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1. When was Jacques Cousteau born ? When did he die ?

2. Where did he come from ?

3 What was his job ?

4. What did he spend most of his life doing ? 5. What did he do in 1943 ?

6.

Isaac Newton was one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He was born in a small village of Wootsphore in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy did not like farming; he was fond of the poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he left school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. He taught mathematics at Cambridge University after graduating. His greatest discovery was the law of gravitation.oing ?

James was always something of an unusual child. To start with, he (1). walk by the time he wa
nine months old and then he was able to speak in proper sentences before he was a year (2)NG. a ha
There are other examples, but I particularly remember when he (3) - us all by surprise shortly before
his tenth birthday when he (4)
to memorize every capital city for fun one week. He (5).
hav
an incredible memory. For example, If you ask him what he was doing on a particular day a year ago, h
could tell you exactly (6).
he was, who he was (7).
and what they were doing. James le
university last year and (8) he hasn't been able to find a job that really suits him (9).
really hope hell be able to put his talents to good (10)_ He's a very special person.

The first person to swim the English Channel was a sailor named Matthew Webb. Webb was born in England in 1848, and he (1) ______ to swim in a river near his home. When he was 12 years old, he (2) ______ on a ship and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean many times, from Liverpool to New York. Webb was always (3) ______ swimming. On one of his journeys across the ocean, Webb was taking a walk around the ship (4) ______ he saw a passenger fall into the ocean. Webb didn’t hesitate and jumped into the ocean to rescue him.

1. A. learnt B. learns C. learn

2. A. finished college B. got a certificate C. got a job

3. A. good in B. be good at C. good at

4. A. while B. when C. as to

III. Read the following  passage and do the tasks below : 

    Charles Dickens was one of the greatest writers in English Literature. He was born into a poor family in England. His father was a clerk in an office. It was a good job but he always spent more money than he earned, so he was often in debt. When Dickens was eleven years old, his father was put into prison because he could not pay his debts. At the age of twelve, Dickens was sent to work in a factory labeling bottles for six shillings a week.

     When Dickens was sixteen, he worked for a newspaper, and soon became a good journalist. He also wrote many short stories and novels about London’s life. Many of his characters were poor and hungry people. Some of his novels have been translated into many different languages. His two novels “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield” are famous all over the world.

A.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

1. Which of the following sentences is NOT true ?

A. Charles Dickens was born into a poor family in England.

B. Charles Dickens always spent more money than he earned.

C. His father was put into prison when he was 11 years old.

D. “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield” were written by Charles Dickens.

2. The word  famous in the second paragraph mostly means________.

A. strange B. well done   C. well- known D. unknown

B.  Answer the questions:

1. Was Charles Dickens one of the greatest writers in English Literature?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. How old was he when he worked for a newspaper?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. What did he write about in his short stories and novels?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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The first person to swim the English Channel was a sailor named Matthew Webb. Webb was born in England in 1848, and he (1) ___  to swim in a river near his home. When he was 12 years old,

he (2)  ____on a ship and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean many times, from Liverpool to New York. Webb was always (3)   ____   swimming. On one of his journeys across the ocean, Webb was taking a walk around the ship (4)_____ he saw a passenger fall into the ocean. Webb didn’t hesitate and jumped into the ocean to rescue him.

1.      A. learnt                               B. learns                                   C. learn

2.      A. finished college               B. got a certificate                    C. got a job

3.      A. good in                            B. be good at                            C. good at

4.      A. while                               B. when                                     C. as to

Isaac Newton was one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He was born in a small village of Wootsphore in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming, he was fond of poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he left school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University after graduating. His greatest discovery was the law of gravitation.

Questions :

1.Where was Icaac Newton born ?

2.What did his father do ?

3.When did he leave school ?

4.Did he like farming ?

5.What did he discover ?

Isaac Newton is one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He was born on December 25^th, 1642 in a small village in Woolthorpe in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming, he was fond of the poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he left high school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. In 1667 he became a professor  on  mathematics at Cambridge University after graduating. His greatest discovery is the law of gravitation. He died in 1727.

1. When was Newton born?

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2. How old was he when his father died?

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3. What was he interested in when on the farm?

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4. What did  he discover?

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Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1)........... father was comedian and his mother worked (2)........ a dancer and a singer. Neither of (3).......... them was successful so the family had very (4).......... money. The (5).......... time he himself earned money by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6)............ was working in the theatre.

When he was (7) .......... fifteen, he joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to America. On (8)........... such tour, he was offered a part(9)........ a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor and film director.

He died in Switzerland in 1997, at the (10) .......... of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up- Bringing