Read the passage then choose the best answer A, B, C or D. Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (21)________ in San Francisco. After finishing grammar school, Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (22)________the Alaska Gold Rush. Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (23)________about his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was ...

Read the passage then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (21)________ in San Francisco. After finishing grammar school, Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (22)________the Alaska Gold Rush. Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (23)________about his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (24) ________in 1900. Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes as an author, ended in his suicide at the (25)________of 40.