Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1) name was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2) his pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small (3) house on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4) had many friends

at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5) When Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6) profession of a printer. Samuel always (7) wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8) left the boat and went to live in California.

Here he began to write short stories (9) under the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10) them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.

III/  Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

      Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and “Mark Twain” was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.

      When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer “ was published in 1876.

Question 21. Who was Mark Twain? He was a famous American writer.

Question 22. Where was he born? He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA

Question 23. How old was he when his father died? He was twelve (years old) (when his father died).

Question 24. Did the readers like his stories very much?  Yes, they did.

Question 25. When was his best novel published? His best novel was published in 1876. 

IV/  Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

      If you are (26) ______ to someone’s house for dinner in the United States, you should (27) ______ a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a wrapped (28) ______, he or she may open it in front of you. Opening a present m front of the gift-giver is considered (29) ______. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. (30) ______ the host doesn’t like it, he or she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad.

Question 26.   A. called               B. invited              C. calling                        D. inviting

Question 27.   A. take                  B. give                  C. bring                        D. make

Question 28.   A. gift                    B. gifts                  C. flower                        D. flowers

Question 29.   A. funny                B. sad                    C. rude                        D. polite

Question 30.   A. Although          B. But                    C. Because                        D. So

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V/ (1,0 point) Fill in each gap of the following sentences with ONE suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet.

1. in

2. write/ type

3. herself

4. mind

5. on

VI/ ) Rearrange these words or phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Example:         O. in/live / Hung Yen. / I

                        => I live in Hung Yen.

1. The journey to my home village is very interesting.

2. Mr Ba used to go swimming when he was young.

3. My friend is interested in playing football.

4. Nam is tired now because he stayed up late last night.

5. If I had enough money, I would buy this book.

VII/  Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. “Let’s go out for dinner” Mary said.

Mary suggested going out for dinner.

2. John is too young to understand the question.

John is not old enough to understand the question.

3. The last time I heard from my sister was 5 months ago.

I haven’t heard from my sister for 5 months.

4. Nobody in the factory works more carefully than Mr Thanh.

Mr Thanh is the most careful worker in the factory.

5. The box was so heavy that my son couldn’t carry it.

It was such a heavy box that my son couldn’t carry it.

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Mark twain is a famous American writer. His (61) name was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and “ Mark Twain” was (62) his pen-name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small town (63) on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (64) had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (65) When Samuel was twelve, his after father died and the boy began to work and learned the (66) jog of a printer. Samuel always (67) wanted to be a sailor and when he was he was twenty he found work on a river boat. After some time he (68) left the boat and went to live in California. Here he began to write short (69) stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent (70) them to newspaper. The reader liked his stories very much.

Find a suitable word to complete the following passage. (10 x 0,2 = 2pts)

Mark twain is a famous American writer. His ……NAME...(61)…….. was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and “ Mark Twain” was ……HIS...(62)…….. pen-name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small town……NEAR...(63)……. the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy ……HAD...(64)……. many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. ……...(65)…WHEN….. Samuel was twelve, his after father died and the boy began to work and learned the ……...(66)…PROFESSION….. of a printer. Samuel always ……WANTED...(67)…….. to be a sailor and when he was he was twenty he found work on a river boat. After some time he ……...(68)…LEFT….. the boat and went to live in California. Here he began to write short ……...(69)…STORIES….. under the name of Mark Twain. He sent ……...(70)…THEM….. to newspaper. The reader liked his stories very much.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to most people as Mark Twain, was born (….1…) 1835 in a town near Hannibal, Mo. He spent his boyhood in Hannibal, (…2…) is on the Mississippi River. When he grew up, he became (…..3…..) river pilot.  Later, he went and worked as a reporter in Virginia City, Nev. From then on Clemens used Mark Twain as his pen name. Mark Twain died in (…..4…..) when he was seventy five years old.

1. a. in                    b. at                     c. on                                d. for

2. a. which                        b. that                   c. who                    d. when

3. a. an                           b. the                    c. a                       d. no article                               

4. a. 1910                    b. 1901                        c. 1900                   d.1835

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Mark Twain is a famous america writer. His name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his pen name. He was born in a small town (1)_on_____ the Missouri river (2)__in____ the USA. The boy had many friends (3)__at____ school and when he became a writer, he described them (4)__in____ his stories. Samuel always wanted to be a sailor and (5)_when_____ the age of twenty he found work (6)___on___ a river boat. After some time he left the boat and went to live (7)__in____ California. Here he began to write short stories (8)__under____ the name (9)__of____ Mark Twain. He sent them (10)__to____ newspapers. The readers loved his stories very much.

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His name was Samule Langhorne Clemens and Mark Twain his pen-name. Samule Langhorne Clemens was born in a small town in the USA. When he was twelve years old, his father died. He began to work and learnd the profession of a printer. He began to write short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newpapers. The readers liked his stories very much

a) Where was Samule Langhorne Clemens born?

___Samule Langhorne Clemens was born in a small town in the USA. __________________________________

b) How old was he when his father died?

____ When he was twelve years old, his father died._________________________________

c) What đi he begin to do them?

____He began to work and learnd the profession of a printer._________________________________

d) What was his pen-name ?

___Mark Twain his pen-name.__________________________________

c) Did the readers like his stories?

____yes,they did _________________________________

a) Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in a small town in the USA

b) When he was 12 years old, his father died

c) He began to work and learned the profession of a printer

d) His pen-name was Mark Twain

e) Yes. They liked his stories very much

EX9. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.

This is a story (1) ...about.......... Mark Twain, a famous American writer and homourist. We all know that Twain was famous in his day as a lecture and teller of funny stories. We also know that he (2) .....like......... to play jokes on his friends. In this case, the joke was on Mark Twain.

One day, he was walking along the streer of a small town where he was going to deliver a lecture that evening. (3) ....it........ was a young man who stopped him on his way just to (4) .......talk...... about his uncle. The young man said that his uncle (5).....never......... laughed and smiled. Mark Twain told the young man to take his (6) ...uncle..... to his lecture that evening, and he could guarantee to make the young man's uncle laugh.

That (7) .....evening........ the young man and his uncle sat in the (8) ..first.......... row. Mark Twain spoke directly at them. He told many funny stories, but the old man didn't smile smile. Then he told the (9).......funniest.... stories which he knew, but the old man'd face still remains blank. At ( 10 )....last......., Mark Twain left the platform feeling exhausted.

Later Mark Twain was talking to his friend about this. His friend laughed and said: " Oh, I know that old man. He has been as deaf as a post for years!!!''.

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The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. When Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printe. Samule always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty he found work on a river board. After some time he left the boat and went to live in California. Here he began to write short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspaper. The readers liked his stories very much

Fill each gap with a word from the box

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The boy had many___Friends_____ at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his ___Stories__________. When Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy___Began______ to work and learned the profession of a printe. Samule always wanted to be a ______Sailor_______ and when he was twenty he found work on a river board. After some time he left the boat and went to ______Live_______ in California. Here he began to write short stories ______Under_____ the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspaper. The readers liked his stories very much