1. Grammar. Read the humorous stories about the famous writers below. For questions 1-19, fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs and pronouns given in capital letters. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A One day Robert Burns (0) was walking near the sea. Suddenly he (1) heard a cry for help. He (2) ran towards the water. Just then a sailor (3) jumped off a boat, and began to swim towards the man who (4) called for help and saved him. The man (5) was very rich. He thanked the brave sailor and gave (6) him a shilling. By this time a lot of people (7) were standing round them. They called the sailor a hero but the rich man (8) gave him only a shilling. Burns stopped (9) them and said, "Let him alone. The gentleman (10) knows better how much his life costs."

B The famous author of detective stories, Arthur Conan Doyle, once (11) came to Paris. He took a cab at the railway station to go to the hotel. "What hotel would you like to go to, Mr Conan Doyle?" asked the cabman. The writer (12) was surprised. "How (13) do you know my name?" he asked.