tailieunhanh - English Test 9:To build a fire

Tham khảo tài liệu 'english test 9:to build a fire', tài liệu phổ thông, ôn thi đh-cđ phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | English Test 9 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 1 him at the time. That showed that one must not be too sure 2 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 3 the returning warmth. Then he got out matches and proceeded to make a fire. From the undergrowth 4 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 5 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 6 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

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