English Test 4. To build a fire. Preliminary activities. Jack London ( 1876 – 1916 ) Jack London’s life and writings are thought by many to represent the American love of adventure. He was born in Sanfrancisco, California, and quit school at fourteen to become a sailor. He travelled a great deal during his short lifetime, in the United States, Europe, and the Far East. When gold was discovered in Alaska in 1897, Jack London, answering the call of adventure, took part in the famous “ gold rush”. His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for many of his later stories and novels, including To Build a Fire. Among his best – known novels are The Call of the Wild and The Sea – Wolf. Reading. He stood up. He was a little frightened. He stamped up and down until the stinging returned into the feet. It certainly was cold, he thought. That man from Sulphur Creek had spoken the truth when telling how cold it sometimes got in the country. And he had laughed at him at the time. That showed that one must not be too sure of things. There was no mistake about it, it was cold. He walked up and down, stamping his feet and thrashing his arms, until he was reassured by the returning warmth. Then he got out matches and proceeded to make a fire. From the undergrowth, where high water of the previous spring had lodged a supply of old twigs, he got his fire – wood . Working carefully from a small beginning, he soon had a roaring fire, over which he thawed the ice from his clothes and in the protection of which he ate his biscuits. For the moment the cold was outwitted. The dog took satisfaction in the fire, stretching out close enough for warmth and far enough away to escape being singed. When the man had finished, he filled his pipe and took his comfortable time over a smoke. Then he pulled on his mittens, settled the earflaps of his cap firmly about his ears and took the creek trail up the left fork. The dog was disappointed and wanted to go back toward the fire. This man did not know cold. But the dog knew : all its ancestry knew, and it had inherited the knowledge. And it knew that it was not good to walk outside in such tearful cold. On the other hand, there was no keen intimacy between the dog and the man. One was the slave of the other, and the only the only caresses it had ever received were the caresses of the whip – lash . So the dog made no effort to communicate its apprehention to the man. It was not concerned with the welfare of the man : it was for his own sake that it wanted to go back toward the fire. But the man whistled, and spoke to it with the sound of whip – lashes , and the dog swung in at the man’s heels and followed after. New word. Stamp Thrash Twig Thaw Outwit Singe Mittens Earflaps Intimacy Caress Whip – lash Apprehension Ancestry Fork Reassure Comprehension. A – Choosing the correct information. 1. He stamped his feet and thrashed his arms ______________ 2. Near the roaring fire _________________ 3. After taking his comfortable time over a smoke, the man ____________ 4. Dogs inherit ___________ from their ancestry. 5. The dog followed the man ______________ B – Answer the following questions. 1. In what condition was the man in the first part of the first paragraph ? 2. How did he feel in the second part of the first paragraph ? 3. Did he enjoy his comfortable time over the smoke ? Why ? 4. Why did the dog make no effort to go back toward the fire ? 5. Why was there no keen personal relationship between the man and the dog ? C – Two – word verbs with GO. Complete the following sentences with particles. Go after Go ahead Go along Go away Go back Go by Go down Go off Go on Go out Go over Go up a. There was a power failure and all the lights went __________. b. The building of the new bridge will go _____ as planned. c. I always go _______ all my lessons before the test. d. If you’re hungry, go ______ and eat your meal. e. – Take care of everything while I’m not in the office. - Are you going ____________ ? - Yes, I will go to the beach for a few days. f. We all woke up in the middle of the night when the alarm – clock suddenly went ___________ . g. – Why is Mr Smith so depressed? - His business has gone _________ recently . h. - How is your brother’s studying going __________ ? - Fine. He has made steady progress in the last few months i. Time goes ________ quickly when we’re busy, doesn’t it ? j. Why don’t you go ________ working. The examination has drawn near. k. Please go _______ this report before we send it to the manager’s office. D – Prefixes : UNDER – AND OVER. 1 – Under : indicates place or situation below or beneath. Undergrowth Underachievement Underage Underclothes Undercover Undercurrent Underpass Underweght Undercharge Underdevelop Underdo Underestimate Underfeed Underlay Undermine Undersell Undersign Understate Understudy Underwrite Undergraduate 2 – Over : occurs in various senses in compounds with the sense of “ over the limit” , “ to excess” , “ too much”. Overcoat Overconcern Overdose Overexpenditure Overoptimism Overproduction Overtime Overweight Overanxious Overbearing Overconfident Overelaborate Overjoyed Overnight Overseas Oversized Overzealous Overact E – Hoµn tÊt c©u víi mét mÖnh ®Ò lµm tr¹ng ng÷ chØ thêi gian. 1. He set off for another journey as soon as he ______________. 2. It began to rain just as he _________________. 3. She had written three novels before she __________________. 4. I’ll have taken three courses by the time you ______________. 5. The dog has followed its master ever since ________________. 6. The train had just left when I ______________. 7. What were you doing when your father _____________. 8. She was listening to the radio when _________________. 9. What will you do as soon as you _____________ ? 10. Don’t bother me while I_____________. 11. You have to listen to your teacher while ___________. 12. You should do a good deed whenever you ____________. . English Test 4. To build a fire. Preliminary activities. Jack London ( 1876 – 1916 ) Jack London’s. fire _________________ 3. After taking his comfortable time over a smoke, the man ____________ 4. Dogs inherit ___________ from their ancestry. 5. The dog followed the man ______________ B. second part of the first paragraph ? 3. Did he enjoy his comfortable time over the smoke ? Why ? 4. Why did the dog make no effort to go back toward the fire ? 5. Why was there no keen personal