3 match the sentences halves to get a coherent paragraph :

1- put the bracketed words in the correct tense or form: 1- Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian +----
A- and his publisher dropped it.
2- he quit law school to go travelling around B- the best-selling books of all
The Irish writer and poet, Oscar Wilde (rise)------------------------ to immense fame in +---- time.
London during the 1890s as a playwright. Oscar Wilde was born to (success) 3- He learnt much about the supernatural on C- novelist and songwriter.
--------------------------- Dublin intellectual parents in 1864, Oscar’s father was a his travels, +---- D- South America, Africa, and
distinguished ophthalmologic surgeon and (philanthropy) ----------------------------- who 4- In 1987, Coelho wrote his+---- Europe.
(write) -------------------------- many books. Jane Wilde on the other hand was an Irish E- author in history.
5- The book sold very slowly at first+----
nationalist as well as a poet. In 1871, Wilde developed an interest in Greek literature F- most famous book, ‘The
6- He found another publisher who had more Alchemist’.
and also (become) ------------------------ an active member of the University
faith in his writing and the book became G- and so far has sold 30 million
Philosophical Society. A brilliant student, Wilde topped his class in the first year and
also (win) --------------------- a scholarship in the second moving on to winning the one of+---- copies.
Berkeley Gold Medal, the (high) ------------------- award of the university in his final 7- It reached number one in 18 countries, H- in 67 languages.
year. Wilde (excel) --------------------- in studies, winning many awards After +---- I- which would become themes
(complete) -------------------- his education, Wilde settled in London where he 8- Coelho is the best-selling Portuguese of his books.
continued to write poetry and (publish) ---------------------the first collection in 1881. language+----
Also in 1881, Wilde set out on a tour to America and Canada to deliver lectures on
9- His books have been translated+----
aestheticism.

4- Circle the correct alternative :

2- Fill in the blanks with the words below :
on childhood best success rejections converted
novelists wrote publisher worldwide despite
Nora Roberts is one of the most famous American------------------------- in romantic
genera. She was born ----------------October 10th, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Since her ---------------------------Nora remembers herself being fond of reading. So far, she
has written 209 novels with over 400 million copies in print------------------------. She tried
her luck with Harlequin a Canadian ---------------------of romantic novels, but faced
rejections for the first couple of tries. By the time Nora got her first novel, Irish
Thoroughbred, published in 1981 she had several------------------------ and three years of
experience behind her. From 1982 to 1984, Nora -------------------------------23
novels--------------------a large number of novels produced by her, Nora did not get real
recognition till 1985 when “Playing the Odds” the first novel of her -------------------------
selling romantic series surfaced in the market. The book was an
instant------------------.She had her 68 novels listed as best sellers. Her work was also
------------------------to films namely two novels ‘Sanctuary’ and ‘Magic Moments’.
Allende was born in Lima, Peru (on/in/at) 1942. She (grown/grow/grew) up
and (gone/go/went) to school in Chile, Bolivia and Lebanon, where she
learnt English. Allende got married (who/where/when) she was 20. She
became (success/succeed/successful) early on and had a variety of jobs.
She was a well-(knew/known/known) TV personality and a journalist for a
feminist magazine. Between 1959 and 1965, she worked for the UN in Chile
and Belgium. She also (translator/translated/ translation) romantic novels
from English (at /in /to) Spanish, which sparked her desire to write.Pablo
Neruda, a famous Chilean poet, told Allende she had too much imagination
to be a journalist and (can/should/must) write novels
(despite/instead/however). Isabel Allende is considered to be among the
greatest ever Latin American (novels/novel/novelists). Her very successful novels
are a mix of reality and mysticism. They are often based on her own experiences of
life and of being a woman. She travels the world giving lectures and promoting her
books. In 2003 she (becomes/ bcoming/became) a US (people/person/citizen)
and currently lives in California with her family.