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3. Complete the text with one of the appropriate words from the box
The novel as we know it began in the early eighteenth century, 
although it has roots in earlier forms of story-telling. The first major 
novels are Robinson Crusoe, by the __________ Daniel Defoe, a 
________ novel ________ a practical man coping on a desert island; 
Pamela by Samuel Richardson, a rather _______, but highly 
________ novel made up of _______ letters. Jane Austin wrote 
delicately ________ novels ________ the polite society of her day. 
The most _______ read novels of the day in England, however were 
the ________ novels of the Scot, Sir Walter Scott.
dramatic, fictional, historical, 
journalist,
ironic,
portraying, realistic, satirizing, unpleasant, widely

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4. Complete the following text with one of the words from the column to the 
right in its correct form. Reread the text and highlight the main idea.
Most novels have a third-person narrator 
whom we must trust if we are to make sense of 
the novel. Jane Austen’s narrator has an ______, 
________ voice and strong opinions. She takes 
the reader into her ________, revealing to us 
when and why the characters misunderstand 
each other, so we can assess just how ______ or 
______ or wise they have been. As a reader, you 
must make a pact with Austen’s narrator: you 
read ________, and she will guide you to true 
_________. You do not argue with the narra-
tor — although there is _______ space for you 
to think _______ about all the _________ of 
what she is telling you. This is why Jane Austin 
and other fine writers continue to fascinate us; 
in their subtle linguistic ________ we can al-
ways find something new. 
irony; wit; 
confide;
fool; prejudice; 
attention;
judge; certain; 
care; imply; 
analyze