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)___TOWN____ 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)___WANT___to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)_SAILS__ the boat and went to live in California.

Here he began to write short stories (9)_BY__the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10)__TO__

to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.

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.

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

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.

pseudonym

I. Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống:

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.

Đáp án C

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

C

“swimming” -> “swim”

“would + động từ nguyên thể”. Phía trước và phía sau đều dùng động từ nguyên thể: walk, watch, fish