Jack London is a famous American writer. His most widely known book is the Call of the Wild, the story of the adventure of a large dog in the frozen north.

Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard at many different jobs.

Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocket book were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his book stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.

Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was then only 40 years old.

1. Jack London went to Alaska to __________________.

A. find ideas for his books　 B. find gold　 C. write his books and stories　 D. find jobs

2. Jack London left school because __________________.

A. he had to work to help his family　　　　　 B. he had completed his education

C. he wanted to become a writer　　　　　　 D. he wanted to find gold.

3. From what did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?

A. His life in Alaska.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. His childhood friend.

C. A large dog in the north.　　　　　　　　 D. His pocket book.

4. What do we know about Jack London?

A. He became famous but remained poor all his life.

B. Though he was poor, he was always happy.

C. He was not famous until he died in 1916.

D. He killed himself because of poor health.

Mom, one of my friends _______ me over for a birthday party. May I join them?

　 A. asked　　　　 B. has asked　　 C. had asked　　 D. asks

.The squirrel was luck that it just _____________________________ (未被捉住).(miss)

—John, how did your English exam go?

— I thought I _____ , but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.

A. should have failed 　　　　　　 B. might have failed

C. couldn’t have failed 　　　　　　 D. mustn’t have failed

Anyway, that evening, __ I’ll tell you more about later. I ended

up with staying at Rachel’s place.

A. when　 　　　　　B. where 　　　　　C. what 　　　　 D. which