Read a short paragraph from the text and fill in the gaps. The first letter of each word is given. James was the 11th of 12 children. After private schooling in Albany, Cooper attended Yale from 1803 to 1805. Unfortunately, there is little information about his college years. However, he was the best Latin sof his class. But he was expelled in his junior year because of a prank. Since he was very active, his family allowed him to join the navy as a midshipman. After his father’s death Cooper became financially i. In 1811 he married Susan De Lancy and left the navy.
