Question

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He _____ up with a few naughty boys who later ____ in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died，and he began to work，first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his ______“Life on the Mississippi （密西西比）”.

During the Civil War（内战） he ______ as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period ______ him famous and popular. He made a lot of _____ by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on high living and ______ business.

Mark Twain was _____ as “a funny man”．But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened to him in his life. All his ______ helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of society. He ______ as an old man of 75 in 1910.

1.A. developed B. brought C. grew D. got

2.A. turned B. became C. appeared D. disappeared

3.A. book B. magazine C. diary D. newspaper

4.A. looked B. worked C. studied D. learned

5.A. made B. kept C. served D. took

6.A. houses B. books C. money D. literature

7.A. unhappy B. unfair C. clever D. unsuccessful

8.A. made B. known C. said D. told

9.A. challenges B. experiences C. happiness D. themes

10.A. passed B. went C. died D. ran

Answer 1