Ernest Hemingway was one of the most important American writers in the history of contemporary American literature. He was the (1) spokesperson for the Lost Generation and also the sixth American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1954). His writing style and personal life (2) a (3) influence on American writers of his time.
Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in a doctor’s family in Oak Park, in the (4) of Chicago. The novel (5) established Hemingway’s (6) was The Sun Also Rises (1926). The story described a group of (7) Americans and Britons living in France. That is to (8) , it described the life of the members of the (9) Lost Generation after World War I. Hemingway’s second major novel was A Farewell to Arms (1929), a love story (10) in wartime Italy. That novel was (11) by Death in the Afternoon (1932) and Green Hills of AfricaA. that
B. which
C. whom
D. what
Alcohol use is the number one drug problem among young people. It’s easy to understand why. For adults, alcohol is legal, widely (1) in American culture and easily (2) . Many kids can get a drink right in their own homes. (3) are drinking younger and more frequently than (4) , often beginning around age 13, according to studies. The average number of alcoholic drinks among college students is five on a single (5) , according to a recent survey. Among those younger 21, it is 5.5 drinks, and among (6) 21 and older, it is 4.2 drinks.
Young people almost always begin drinking because of (7) pressure, in an attempt to be accepted and (8) in the group. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, more than half of junior and senior high school students drink alcoholic (9) . More than 40 percent of those who drink admit to drinking when upset, 31 percent admit to drinking (10) , 25 percent admit
A. these
B. those
C. which
D. whom
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