Jack London is a famous American writer. His mostly known book is “The Call of the Wild”, the story of adventures of a large dog in the frozen north.

Jack 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, he returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocketbook were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties. However, Jack was not a happy man. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He then was only 40 years old.

1.In what order did Jack London do the following things?

       a.Became rich and famous in his twenties

       b.Worked hard at many different jobs

       c.Had to leave school to make money

       d.Went to Alaska to find gold

       e.Took his own life

       f.Returned home and started to write

       A.a(chǎn),c,e,b,d,f           B.b,d,f,a,c,e            C.c,e,f,d,b,a           D.c,b,d,f,a,e

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.Where did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?

       A.His life in Alaska                                  B.His childhood friends

       C.A large dog in the north                        D.His pocketbook

4.What do we know about Jack London?

       A.He became famous but was very 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.

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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.

Jack London went to Alaska to __________________.

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

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.

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.

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.

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