Read the passage and then answer the questions below
Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and “Mark Twain” was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.
When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer” was published in 1876.
How old was he when his father died?
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He was twelve.
Complete the sentences by writing the correct tense of the verbs in blankets
My brother ___________________ (buy) this house 10 years ago.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
The box was so heavy that my son couldn’t carry it.
→ It was ____________________________________________________
Write the correct form of the word in each blank.
Their _______________ has lasted a lifetime. (friend)
Complete the sentences by writing the correct tense of the verbs in blankets
Marry _________________ (clean) the room when I arrived yesterday.
Find the word(s) (marked A, B, C or D) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences
She has worked in this company since I am a child
Write the correct form of the word in each blank
She is poor but she lives in _________________. (happy)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
John is too young to understand the question.
→ John is not ________________________________________________
Find the word(s) (marked A, B, C or D) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences
Although she doesn't trust weather forecasts, but she likes watching them
Find the word(s) (marked A, B, C or D) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences
My brother went to Japan for two months ago
Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed (1) ________half a million homes were destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon (2) _______ people were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves (3) _______ overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. It was impossible (4) _______fire fighting equipment. Consequently, over ninety percent (5) _______ the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.
Complete the sentences by writing the correct tense of the verbs in blankets
John _________________ (use) this motorbike since 2002.
Choose the best answer
This machine _______ used since last week.
Find the word(s) (marked A, B, C or D) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences
I suggested to help elderly people with their chores
Choose the best answer
Nam: “Congratulations on your success!” Hoa: “__________.”
