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Mark Twain, the author of the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is one of America's best loved storytellers. He (grow up) GREW UP in a small town on the Mississippi River. As a young boy, he (admire, greatly) FREATLY ADMIRED 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) HAD BECOME a riverboat pilot. Later in life, when he (become) BECAME a writer, many of his stories (contain) CONTAINED elements of his own experiences. He wrote many humorous stories and articles about life on the Mississippi River before he (die) DIED in 1910 at the age of 74. Sadly, Twain (work) HAD BEEN WORKING on a new story for several months before his death, but he (finish, never) NEVER FINISHED it. Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, (become) HAS BECOME a favorite place for Americans to visit to learn about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the 19th century
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective
air-sick; airtight; trustworthy; snow-white; carsick; duty-free; homesick; waterproof; praiseworthy; good-tempered
Peter was a student living far from home. Because of his hard work at college, he rarely returned home and he sometimes felt (1) ..homesick.. . Whenever he had a chance to go home to visit his family, he always went by train, not by plane or by car because was afraid of being (2) .air-sick... and (3) ..carsick.. .
In his learning, he was very successful and always got good marks from all of his teachers, who often said that he was (4) .. good-tempered.. and (5) ..praiseworthy.. had achievements. Besides, his friends often regarded him as a (6) .. trustworthy... classmate because he was always willing to help them.
One day, he got the first prize with some money in a competition at college. He decided to go to a (7) ..duty-free.. shop for students to buy some chocolate kept in an (8) ...airtight.... container for his father, a (9) ..waterproof.. watch for his mother and a doll with (10) .snow-white... hair for his little sister .
Fill in each gap with one appropriate compound adjective.
one-egg; one-litre; three-course; five-minute; twelve-man; fifteen-piece; ten-ton; 2,000-word; thirty-five-hour; 4,000-year-old
1. Their cat was run over by a ..ten-ton. lorry.
2. The concert was performed by a ...twelve-man.. orchestra.
3. The man was convicted of murder by the .. thirty-five-hour.. jury.
4. The Vietnamese people are proud of their ..4,000-year-old... history.
5. The price of a ..one-litre.. bottle of whisky has gone up by 90p.
6. The workers are on strike for better pay and a .. three-course... week.
7. Peter can't go out. He has to write a ..2,000-word.. essay by tomorrow.8. I didn't have a big lunch. Just a .fifteen-piece... omelette and some potatoes.
9. My new house is very handy for the shops and only a ..five-minute.. walk from my school.
10. At this excellent restaurant, we can get a ..one-egg.. meal and coffee just for $5 per person.
Read the passage then answer the following questions:
"I will think of it."It is easy to say this; but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see our thouhts, or hear, or taste, or feel them;and yet what mighty power they have! Sir Isac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer's evning, when he saw an appe fall from a tree. He began to think, and, in trying to find out why the apple fell, discoveed how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quitly by the firside, watching the lid of the tea kette as it moved up and down. He began to think; he wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking; and when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could, with the greatest ease, do the work of many horses. When you see a steamboat, a steam mill, or alocomotive, remember that it would never have been built if it had not been for the hard thinking of someone. A man named Galileo was once standing in the cathedral of Pisa, when he saw a chandelier swaying to and fro. This set him thinking, and it led to the invention of thependulum. James Ferguson was a poor Scotch shepherd boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he was filled with wonder. "Why should I not make a watch?" thought he. But how was he to get the materials out of which to make the wheels and the mainspring? He soon found how to get them: he made the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone. He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. He began, also, to copy pictures with a pen, and portraits with oil colors. In a few years, while still a small boy, he earned money enough to support his father. When he became a man, he went to London to live. Some of the wisest men in England, and the king himself, used to attend his lectures. His motto was, "I will think of it;" and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.When you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't feel discouraged, and ask someone to help you before helping yourselves.Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A/Great geniuses didn't have to think.
B/We should always think.
C/Isaac Newton was a thinker.
D/Galileo was a thinker.
2. What caused Galileo to invent the pendulum?
A/Seeing a cathedral.
B/Thinking about apples.
C/Seeing a chandelier swing and thinking.
D/Thinking about gravity.
3. Why did the king attend James Ferguson's lectures?
A/Because Ferguson taught about pendulums.
B/Because Ferguson was a brilliant thinker.
C/Because the king was jealous of Ferguson's intelligence.
D/Because Ferguson was an entertaining speaker.
4.How is Galileo similar to Isaac Newton?
AThey were born at the same time.
BThey have nothing in common.
CThey are both great thinkers.
DThey both discovered gravity.
5.Why did James Ferguson decide to make a watch?
A/Because he was curious after seeing the inside of a watch.
B/Because the king asked him to.
C/Because he needed to support his sick father and mother.
D/Because he was poor and needed the money.
Read the passage then answer the following questions:
"I will think of it."It is easy to say this; but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see our thouhts, or hear, or taste, or feel them;and yet what mighty power they have! Sir Isac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer's evning, when he saw an appe fall from a tree. He began to think, and, in trying to find out why the apple fell, discoveed how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quitly by the firside, watching the lid of the tea kette as it moved up and down. He began to think; he wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking; and when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could, with the greatest ease, do the work of many horses. When you see a steamboat, a steam mill, or alocomotive, remember that it would never have been built if it had not been for the hard thinking of someone. A man named Galileo was once standing in the cathedral of Pisa, when he saw a chandelier swaying to and fro. This set him thinking, and it led to the invention of thependulum. James Ferguson was a poor Scotch shepherd boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he was filled with wonder. "Why should I not make a watch?" thought he. But how was he to get the materials out of which to make the wheels and the mainspring? He soon found how to get them: he made the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone. He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. He began, also, to copy pictures with a pen, and portraits with oil colors. In a few years, while still a small boy, he earned money enough to support his father. When he became a man, he went to London to live. Some of the wisest men in England, and the king himself, used to attend his lectures. His motto was, "I will think of it;" and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.When you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't feel discouraged, and ask someone to help you before helping yourselves.Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A/Great geniuses didn't have to think.
B/We should always think.
C/Isaac Newton was a thinker.
D/Galileo was a thinker.
2. What caused Galileo to invent the pendulum?
A/Seeing a cathedral.
B/Thinking about apples.
C/Seeing a chandelier swing and thinking.
D/Thinking about gravity.
3. Why did the king attend James Ferguson's lectures?
A/Because Ferguson taught about pendulums.
B/Because Ferguson was a brilliant thinker.
C/Because the king was jealous of Ferguson's intelligence.
D/Because Ferguson was an entertaining speaker.
4.How is Galileo similar to Isaac Newton?
A/ They were born at the same time.
B/ They have nothing in common.
C/ They are both great thinkers.
D/ They both discovered gravity.
5.Why did James Ferguson decide to make a watch?
A/Because he was curious after seeing the inside of a watch.
B/Because the king asked him to.
C/Because he needed to support his sick father and mother.
D/Because he was poor and needed the money.
Exercise 3
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
SAMUEL PEPYS
The most famous diary (0) in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and interesting (1) _________ of everyday life in England (2) _________ 1660 and 1669. Peps write about important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (3) _________ up the River Thames and the Great Fire of London.
He also writes about himself, even about his (4) _________ he often slept during church or (5) _________ at the pretty girls. He describes his home life – a (6) _________ with his wife and how they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card (7) _________ , and parties with good food and (8) _________ of fun. Pepys was a busy man who had many important (9) _________ he was a Member of Parliament and President of Royal Society. He is also (10) _________ for his work for the British navy.
0. A. in
B. about
C. from
D. of
??
B. letter
C. notice
D. story
2. A. between
B. from
C. through
D. to
3. A. driving
B. flying
C. running
D. sailing
4. A. accidents
B. plans
C. dreams
D. faults
5. A. looked
B. prayed
C. talked
D. thought
6. A. conversation
B. discussion
C. quarrel
D. talk
7. A. battles
B. games
C. matches
D. plays
8. A. amount
B. plenty
C. much
D. some
9. A. acts
B. hobbies
C. jobs
D. studies
10. A. reviewed
B. remembered
C. reminded
D. reported
Exercise 3
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.
SAMUEL PEPYS
The most famous diary (0) in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and interesting (1) _________ of everyday life in England (2) _________ 1660 and 1669. Peps write about important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (3) _________ up the River Thames and the Great Fire of London.
He also writes about himself, even about his (4) _________ he often slept during church or (5) _________ at the pretty girls. He describes his home life – a (6) _________ with his wife and how they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card (7) _________ , and parties with good food and (8) _________ of fun. Pepys was a busy man who had many important (9) _________ he was a Member of Parliament and President of Royal Society. He is also (10) _________ for his work for the British navy.
0. A. in
B. about
C. from
D. of
B. letter
C. notice
D. story
2. A. between
B. from
C. through
D. to
3. A. driving
B. flying
C. running
D. sailing
4. A. accidents
B. plans
C. dreams
D. faults
5. A. looked
B. prayed
C. talked
D. thought
6. A. conversation
B. discussion
C. quarrel
D. talk
7. A. battles
B. games
C. matches
D. plays
8. A. amount
B. plenty
C. much
D. some
9. A. acts
B. hobbies
C. jobs
D. studies
10. A. reviewed
B. remembered
C. reminded
D. reported