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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #44521 Short Hector Hugh Munro

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Hector Hugh Munro was born in Burma, the son of a police inspector-general. His mother died when he was two, and he was sent home to Scotland to live with relatives. His formal education ended with grammar school, but his father tutored him on extensive travels. In 1893, his father got him a post with the Burma police, but his delicate health forced his return to Britain. There he took up a career writing, and it was while doing political sketches for The Westminster Gazette that he adopted the pen-name of Saki. After serving for a time as a foreign correspondent for The Morning Post, he returned to London to devote himself to the writing of stories and novels. When World War I began, he enlisted as an ordinary soldier in the army and was unfortunately killed in action in 1916.

Hector Hugh Munro, also known as Saki: and

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Was born in Scotland Completed his formal education with a university degree Adopted the pen-name Saki while writing for The Westminster Gazette Survived World War I and continued writing

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Option 3: "Adopted the pen-name Saki while writing for The Westminster Gazette"

Explanation: The text explicitly states that it was while doing political sketches for The Westminster Gazette that he adopted the pen-name Saki. This directly supports the option, making it the correct answer.

Option 1: "Was born in Scotland"

Explanation: The text states that Hector Hugh Munro was born in Burma, not Scotland. This is a direct contradiction to the information provided in the text.

Option 2: "Completed his formal education with a university degree"

Explanation: The text indicates that his formal education ended with grammar school, which means he did not complete a university degree. This option presents information that is not supported by the text.

Option 4: "Survived World War I and continued writing"

Explanation: The text mentions that Hector Hugh Munro was killed in action during World War I, which contradicts the claim that he survived and continued writing. This option is therefore incorrect.

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