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From the start of his career as a writer, Mark Twain was fascinated with inventions. As a result, he chose to spend much of his available income on various types of inventions, generally without much success. In fact, he lost most of the money he invested. By 1887, the 49- year- old author had invested most of his money in one project, the Paige typesetting machine.
Twain expected the Paige machine to be completed in 1989. Unfortunately, the machine was never completely finished, and by the early 1980s, Twain kneww he was in serious financial situation. He worked hard to take care of his problems by producing a number of books is a row he wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1892), An American Claimant (1892), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1893), and Pudd’nhead Wilson (1894). However, all of this work did not solve his financial problems, and he was forced to declare bankruptcy.

1. This passage mainly discusses how an author {#1}
A. invested poorly in inventions.
B. wrote so many books.
C. created his famous work.
D. created a successful invention.
2. According to the passage, what interested Mark Twain? {#2}
A. Giving investment advice.
B. Work as a typesetter.
C.The world of banking.
D. New ideas and products.
3. Where was the majority of Twain’s money in 1887? {#3}
A. In a bank account.
B. Invested in various inventions.
C. Invested in one invention.
D. Invested in his writings.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the Paige machine was {#4}
A. created by Mark Twain.
B. ready in 1890s.
C. close to being completed.
D. a great success.
5. Look at the expression in a row in paragraph 2. This expression could best be replaced by {#5}
A. one after another.
B. very quickly.
C. on time.
D. in a straight line.

Choose the sentences that best fit in meaning for the given words below

day / May / celebrated / mother’s / second / Sunday.

A. Mother’s day celebrated on the second Sunday in May.

B. Mother’s day was celebrated on the second Sunday in May.

C. Mother’s day is celebrated the second Sunday in May.

D. Mother’s day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A. close

B. rose

C. lose

D. chose

Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.

A. festival

B. decorate

C. special

D. important

Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning doesn't change.

“Where does Mai live?”  He asked me ………………

A. where Mai live

B. where does Mai live

C. where Mai lived

D. where did Mai live

Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

What ............... should we take to reduce pollution?

A. measures

B. plans

C. methods

D. activities

Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

n the United States, most people eat_______on Christmas day.

A. roast turkey

B. fried chicken

C. roast chick

D. fried turkey

Choose the sentences that best fit in meaning for the given words below

Sunday / Father’s Day / be / celebrated / third / June / countries.

A. Father’s Day celebrated the third Sunday in June in countries.

B. Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June in some countries.

C. Father’s Day is celebrated on third Sunday June in some countries.

D. Father’s Day celebrated the third Sunday in June in some countries.

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

A. ancient

B. cave

C. cavern