Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage
One of 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...
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Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage
One of 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 Defeo'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 was the (10)............... famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731.
1. A. has B. have C. was D. were
2. A. in B. at C. on D. from
3. A. coming B. going C. staying D. leaving
4. A. sold B. wrote C. bought D. read
5. A. few B. much C. plenty D. many
6. A. made B. did C. brought D. let
7. A. visited B. came C. went D. lived
8. A. a B. an C. the D. O
9. A. And B. Because C. So D. However
10. A. very B. much C. most D. best
5. Because the weather was cold, we stayed at home
->Because of the cold weather, we stayed at home
6. The teacher is sick, so we have no class tomorrow
->Because the teacher is sick, we have no class tomorrow
->Because of the teacher's sickness, we have no class tomorrow
7. That restaurant is so dirty that nobody wants to eat there.
->Because that restaurant is so dirty, nobody wants to eat there.
->Because of the restaurant's dirt, nobody wants to eat there
8. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her
->Because of her good behaviour, everybody loves her
9. He couldn't come because of his serious illness
->Because he was seriously ill, he couldn't come
5. Because the weather was cold, we stayed at home
->Because of the cold weather, we stayed at home.
6. The teacher is sick, so we have no class tomorrow
->Because the teacher is sick, we have no class tomorrow.
->Because of the sick teacher, we have no class tomorrow.
7. That restaurant is so dirty that nobody wants to eat there.
->Because that restaurant is so dirty, nobody wants to eat there.
->Because of that dirty restaurant, nobody wants to eat there.
8. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her
->Because of her good behavior, everybody loves her.
9. He couldn't come because of his serious illness
->Because he was seriouly ill, he couldn't come.