned
A7. 1) will be visited 2) had been visited 3) have been visited 4) will visit
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While it is true that mobile devices are convenient and tay better, connected, our social skills seem to be getting worse and worse. According (A8) 3) to a recent survey, the majority of people think that smartphones, laptops, tablets and social media have made us ruder. People texting in public places or shouting into their phones while travelling on (A9) 4)—public transport are (A10) 1) a common sight. Very often we pay more attention (A11)3) to our Facebook account than the person sitting (A12) 2) in front of us. Many institutions are trying to bring good old etiquette back. Shops across the UK are putting up signs informing customers that they won't be served while talking (A13) 1) on the phone. Banks and post offices (at use of too. There are also numerous online campaigns that make people aware (A15) 4) of the best rules or polite behaviour. All of them come down to a simple fact: use your common sense and if you think it will be rude, don't do It.
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