IV. Read the passage, and then answer the questions.              

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

1.   Where was Ernest Hemingway from?

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2.   When was The Old Man and the Sea published?

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3. What genre does The Old Man and the Sea belong to?

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       4. What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

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       5. When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Emest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Heming way that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Floria.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ,and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

1.  Where was Emest Hemingway from?

A. Bahamas               B. Cuba                C. America                     D. Spain

2.  When was The Old Man and the Sea published?

A. 1951                     B. 1952                C. 1953                          D. 1954

3.  What genre does The Old Man and the Sea belong to?

A. fiction                   B. comedy            C. literature                    D. romance

4.  What does “it” refer?

A. the Pulitzer Prize

B. The Old Man and the Sea

C. the Nobel Committee

D. the coast of Floria

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

    In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

A. the story of Santiago

B. the story of Alice

C. the story of Hemingway

IV.   Choose the bestanswer a, b, c, or d to complete each sentence.

1.   British author George Orwell ___________ the novel Animal Farm.    

               a. writes                      b. wrote                       c. is written                 d. was written

2.   My passport ___________ last year while I was on vacation.   

               a. stole                        b. has stolen                c. was steal                 d. was stolen

3.   Breakfast ___________ in this hotel until 7a.m.

               a. served                      b. didn’t serve             c. isn’t served             d. isn’t serving

4.   Most email accounts at my company ___________ by virus two days ago.

               a. affected                   b. were affected          c. was affected            d. are affected

5.   Someone ___________ this mirror last night.    

               a. breaks                      b. is broken                 c. broke                       d. was broken

6.   Look at this beautiful lace! Where ___________?         

               a. was it made             b. does it make            c. did it make              d. is it made

7.   The school ___________ two examinations every year.

a. holds                             b. held                         c. is held                      d. was held

8.   The committee ___________ a public transportation proposal. 

               a. consider                  b. is considering         c. considered               d. was considered

Read the passage, and then answer the questions.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

Question. What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

A. the story of Santiago

B. the story of Alice

C. the story of Hemingway

Read the passage, and then answer the questions.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

A. the story of Santiago

B. the story of Alice

C. the story of Hemingway

Exercise 5: Find a mistake in the four underlined parts each sentence and correct it

1. This movie (A) is not more (B) interesting as the one (C) we saw (D) last week

2. The author (A) of this novel (B) is the same like (C) that one (D).

3. The concert show (A) was quite (B) different than (C) what I thought (D).

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

    In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

 What genre does The Old Man and the Sea belong to?

A. fiction

B. fairy tale

C. humour

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

    In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

 When was The Old Man and the Sea published?

A. 1951

B. 1952

C. 1953