Robinson Crusoe, a novel by Daniel Defoe, was first published in 1719. Everybody knows that the book tells about the exciting adventures of the sailor on an uninhabited island, but very few people know that this novel was based on truthful events. Defoe"s initial inspiration for Crusoe is usually thought to be a Scottsh saillor Alexander Selkirk< who lived four years on the Pacific island called Mas a Nierra, Chile. The talent of the novelist created an extremel y successful story and Robinson Crusoe became a legendary character. By the end of the 19th century, no book in the history of the Western literature had had more edition and translations than Robinson Crusoe!
1. When Sam was a small child, he would spend hours playing WITH stones in the garden. 2. What is your level IN English? 3. You should comlete this test IN less than 10 minutes. 4. Questions get harder or easier according TO your answers. 5. You can do the CAE exam ON a computer or on paper.
Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense. 1. I could talk to him but he doesn't come here often, ... (does) he? 2. I ... (had) a friend at collage who was very good at languages. 3. It happened ages ago. I ... (was working) in New York at the time. 4. (Do you want) to go to the cinema tonight? 5. I heard the police (had interviewed) many people before they made an arrest.
