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    The legend of Stingy Jack originated from an Irish myth about a man who tricked the Devil into turning himself into a coin to buy drinks, trapping him until freed under the condition he would leave Jack alone for a year. When Jack died, neither God nor the Devil would take his soul, leaving him to wander with only a burning coal to light his way. Irish began carving faces into turnips or potatoes to frighten away Stingy Jack and other spirits, a tradition that spread to America using native pumpkins.

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    The legend of Stingy Jack originated from an Irish myth about a man who tricked the Devil into turning himself into a coin to buy drinks, trapping him until freed under the condition he would leave Jack alone for a year. When Jack died, neither God nor the Devil would take his soul, leaving him to wander with only a burning coal to light his way. Irish began carving faces into turnips or potatoes to frighten away Stingy Jack and other spirits, a tradition that spread to America using native pumpkins.

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    The legend of Stingy Jack originated from an Irish myth about a man who tricked the Devil into turning himself into a coin to buy drinks, trapping him until freed under the condition he would leave Jack alone for a year. When Jack died, neither God nor the Devil would take his soul, leaving him to wander with only a burning coal to light his way. Irish began carving faces into turnips or potatoes to frighten away Stingy Jack and other spirits, a tradition that spread to America using native pumpkins.

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    The legend of Stingy Jack originated from an Irish myth about a man who tricked the Devil into turning himself into a coin to buy drinks, trapping him until freed under the condition he would leave Jack alone for a year. When Jack died, neither God nor the Devil would take his soul, leaving him to wander with only a burning coal to light his way. Irish began carving faces into turnips or potatoes to frighten away Stingy Jack and other spirits, a tradition that spread to America using native pumpkins.

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    THE Legend OF STINGY JACK

    People have been 1) _________ jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice 2) _________ from an Irish
    myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with
    him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself
    3) _________ a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money
    and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form.
    Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the 4) _________ that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should
    Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a
    piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil could
    not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.
    Soon after, Jack died. As the legend 5) _________, God would not allow 6) _________ an unsavory figure into
    heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played 7) _________ him and keeping his word not to claim his soul,
    would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put
    the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to 8) _________
    to this ghostly figure 9) _________ “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’ Lantern.”
    In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack’s lanterns by carving scary faces into
    turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten 10) _________ Stingy Jack and other
    wandering evil spirits. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack-o’-lantern tradition with them when they
    came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack-o’-lanterns.

    Source: http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/jack-olantern-history

    Read the text and choose the correct word for each space (A, B, C or D).

    1. A) producing B) making C) manufacturing D) creating


    2. A) began B) introduced C) originated D) rose
    3. A) in B) to C) at D) into
    4. A) condition B) state C) situation D) circumstances
    5. A) tells B) comes C) goes D) describes
    6. A) very B) so C) too D) such
    7. A) to B) on C) for D) at
    8. A) mention B) call C) refer D) name
    9. A) as B) like C) such D) how
    10. A) to B) up C) away D) into

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