Jack London - Lesson 278
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
___(1)___ life and writings are thought by many to represent the American love of adventure. He was born in San Francisco, California, and quit school at ___(2)___ to become a sailor. He travelled a great deal during his short lifetime, in the United States, Europe, and the Far East. When gold was ___(3)___ Alaska in 1897, Jack London, answering the call of adventure, took part in the famous ___(4)___ His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for many of his later stories and novels, including To Building a Fire. Among his ___(5)___ novels are The Call of the Wild and The Sea-Wolf. He stood up. He was a little frightened. He ___(6)___ and down until the stinging returned into the feet. It certainly was cold, he thought. That man from Sulphur Creek had spoken the truth when telling ___(7)___ cold it sometimes got in the country. And he had laughed at him at the time! That showed that one must not be too sure of things. There was no mistake about it, it was cold. He walked up and down, stamping his feet and ___(8)___ his arms, until he was reassured by the returning warmth. Then he got out matches and proceeded to make a fire. From the undergrowth, where high water of the previous spring had ___(9)___ a supply of old twigs, he got his fire-wood. Working carefully from a small beginning, he soon had a roaring fire, over which he thawed the ice from his clothes and in the protection of which he ate his biscuits. From the moment the cold was outwitted. The dog took satisfaction in the fire, ___(10)___ close enough for warmth and far enough away to escape being singed.
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