“Martin Eden”

“The Dog and Three Dollars”

“The Service of Love”

“The Green Door”

“The Reading Public”

Complete the following sentence: The plan of selling pictures … … with all of us.

to successful – was useful

was awful

was terrible

were surprise

was successful

Complete the following sentence: From this … the car with the Spillanes was only two hundred and fifty feet away.

seat

side

corner

place

moment

Complete the following sentence: One day Tripp … and leaned on my table. He was about … and looked … .

went into the room

went in, twenty-five

came in/twenty-five/ forty

gone in, twenty-five, fifty

have gone, twenty-five

Complete the following sentence: The … returned to his room about half past five in the morning and there he remained until near midday, the blinds down and the door shut.

Dr. Watson

Adela

Dickey Soams

Ainsley

stranger

Complete the following sentence: When I came to his room I found him lying on two chairs, as usual, smoking his black cigarettes and … … .

playing with a child

playing with an old dog

playing with an young dog

playing with an old cat

playing with an young cat

Complete the following sentence: Then he had a job with a night-club jazz-band in … .

Scottish

Berlin

Paris

Missouri

Chicago

Complete the following sentence: He sat deep in thought through the long hours as the train ran towards … .

Indian

California

San-Francisco

Chicago

New-York

Finish the following sentence: When he read a letter in his box he hurried round the corner to the telephone office … .

where sat Ann

where sat Eliza

where sat Grace

where sat Adela

where sat Helen

With the money he could afford to marry Leila, rent a studio and stop being a student. To complete his education he went to Italy but after 5 months all the money was spent and he had to return. These sentences are from the text … .

“Lautisse Paints Again”

“Success Story”

“Then in Triumph”

“The TV Blackout”

“A Good Start”

Complete the following sentence: Cloud and Carl lived and worked together of over … .

live years-six years

three years

two years

several times

many years

Complete the following sentence: “I … … why I decided to come here” he said. “But now I’m sure a good angel brought me”.

don’t remember

don’t understand

doesn’t thing

doesn’t remember

don’t mind

These sentences are from: David Balfour, a sixteen-year old boy is on board, a bring bound for America. The brig meets with a violent storm off the coast of Scotland. During the ship wreck that follows David is coast overboard. He cannot swim and is being carried along by the waves and choked until fortunately, he manages to get hold of a floating board. After a desperate struggle he is flung upon the shore.