The first person to swim the English Channel was a sailor named Matthew Webb. Webb was born in England in 1848, and he (1) to swim in a river near his home. When he was 12 years old,
he (2) on a ship and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean many times, from Liverpool to New York.
Webb was always (3) swimming. On one of his journeys across the ocean, Webb was taking a
walk around the ship (4) he saw a passenger fall into the ocean. Webb didn’t hesitate and jumped
into the ocean to rescue him.
1. A. learnt B. learns C. learn
2. A. finished college B. got a certificate C. got a job
3. A. good in B. be good at C. good at
4. A. while B. when C. as to

In the story “seventh grade,” victor’s and michael’s hopes and expectations about girls often cause them to a.act in embarrassing ways. b.get into trouble at school. c.struggle with friendships. d.do poorly in their classes.

Sign wet paint when you see this sign, what will you say to other people that is going to sit? a. you must stay away from the area because it is under construction. b. you must not sit on the bench, so just stay away from it. i’m just not sure which one is correct

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.