Jack London was (1)                     in San Francisco, California, in 1876. He (2)                       a high place in American literature at the beginning of the twentieth (3)                                   At that time, the library shelves and bookshops of America were already (4)          of books by (5)                     writers. But Jack London's stories were new, his characters were not (6)                                             the ones in the books of those writers, and the pictures he (7)                                                         were not the same (8)                      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)                           nothing and nothing can (10)                      them. People in his books never give up (11)                                  , they never stop (12)         For life even when the end of life (13)                      very near. That is the (14)            for US to apply in everything we want and everything we do. If we do not (15)                                             hope, we must and will win.

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

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

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

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

Question 72. He/ bear / January /13/1876 / San Francisco / California. Question 73. His family / poor / he / have / leave / school / make money. Question 74.7He / work / hard / different jobs.

Question 75. Later / he / return / school / he / not / stay / long.

Question 76. 1897 / he / go / Alaska / find / gold / he / find / ideas / books and stories / instead.

Question 77. He / come I home / start / write.

Question 78. Writings / be / successful / he / become / rich / famous / twenties.

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

Supply the correct verb forms.

1. While I (walk) across the campus the other day, I (meet) my old friend, John, whom I (not see):since July 10. Naturally we (stop) (talk) to each other for a few minutes. I asked him how he (do) in his classes this semester.
2. Jack London (bear) in San Francisco on January 12, 1876. He (begin) his education at the university of California, but (not finish) it there, he (write) a lot of adventure books. He (travel) much, and his experience in his trips (help) him write many famous books.
3. A: Tell us what happened to you yesterday?
B: I (walk) along Piccadilly when I (realize) that a man with a black beard, whom I (see) three time already that afternoon, (follow) me. I (be) very annoyed, and at last I (stop) him and (ask) him why he (follow) me. The man (apologize) and (tell) me he (mistake) me for one of his friends.
4. Last Sunday, Mrs Hay (drive) along a small country road when she (see) a man at the side of the road. He (wave) and pointing at his car. Mrs Hay (stop) and (ask) the man if he (be) all right. "My car's broken down", said the man.
5. I'd just parked my car in the street near a football stadium in Liverpool. It (be) ten minutes before the start of the match and I (be) in a hurry. Two littles boys (come) up to me and (say). "Give me some money and we (look) after your car while you are at the match". I (tell) them to clear off, and one of them (look) at me with big, round eyes said, "Unless you (give) us the money, something might happen to your car while you are away, you know, a scratch or a flat or something like that".

(sympathy; travelled, works, ages, novels, becam; born; famous, in; homeless, allow, during)

Jack London(1876-1916) was an American author, journalist and political activist. He.......(1)........ the most widely read American author. Much of London's fiction can be read as adventure stories. but his best ..........(2)........also dealt with complex adult themes.

John Griffith Chaney was......(3)........... in San Francisco. Between the ......(4)........ of 16 and 19, he held many jobs connected with the sea. .........(5)........ 1897, London....(6)....... to Cannada to seek his fortune in the gold rush in the Yukon Territory. the trip to the Klondike region of Yukon was major turning oint in London's life . He found materials there that would.....(7)......him to express his major literacy theme, the struggle for suvival of strong men driven by primitive emotions . London's first Klondike stories, collected in the son of the wolf(1900), made him a best-selling author. Among London's major .....(8)... are two that portray trong, brutal men : the sea wolf(1904) and the autobiographical Martim eden (1909). in these and many other novels and essays, London attacked capitalism

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.

ENGLISH SEVENTH MEETING “SAN ANDREAS FAULT”

The San Andreas Fault line is a fracture at the congruence of two major plates of the Earth’s crust, one of which support most of the North American continent, and the other of which underlies the coast of California and part of the ocean floor of the Pacific Ocean. The fault originates about six hundred miles south of the Gulf of California, runs north in an irregular line along the western coast to San Francisco, and continues north for about two hundred more miles before angling off into the ocean. In places, the trace of the fault is marked by a trench, or, in geological terms, a rift, and a small ponds dot the landscape. Its western side always move north in relation to its eastern side. The total net slip along the San Andreas Fault and the length of time it has been active are matters of conjecture, but it has been estimated that, during the past fifteen million years, coastal California along the San Andreas Fault has moved about 190 miles in a northwesterly direction with respect to the North American plate. Although the movement along the fault averages only a few inches a year, it is intermittent and variable. Some segments of the fault do not have move at all for long periods of time, building up tremendous pressure that must be released. For this reason, tremors are not unusual along the San Andreas Fault, some of which are classified as major earthquakes. Also for this reason, small tremors are interpreted as safe, since they are understood to be pressure that releases without causing much damage.

It is worth noting that the San Andreas Fault passes uncomfortably close to several major metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles and San Francisco. In addition, the San Andreas Fault has created smaller fault systems, many of which underlie the smaller towns and cities along the California coast. For this reason, Californians have long anticipated the recurrence of what they refer to as “the Big One”, a chain reaction of destructive earthquakes that would measure near 8 on the Richter scale, similar in intensity to those that occurred in 1857 and 1906. Such a quake would wreak devastating effects on the life and property in the region. Unfortunately, as pressure continues to build along the fault, the likelihood of such an earthquake increases substantially.

The phrase “the Big One” refers to which of the following?

A. A serious earthquake

B. The San Andreas Fault

C. The river scale

D. California

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.

ENGLISH SEVENTH MEETING “SAN ANDREAS FAULT”

The San Andreas Fault line is a fracture at the congruence of two major plates of the Earth’s crust, one of which support most of the North American continent, and the other of which underlies the coast of California and part of the ocean floor or the Pacific Ocean. The fault originates about six hundred miles south of the Gulf of California, runs north in an irregular line along the western coast to San Francisco, and continues north for about two hundred more miles before angling off into the ocean. In places, the trace of the fault is marked by a trench, or, in geological terms, a rift, and a small ponds dot the landscape. Its western side always move north in relation to its eastern side. The total net slip along the San Andreas Fault and the length of time it has active are matters of conjecture, but it has been estimated that, during the past fifteen million years, coastal California along the San Andreas Fault has moved about 190 miles in a northwesterly direction with respect to the North American plate. Although the movement along the fault averages only a few inches a year, it is intermittent and variable. Some segments of the fault do not have move at all for long periods of time, building up tremendous pressure that must be released. For this reason, tremors are not unusual along the San Andreas Fault, some of which are classified as major earthquakes. Also for this reason, small tremors are interpreted as safe, since they are understood to be pressure that releases without causing much damage.

          It is worth nothing that the San Andreas Fault passes uncomfortable close to several major metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, in addition, the San Andreas Fault has created smaller fault systems, many of which underlie the smaller towns and cities along the California coast. For this reason, Californians have long anticipated the recurrence of what they refer to as “the Big One”, a chain reaction of destructive earthquakes that would measure near 8 on the Richter scale, similar in intensity to those that occurred in 1857 and 1906. Such a quake world wreak devastating effects on the life and property in the region. Unfortunately, as pressure continues to build along the fault, the likelihood of such an earthquake increases substantially.

The phrase “the Big One” refers to which of the following?

A. A serious earthquake

B. The San Andreas Fault

C. The river scale

D. California