Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage.

Jack London the famous American writer, was born(1) in San Francisco in 1876. When he was young, he (2)used to sell newspapers, work at a hotel and on a ship (3)for money. He was a student at a university for only a year. He had to leave it (4)because he was too poor to pay for the university. In (5)the years 1905 to 1909 Jack London (6)wrote his best stories and novels. These books were about working people (7)who came to find gold in Alaska, a cold country in the North.

Read the following passage and choose the correct option A, B, C, D that best fits each of the blank in the incomplete passage. JACK LONDON Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (1) ........ in San Francisco. After finishing grammar (2) ..........., Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (3)........... the Alaska Gold Rush. Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (4) ............ about his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (5) ............ in 1900. Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes as an (6) .........., ended in his suicide at the (7) ........... of 40.
Many of his stories including his masterpiece The Call of the Wild deal with the reversion of a civilized creature to the primitive state. Jack London’s style – brutal, vivid and exciting – (8) ........... him enormously popular outside the United States; His (9) ........ were translated into many languages. Jack’s important works include People of the Abyss about the poor in London; the Sea Wolf, a novel based on the author’s experiences on a seal hunting ship; John Barleycorn , an autobiographical novel about Jack’s struggle (10)............. alcoholism.

1: A. grown B. born C. developed D. lived
2: A. lessons B. course C. notes D. school
3: A. in B. to C. at D. of
4: A. speak B. read C. talk D. write
5: A. printed B. ordered C. sold D. published
6: A. architect B. author C. actor D. orator
7: A. moment B. age C. time D. year
8: A. gave B. let C. made D. did
9: A. speeches B. sayings C. words D. works
10: A. to B. for C. against D. of

Read the following passage and choose the correct option A, B, C, D that best fits each of the blank in the incomplete passage.

JACK LONDON

Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (1) ........ in San Francisco. After finishing grammar (2) ..........., Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (3)........... the Alaska Gold Rush. Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (4) ............ about his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (5) ............ in 1900. Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes as an (6) .........., ended in his suicide at the (7) ........... of 40.
Many of his stories including his masterpiece The Call of the Wilddeal with the reversion of a civilized creature to the primitive state. Jack London’s style – brutal, vivid and exciting – (8) ........... him enormously popular outside the United States; His (9) ........ were translated into many languages. Jack’s important works include People of the Abyss about the poor in London; the Sea Wolf, a novel based on the author’s experiences on a seal hunting ship; John Barleycorn , an autobiographical novel about Jack’s struggle (10)............. alcoholism.

1: A. grown B. born C. developed D. lived
2: A. lessons B. course C. notes D. school
3: A. in B. to C. at D. of
4: A. speak B. read C. talk D. write
5: A. printed B. ordered C. sold D. published
6: A. architect B. author C. actor D. orator
7: A. moment B. age C. time D. year
8: A. gave B. let C. made D. did
9: A. speeches B. sayings C. words D. works
10: A. to B. for C. against D. of

Good luck!

1: A. grown B. born C. developed D. lived
2: A. lessons B. course C. notes D. school
3: A. in B. to C. at D. of
4: A. speak B. read C. talk D. write
5: A. printed B. ordered C. sold D. published
6: A. architect B. author C. actor D. orator
7: A. moment B. age C. time D. year
8: A. gave B. let C. made D. did
9: A. speeches B. sayings C. words D. works
10: A. to B. for C. against D. of

WRITE ONE SUITABLE WORD

Jack London was born in San Francisco, California, in 1876. He took a high place in American literature at the beginning of the twentieth century At that time, the library shelves and bookshops of America were already full of books by famous writers But Jack London's stories were new ones, his were not like the ones in the books of other writers, and the picture he painted weren't the same as their pictures.

Jack London was born in San Francisco, California, in 1876. He took a high place in American literature at the beginning of the twentieth century At that time, the library shelves and bookshops of America were already full of books by famous writers But Jack London's stories were new one, his were not like the ones in the books of other writers, and the picture he painted weren't the same as their pictures.

1 A

2 C

3 B

4 D

5 A

6 C

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Jack London was (1)          born           in San Francisco, California, in 1876. He (2)          took             a high place in American literature at the beginning of the twentieth (3)        century                           At that time, the library shelves and bookshops of America were already (4)   full       of books by (5)       famous              writers. But Jack London's stories were new, his characters were not (6)                     like                        the ones in the books of those writers, and the pictures he (7)                           painted                              were not the same (8)                as      their    pictures.

The characters in Jack London's books live a different life, a life of danger. In his stories, the heroes are afraid (9)             of              nothing and nothing can (10)         stop             them. People in his books never give up (11)                  hope                , they never stop (12)   fighting

      For life even when the end of life (13)     seems                 very near. That is the (14)      lesson      for US to apply in everything we want and everything we do. If we do not (15)                 lose                            hope, we must and will win.

I.     USE THE SUGGESTED WORDS AND PHRASES TO WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES OF A PASSAGE.)

Question 71. Jack London / be / famous / American writer. Jack London was a famous American writer.

Question 72. He/ bear / January /13/1876 / San Francisco / California. He was born on January 13th, 1876 in San Francisco, California 

Question 73. His family / poor / he / have / leave / school / make money. His family was very poor, and he had to leave school to make money.

Question 74.7He / work / hard / different jobs. He worked hard in different jobs.

Question 75. Later / he / return / school / he / not / stay / long. Later, he returned to school where he didn't stay long

Question 76. 1897 / he / go / Alaska / find / gold / he / find / ideas / books and stories / instead. In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold and he found ideas for his books and stories instead

Question 77. He / come I home / start / write. He came back home and started to write.

Question 78. Writings / be / successful / he / become / rich / famous / twenties. His writings were successful and he became rich and famous in his twenties

Questton 79. Poor health / he / die / 1916 / be / 40.

 In poor health, he died in 1916 when he was 40.

Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890 in Nghe An...province..., in the village of Kim Lien. When he...was..21 years old, he..left..VietNam and travelled to Afica, England and America. After this, he worked in a hotel in London in the early 1900s then moved to Paris in 1917. He..spent...6 years in Paris, one year in .Moscow and then moved to Guangzou. He founded .the Insochinese Communist Party when he lived in Guangzhou..During.the 1930s Ho Chi Minh continued to travel and after his return to VN he formed the VietMinh in 1941. Fours years....later.., he became...president...of the Democratic Republic of VN after VN declared its independence. Ho Chi Minh died in HN in 1969, but he will always be.remembered.by the Vietnamese people

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Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890 in Nghe An...province..., in the village of Kim Lien. When he...was..21 years old, he..left..VietNam and travelled to Afica, England and America. After this, he worked in a hotel in London in the early 1900s then moved to Paris in 1917. He..spent...6 years in Paris, one year in .Moscow and then moved to Guangzou. He founded .the Insochinese Communist Party when he lived in Guangzhou..During.the 1930s Ho Chi Minh continued to travel and after his return to VN he formed the VietMinh in 1941. Fours years....later.., he became...president...of the Democratic Republic of VN after VN declared its independence. Ho Chi Minh died in HN in 1969, but he will always be.remembered.by the Vietnamese people

Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890 in Nghe An province, in a village of Kim Lien. When he was 21 years old, he left VietNam and travelled to Africa, England and America. After this, he worked in a hotel in London in early 1900s then move to Paris in 1917. He spent six years in Paris, one year in Moscow and then moved to Guangzhou. He founded the Indochinese Communist Party when he was living in Guangzhou. During 1930s, Ho Chi Minh continued to travel and after his return to Viet Nam he formed the Viet Minh in 1941. Four years later, he became President of Democratic Republic of Viet Nam After Viet Nam declared its independence. Ho Chi Minh died in Hanoi in 1969, but he will always be remembered by Vietnamese people.

Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890 in Nghe An province, in a village of Kim Lien. When he was 21 years old, he left Viet Nam and traveled to Africa, England and America. After this, he worked in a hotel in London in early 1900s then move to Paris in 1917. He spent 6 years in Paris, one year in Moscow and then moved to Guangzhou. He founded the Indochinese Communist Party when he was living in Guangzhou. During 1930s, Ho Chi Minh continued to travel and after his return to Viet Nam he formed the Viet Minh in 1941. Four years later, he became President of Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of VN After  Viet Nam declared its independence. Ho Chi Minh died in Hanoi in 1969, but he will always be remembered by Vietnamese people.

Sound (làm theo trọng âm)

1. A.equality B.difficulty C.simplicity D.discovery

2.A.tenant B.common C.rubbish D.machine

3.A.animal B.bacteria C.habitat D.pyramid

4.A.writer B.teacher C.builder D.career

5.A.company B.atmosphere C.customer D.employment

Rewrite the following sentences

1.Jack London/life and writings/represent/American/love adventure

->........Jack London's life and writings represent the American love of adventure........

2.Jack London/born/San Fracisco/1876

->.......Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876.......

3.He/quit/school/fourteen/become/sailor

->.....He quitted school at the age of fourteen to become a sailor....

4.He/travel/good/deal/during/short/lifetime

->..He travelled a good deal during a short lifetime........

5.He/travel/many/palace/Europe/United States/Far East

->.....He travelled to many places in Europe, the United States and Far East.............

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