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Ruyard Kipling, one of Endland's (26) ______ famous writers, was born in Bombay, India, in 1865, where his English father was working for the British government. Kipling spent his (27) ______ chilhood in India. At six he was to (28) ______ England and educated in an English school. From 1882 until 1883 he was (29) ______ of his school paper. He went back to India in 1883. There he became (30) ______ in writing and worked for a newspaper. When he was 21 he (31) ______ his first book, which was a small book of poetry. Before he was 24 he had brought out a small collection of short stories. There were well-liked and were full of brilliant descriptions and accurate observations.
Between 1887 and 1899 Kipling traveled (32) ______ the world. He visited China, Japan, and he lived for a few years in America, where he married an American woman. Diuring this (33) ______, he wrote several of his most (34) works, the stories for children, which made him famous: The Jungle Books (1894), Kim (1901) and Jusst So Stories (1902). He also published several books of poetry during this time. Kipling returned to England from America and spent the of (35) ______ his life there until his death in 1936.
26. A.such B.most C.extreme D.too
27. A.early B.starting C.young D.beginning
28. A.carried B.transported C.travelled D.taken
29. A.president B.chairman C.editor D.boss
30. A.liked B.interested C.fond D.taken
31. A published B.took out C.invented D.created
32. A.on B.around C.though D.across
33. A.part B.section C.moment D.period
34. A.common B.popular C.usual D.ordinary
35. A.rest B.last C.end D.period
Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.
Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1)__NAME____was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2)__HIS__ pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a
small (3)___TOWN____ on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4)__HAD___many friends
at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5)____WHEN____
Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6)__PROFESSION__
of a printer. Samuel always (7)___WANT___to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)_SAILS__ the boat and went to live in California.
Here he began to write short stories (9)_BY__the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10)__TO__
to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.
1. What is a good description for this text?
A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. B. The life of Benjamin Franklin
C. The works of Benjamin Franklin. D. Franklin and American Independence.
2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
A. 1806 B. 1794 C. 1717 D. 1706
3. Which of these happened first?
A. Franklin trains as a printer. B. Franklin runs away to Philadelphia.
C. The American colonies rebel. D. Franklin starts his first publication.
4. What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about?
A. Franklin’s reputation. B. How to succeed in business.
C. How to do government printing. D. The text does not say.
5. In which countries did Franklin live?
A. England and France. B. Philadelphia and England.
C. London and America. D. England, America and France.
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The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B, C or D) for each question. Choose the best answer.
Benjamin Franklin
Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after it began, and dying ten years before it ended. In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation, and he also contributed much to the development of the new state.
At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a printer’s apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the Pennsylvania Gazette. He also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his experience in business was shared in his famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his reputation throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, the Autobiography, which was written toward the end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense.
He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and - because he was a pragmatic man - a fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster-General of the colonies. Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North America should be a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the British government to change the conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American colonists into rebellion.
Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he worked hard to make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war he attended the American constitutional congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.
1. What is a good description for this text?
A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. B. The life of Benjamin Franklin
C. The works of Benjamin Franklin. D. Franklin and American Independence.
2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
A. 1806 B. 1794 C. 1717 D. 1706
3. Which of these happened first?
A. Franklin trains as a printer. B. Franklin runs away to Philadelphia.
C. The American colonies rebel. D. Franklin starts his first publication.
4. What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about?
A. Franklin’s reputation. B. How to succeed in business.
C. How to do government printing. D. The text does not say.
5. In which countries did Franklin live?
A. England and France. B. Philadelphia and England.
C. London and America. D. England, America and France.
William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in English literature.He was born in 1564 in Stratfrd-upon Avon.At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway,who was eight years older than himself.A few years later he moved to London,where he worked as a actor and a playwright.Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets[a kind of poem containing 14 lines].His most famous plays are the four great tragedies-Othelo,Macbeth,Hamlet,and King Lear.Shakespeare dided in Straford on 23 April 1616,but his plays are still very popular today.They have been translated into different lauguages,and many of have been made into films,both in English and other languages
When and where was he born
-He was born in 1564 in Stratfrd-upon Avon.
How many plays did he write
-He wrote thirty seven plays
When did he die
-He died on 23 April 1616,
Are his plays still popular today
-Yes , they are
William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in English literature.He was born in 1564 in Stratfrd-upon Avon.At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway,who was eight years older than himself.A few years later he moved to London,where he worked as a actor and a playwright.Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets[a kind of poem containing 14 lines].His most famous plays are the four great tragedies-Othelo,Macbeth,Hamlet,and King Lear.Shakespeare dided in Straford on 23 April 1616,but his plays are still very popular today.They have been translated into different lauguages,and many of have been made into films,both in English and other languages
When and where was he born
-He was born in 1564 in Stratfrd-upon Avon.
How many plays did he write
-Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays .
When did he die
-Shakespeare dided in Straford on 23 April 1616.
Are his plays still popular today
- Yes, they are.
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.
When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be _FRIENDLY__(1)___ When you put one finger in front of your __MOUTH_(2)___, you mean, "Be quiet."Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages. Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could _SPEAK__(3)___ a little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt __HUNGRY_(4)___ and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman __OPENED_(5)___ his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he __MEANT_(6)___ to say, "Bring me something to eat." But the waiter brought him a lot of things to __DRINK_(7)___ first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was _READY__(8)___ to leave the restaurant. When another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was __CLEAR_(9)___ enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. __AT LAST_(10)___, the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
III. Đọc đoạn văn rồi chọn 1 đáp án đúng nhất
One (0)__________ the first novels in the history of literature (1)__________ written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2)__________ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)___________ school he worked in his father’s shop and (4)__________ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)__________ in his writings.
In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)__________ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)__________ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe’s novel lived on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)__________ novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books (9)__________ his novel Robinson Crusoe is the most famous. Defoe was not a rich man (10)__________ he died in 1731.
0. A. to B. of C. with D. on
1. A. have B. has C. were D. was
2. A. at B. in C. from D. on
3. A. going B. coming C. leaving D. staying
4. A. bought B. read C. sold D. wrote
5. A. many B. much C. plenty D. few
6. A. did B. let C. brought D. made
7. A. visited B. came C. went D. lived
8. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
9. A. and B. but C. so D. however
10. A. when B. where C. because D. so
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One (0)__________ the first novels in the history of literature (1)__________ written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2)__________ London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)___________ school he worked in his father’s shop and (4)__________ articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)__________ in his writings.
In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)__________ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)__________ on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe’s novel lived on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)__________ novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books (9)__________ his novel Robinson Crusoe is the most famous. Defoe was not a rich man (10)__________ he died in 1731.
0. A. to B. of C. with D. on
1. A. have B. has C. were D. was
2. A. at B. in C. from D. on
3. A. going B. coming C. leaving D. staying
4. A. bought B. read C. sold D. wrote
5. A. many B. much C. plenty D. few
6. A. did B. let C. brought D. made
7. A. visited B. came C. went D. lived
8. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
9. A. and B. but C. so D. however
10. A. when B. where C. because D. so