1. Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.

Mark Twain, the author of the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is one of Americe's best loved storytellers. He _________ (1) (grow up) in a small town on the Mississippi River. As a young boy, he ________ (2) (greatly/admire) the pilots of the riverboats and dreamed about being a riverboat pilot on the mighty river. He pursued hs dream, and by the age of 22, he himself ________ (3) (be come) a riverboat pilot. Later in life, when he _____________ (4) (become) a writer, many of his stories ___________ (5) (Contain) elements of his own experiences. He _______ (6) (write) many humorous stories and articles about life on the MIssissippi River before he (work) on a new story for several months before his death, but he _______ (9) (never/finish) it. Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, __________ (10) (become) a favorite place for Americans to visist to learn about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the 19 century.

Part 2 : Supply the correct form of verbs in the blank. (1 point)

Mark Twain, the author of the The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, is one of America’s best-loved storytellers. He (1. grow up) ___________ in a small town on the Mississippi River. As a young boy, he greatly (2. admire) ___________ the pilots of the riverboats and dreamed of being a riverboat pilot on the mighty river. He pursued his dream, and by the age of 22, he himself (3. become) ___________ a riverboat pilot. Later in life, when he (4. become) ________________ a writer, many of his stories (5. contain) ___________ elements of his own experiences. He wrote many humorous stories and articles about life on the Mississippi River before he (6. die) ___________ in 1910 at the age of 74. Sadly, Twain (7. work) _______________ on a new story for several months before his death, but he (8. never finish) ___________ it. Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, (9. become) ___________ a favorite place for Americans to visit (10. learn) ___________ about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the 19^th century

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlinedpart that needs correction in each of the following questions.

When he was a little boy, Mark Twain (A) would walk along the piers, (B) watch the river boats, fish and (C) swimming in the Mississippi, (D) much like his famous charater, Tom Sawyer

A. would walk

B. watch

C. swimming

D. much like

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

When he was a little boy, Mark Twain would walk (A) along the piers, watch (B) the river boats, swimming (C) and fish in the (D) Mississippi, much like his famous character, Tom Sawyer

A. would walk

B. watch

C. swimming

D. the

Fill in the blanks with the correct words given:

river did them lake all never

constantly nothing causd which who and

As a boy, Mark Twain (1) .......... much trouble for his parents. He used to play practical jokes on all of his friends(2) ........ neighbours. The nature of his jokes often led to violence. He hated going to school and he (3) ......... ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was fascinated by that mighty (4) ........... He liked to sit on the bank of the river for hours at a time. He was nearly drowned nine different times. He learned many things about the river during those days. He learned (5) ............ about its history and the unusual people (6) ............. rode up and down it. He (7) ............ forgot those scenes and those people. He later made (8) ........ part of the history of America in his book "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn".

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1)______was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2)____ pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a

small (3)_______ on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4)_____many friends

at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5)________

Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6)____

of a printer. Samuel always (7)______to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)___ the boat and went to live in California.

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

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)______was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2)____ pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a

small (3)_______ on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4)_____many friends

at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5)________

Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6)____

of a printer. Samuel always (7)______to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)___ the boat and went to live in California.

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

to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.

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)______ the Missouri river (2)______ the USA. The boy had many friends (3)______ school and when he became a writer, he described them (4)______ his stories. Samuel always wanted to be a sailor and (5)______ the age of twenty he found work (6)______ a river boat. After some time he left the boat and went to live (7)______ California. Here he began to write short stories (8)______ the name (9)______ Mark Twain. He sent them (10)______ newspapers. The readers loved 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 ……...(61)…….. was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and “ Mark Twain” was ……...(62)…….. pen-name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small town……...(63)……. the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy ……...(64)……. many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. ……...(65)…….. Samuel was twelve, his after father died and the boy began to work and learned the ……...(66)…….. of a printer. Samuel always ……...(67)…….. to be a sailor and when he was he was twenty he found work on a river boat. After some time he ……...(68)…….. the boat and went to live in California. Here he began to write short ……...(69)…….. under the name of Mark Twain. He sent ……...(70)…….. to newspaper. The reader liked his stories very much.