English 7 - Test 39
Read and choose one suitable option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage.
James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents ____(1)____ poor farm workers. ____(2)_____ James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on ships until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought ___(3)____ Canada in a war against France. In 1768 King George III made him the captain of a ship and ___(4)____ him to the Pacific. He was away for nearly three years when he ___(5)____, he was a national hero.
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