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.

EX9. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.

This is a story (1) ............. Mark Twain, a famous American writer and homourist. We all know that Twain was famous in his day as a lecture and teller of funny stories. We also know that he (2) .............. to play jokes on his friends. In this case, the joke was on Mark Twain.

One day, he was walking along the streer of a small town where he was going to deliver a lecture that evening. (3) ............ was a young man who stopped him on his way just to (4) ............. about his uncle. The young man said that his uncle (5).............. laughed and smiled. Mark Twain told the young man to take his (6) ........ to his lecture that evening, and he could guarantee to make the young man's uncle laugh.

That (7) ............. the young man and his uncle sat in the (8) ............ row. Mark Twain spoke directly at them. He told many funny stories, but the old man didn't smile smile. Then he told the (9)........... stories which he knew, but the old man'd face still remains blank. At ( 10 )..........., Mark Twain left the platform feeling exhausted.

Later Mark Twain was talking to his friend about this. His friend laughed and said: " Oh, I know that old man. He has been as deaf as a post for years!!!''.

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.

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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.

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

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

         Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

           Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

Faugel’s research showed that beta blockers given to his sample _______.

A. increased scores the same as the national average.

B. decreased scores.

C. increased scores less than the national average.

D. increased scores much more than the national average.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

Martin Luther King, Jf., is well- known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among which is his moving “ I have a dream” speech. But fewer people know much about King’s childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.’s grandfather purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L was born. His grandfather allowed the house to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in the atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it. 

M.L.’s childhood was not especially eventfully. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all black schools in a black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a huge barrier keeping black Atlantans from mingling with whites.

M.L. was _______ by the atmosphere in which he grew up

A. not affected at all 

B. doubted 

C. certainly influenced

D. prejudiced

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from .

           Martin Luther King, Jf., is well- known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among which is his moving “ I have a dream” speech. But fewer people know much about King’s childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.’s grandfather purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L was born. His grandfather allowed the house to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in the atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it.

          M.L.’s childhood was not especially eventfully. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all black schools in a black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a huge barrier keeping black Atlantans from mingling with whites.

M.L. was _______ by the atmosphere in which he grew up.'

A. not affected at all

B. doubted

C. certainly influenced

D. prejudiced