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

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Ben is my best friend. He is a good student. He gets up (1) ...... every morning to read books before going to school. We have had many tests recently. I did them (2)......, but Ben got grade A for all of them. He always study (3)...... in the library after school. I don’t like the library. Last week, when I laughed (4)...... at my friend’s jokes, everyone in the library (5)...... looked at me. Next week, we will have an English test. I want to get grade A. I asked Ben to study with me, but he looked at me (6)...... and said he was sorry. He went home (7)...... after school that day. His mother was sick, so he and his sister (8)...... cooked dinner for the whole family. He is such a nice boy

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John is twenty six years old. He ( 1. live ) ............. with his family in an apartment in Hanoi. There ( 2. be ) ........... four people in his family. His father is a worker. His mother is a worker, too. They ( 3. work ) ........... in a factory. His sister is a student at university. John ( 4. work ) ............ as a travel writer for a newspaper. He ( 5. go ) ............... abroad about ten times a year. Now, he ( 6. travel ) ................... in England. He ( 7. speak )................. English very well, but he ( 8. study ) .......... Spanish at the moment because he ( 9. want ) ............ to go to South America. Every evening he ( 10. write ) ............ notes about people and places around the world.

fill in the blank with one suitable word

come/start/teach/have/meet/not work/finish/not like/fly/travel/camp/love/like

Bruce Charles is an English teacher at a language school in Briton-students.........(1)......from all over the world to study there. He..........(2)..........grammar and reading. He usually..........(3)...work at 9.00 and.....(4)........at 3.30.

He.......(5).......his job because he........(6)...lots of people from many countries. But he ...(7)..............at the moment. He..(8)............round Peru with his friends. Thay are spennding five days walking in the Andes. They .......(9).........in beautiful places everynight buts Bruce...(10)......a problem.

He....(11).....walking but he..........(12).......sleeping in a tent. They ......(13).......back to England next week

17. I would have been on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office

a. I was on time even tough I stopped at the post office

b.I wasn’t on time because I stopped at the post office

c. I didn’t stop at the post office, but I was late.

D. all of the above

18. I have still got the camera because no one has claimed it

a. because it hasn’t been claimed

b. because of not claiming on it

c. because of no claim has been made on it

d. because it has been claimed by no one

20. Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work. In spite of ____________

a. the serious ill, he was determined to finish his work

b.be ill seriously, he was determined to finish his work

c.his serious ill,he wasdetermined to finish hiswork

d.he wasill seriously,he wasdetermined to finish his work

21. Although they were very poor, the children seemed happy.

a. The children seemed happy because they were very poor

b.The children were very poor,so they seemed happy

c.Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy

d.he children seemes happy whether they were poor /rich

22. Because of his bad leg, he walked slowly.

a. Because his leg was bad, he walked slowly

b. Because his bad leg, he walked slowly

c. If his leg was bad, he walked slowly

d. Although his leg was bad, he walked slowly

23. I got to class on time _________ I had missed my bus.

a. even though b. nevertheless c. because d. despite

Question V: Fill in the blank with one suitable word:

come / start / teach /have / meet / not work / finish / not like / fly / travel / camp / love / like

Bruce Charles is an English teacher at a language school in Brighton- students (1) ......................from all over the world to study there. He (2).......................... grammar and reading. He usually (3)......................... work at 9.00 and (4).......................... at 3.30. He (5).......................... his job because he (6).......................... lots of people from many countries. But he (7).......................... at the moment. He (8).......................... round 4 Peru with his friends. They are spending five days walking in the Andes. They (9).......................... in beautiful places every night but Bruce (10).......................... a problem. he (11).......................... walking, but he (12).......................... sleeping in a tent .They (13).......................... back to England next week.

Question V: Fill in the blank with one suitable word:

come / start / teach /have / meet / not work / finish / not like / fly / travel / camp / love / like

Bruce Charles is an English teacher at a language school in Brighton- students (1) ......................from all over the world to study there. He (2).......................... grammar and reading. He usually (3)......................... work at 9.00 and (4).......................... at 3.30. He (5).......................... his job because he (6).......................... lots of people from many countries. But he (7).......................... at the moment. He (8).......................... round 4 Peru with his friends. They are spending five days walking in the Andes. They (9).......................... in beautiful places every night but Bruce (10).......................... a problem. he (11).......................... walking, but he (12).......................... sleeping in a tent .They (13).......................... back to England next week.

2. My father (be) .................. a policeman for 20 years. Although his work (be) ..............hard enough, he always (try) ................ his best. He usually (go) ............. to work on time but yesterday he (come) ..............to work late because his motorbike (break) .............. down.

3. Andrea de Silva, the Hollywood actress, (make) ....................over 25 films in her career. She (start) ................ acting at the age of fourteen. She (travel) .......................to many parts of the world, including Australia, South America and China. She (go) ................... to Argentina three years ago when she (make) ............the film “Good Times, Bad Times ”. She (win) ............... three Oscars. She (win) ................... her first Oscar in 1987 for her role as the scientist, Kay Brown, in “Texas Flower”.

4. Robert Wilson (be) .................a politician. He (go) .................to Oxford University in 1960, and in 1976 he (become) .................... a Member of Parliament (an MP). He (be) ................ an MP since then. He (be) ................. Minister of Education from 1980-1985. He (write) ..............many books. He (be) .............. married and (have got) ................two children. His family (live) ................... in Oxford for 15 years and then they (move) ................to London in 1980. They now (live) ............in a house in Kensington Street, London.

5. Paul Carrack is a musician and a singer. He (be) .................in the music business for over 20 years. He (start) ...................... playing professionally while he (be) ................. at school. He (travel) ................... all over the world. He (have) ................ his first record in 1974. So far he (make) ................... a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain (know) ..................... his name and they will never forget his number one song “The Living Years”.

Nam is in grade 8A. He (1)...........his report card for the last school year. He got good grade (2)............Literature and Math, but his English was poor. His English teacher said, "Nam, you must work harder on your English". He'll try his best to study well next year. He loves (3).................., and he likes sports, too. He enjoys (4)............... soccer a lot. This summer vacation, he is enrolling for the summer activities in his home town. They'll plant trees, clean the streets and participate in the city's sport programs.

Question 2: Read the passage again and write T or F (1pt)