Test. Reading Comprehension. Daniel Defoe

Choose the correct form of the word. He was an old __ (MAN) of 60 when he wrote a book.

Choose the correct form of the word. The book is founded on the story of Alexander Selkirk, the sailor who __ (SPEND) 4 years on the island of Juan Fernandes. Robinson Crusoe in Defoe's novel spent 28 years on an island.

Choose the correct form of the word. Daniel Defoe was born in 1661. He was the son of a London butcher. His father __ (WANT) him to become a priest, but he took to trade instead.

Choose the correct form of the word. He was an old man when he wrote __ (HE) book.

Choose the correct form of the word. He was a shopkeeper, a tile maker and a woolen draper by turns. He wrote satirical pamphlets. His articles often got __ (HE) into trouble.

Choose the correct form of the word. Later Daniel Defoe wrote other books, but they __(BE) not so interesting as the wonderful book about Robinson Crusoe.

Choose the correct form of the word. He was an old man when he wrote his first and __ (GOOD) book. It was a book about the life and adventures of a sailor, Robinson Crusoe by name.

Choose the correct form of the word. Defoe was a __ (FOUND) of fiction.

Choose the correct form of the word. He was an old man when he wrote his __ (ONE) book. It was a book about the life and adventures of a sailor, Robinson Crusoe by name.

Choose the correct form of the word. He was imprisoned several __ (TIME). He wrote about 200 works and they were very successful. But he died in poverty in 1731.