Then he was caught in the mouth of a white shark . it is one of the most dangerous sea creatures
Then he was caught in the mouth of a white shark which is one of the most dangerous sea creatures.
The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Binimi, Bahamas, and publishedin 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an anging Cuba fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.
In 1953, The Old Man and The Sea was awarded the Pulitzer for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as
contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize of Literature to Hemingway in 1954.
1 Where was Ernest Hemingway from?
2 When was The Old Man and the Sea published?
3 What genre does The Old Man and The Sea belong to?
4 What is the content of The Old Man and The Sea?
5 When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline and correct the mistake.
1. The puppets are maked of wood and then painted.
2. Today, the Temple was considered one of the most popular tourist attractions.
3. I haven’t ever been to Hanoi before.
4. The students were not interested in history because it was bored.
5. Tourists should add the Temple of Literature to their visit list in Hanoi.
7. The Doctors’ stone tablets was first erected by King Le Thanh Tong.
8. The Imperial City of Hue was finally complete under the reign of King Minh Mang.
9. At the age of seven, Picasso received artistic training by his father.
10. The One Pillar Pagoda built in 1049.
V. Choose the one option A, B,C or D that best complete the passage(10pts)
One of t he most famous statues in the world….(1) on an island in New York Harbor. This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman…..(2)… the torch of liberty, and its….(3)… name is the " Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World". The statue was a….(4).. to American people from the French..(5)….the friendship between the two nations. It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartodie and…(6)…in 1884 in France, then was….(7) to American and put up in 1886.
In the years after the statue was put up, many…(8)…came to the United States through New York. ….(9) they entered New York Harbor, they saw the Statue of Liberty holding up her torch. She…(10)…..a welcome to a land of freedom.
1. A. stands B. puts C. exists D. finds
2. A. who holding B. holds C. holding D. she holds.
3. A. false B. common C. first D. official
4. A. favor B. gift C. power D. representative
5. A. who show B. to show C. showing D. that shows
6. A. completed B. raised C. achieved D. performed
7. A. gone B. removed C. taken D. transported
8. A. foreigners B. immigrants C. aliens D. emigrants
9. A. During B. While C. Since D. As
10. A. symbolized B. made C. got D. extended
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One day, two brothers (1) ___ fishing. They had a dog (2) ___ them. When they came near the river, they threw down their caps on a big stone and went to the (3) ____ bank to (4) ___ for fish. It was cold that day, and soon they began to wish for their caps. They told the dog to go back for (5) _____.
When the dog (6) ____ there, he tried to take both caps together in his mouth at once. It was very dificult. Then the dog noticed that one of the caps was smaller than the (7) ___. He put the smaller (8)____ in the larger one, got it down with his foot and then he could (9) ___ both caps at the same time
You see (10)____ clever the dog was.
In the waters around New York City is a very small island called Librety Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most (1).................................... sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift (2)...................................... the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French (3)................................. named Fredric Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Liberty, of course, (4)..................................... freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to (5)....................................... the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S independence from England. The statue was buillt in France, (6)...................................... apart piece by piece, and the rebuilt in the United States. It was opened to the (7)........................................ on October 28, 1886. (8)..................................... you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the (9)................................... to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful (10)....................................... of the city of New York.
Read the text then answer the questions (1 mark). Last summer holiday, my family went back to the UK and we went to a music festival on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the most famous music festival in our country, which takes place every June. When we got there, I was impressed by the huge number of people. You know about sixty thousand people went to the event. We didn't stay at the hotel but put up a tent at the campsite. It was lots of fun. We listened to a lot of songs by many bands such as the Killers and the Stone Roses. Guess what? We met Jon Bon Jovi!He's my Dad's favourite singer. He and his band stirred up the crowd in nearly three hours with the hit songs. We also went to the Bohemian Woods, a beautiful woodlard down by the. river. There we enjoyed a mix of good music from around the world and escaped the busy and noisy festival for a while. 31. When does the festival take place ? 32. What are the Killers and the Stone Roses ? 33. How did Jon Bon Jovi interest the audience ? 34. Where did Nick and his family also go ?
Christmas / be / one / most famous / religious festivals / the world. *
Christmas is one of the most famous religious festivals on the world.
Christmas is one of the most religious famous festivals in the world.
Christmas is one of the most religious famous festivals on the world.
Christmas is one of the most famous religious festivals in the world.
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For detective fans, Detective Conan is a series we should not ignore, it has attracted millions of readers from around the world. The main plot is about a high school detective Shinichi Kudo. When he was chasing some suspicious people, he was attacked and poisoned. The pill did not kill him, but it turned him into a six year old boy. Since then, he has lived in a lover's house with a new name. He has a group of friends at school, and together they create the Detective group of class 1B. He has solved many difficult criminal cases under the name of detective Mori Kogoro. Thanks to Dr. Agashi's modern equipment, he is able to put Mori to sleep and use his voice to expose the crime. While living as a first-grade boy, Conan continued to find the true faces of the people who poisoned him. These books still attract a lot of readers even though the series has lasted about 20 years. Detective Conan is one of the best detective series, and it's a shame we missed it.
