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Mark Twain, as you know, was famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell 1 stories.
He 2 liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends. One day one of his 3 lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to 4 a railway ticket for him.
“But I 5 enough money to pay for both your ticket and 6 ” Mark Twain said. The friend didn't know 7
“We can do this,” said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and 8 the conductor comes to check the tickets, you can hide under my seat. ”
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets Mark Twain gave him two tickets ---- one for himself and one for his friend. Then he 9 in a loud voice.
“My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train he does not like to sit on the seat, but he likes to 10 on the floor under the seat. ”
Of course, everyone on the train looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.
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Mark Twain, as you know, was famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell 1 stories.
He 2 liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends. One day one of his 3 lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to 4 a railway ticket for him.
“But I 5 enough money to pay for both your ticket and 6 ” Mark Twain said. The friend didn't know 7
“We can do this,” said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and 8 the conductor comes to check the tickets, you can hide under my seat. ”
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets Mark Twain gave him two tickets ---- one for himself and one for his friend. Then he 9 in a loud voice.
“My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train he does not like to sit on the seat, but he likes to 10 on the floor under the seat. ”
Of course, everyone on the train looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.
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阅读理解
One day Mark Twain met a friend at the races in England. His friend came up to him and said: “I have no money left. I wish you would buy me a ticket back to London.”
“Well,”Mark Twain said, “I only have enough money for myself, but I will tell you what we will do. You can hide under my seat in the train and I will hide you with my legs.”The friend agreed.
Mark Twain, however, went to the ticket-office and bought two tickets. When the train pulled out his friend was safely under the seat. The inspector came around for the tickets. When Mark Twain gave the inspector two tickets, he asked: “Where is the other one?”
Looking at the inspector, the humorist said in a loud voice: “That is my friend's ticket. You see, he is a little strange and likes to ride under the seat.”
1.Mark Twain's friend came up to him because ________.
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A.he wanted to borrow some money from Mark Twain
B.he wanted Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him
C.he was poor
D.he wanted to buy a ticket for Mark Twain
2.The friend agreed ________.
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A.to hide Mark Twain with his legs
B.to hide under Mark Twain's seat
C.to buy two tickets
D.to lend money to Mark Twain
3.How many tickets did Mark Twain buy?
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4.The inspector came around ________.
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A.to get tickets
B.to check the tickets
C.to collect the tickets
D.to look for Mark Twain's friend
5.Which of the following sentences is true?
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A.The friend is a strange person.
B.The friend likes to hide under the seat.
C.Mark Twain didn't buy a ticket for his friend.
D.Mark Twain bought a ticket for his friend but played a joke on him.
The Man Who Never Put a Foot Wrong
Some people do not like anything to be out of place; they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthdays; and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person .
Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives on his own. The only family he has is in the next town :his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark, Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays.
Last week Mr. Dodds had quite s surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast. He parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a knock at the door. Mr Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing on the door-step .
"What have I done wrong ?" Mr. Dodds asked himself . "Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?"
1.The man who never puts a foot wrong means a person who__________.
A. never puts a foot into others' places B. always walks in a certain way
C. likes doing things regularly and following rules. D. does everything carefully
2.From the passage we know that his sister ____________.
A. is the only member of the family that he knows
B. never writes back to him
C. lives in the next town with her husband and son
D. has a small family: a son and Mark, her husband
3."He has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays "means_________.
A. he has not forgotten Mark's seventeenth birthday.
B. he sent Mark something on his seventeenth birthday
C. he always sent a Christmas card on Mark's birthday
D. he always sent Mark something on his birthday
4.There was a knock at the door when Mr. Dodds was__________.
A. making his meal B. parking his car
C. ready to make his evening meal D. just about to shut the front door
5.The policeman was there ____________________.
A. to meet Mr. Dodds, his uncle
B. to ask Mr. Dodds to go to see his uncle
C. to ask Mr. Dodds to park his car not too near to other cars
D. to see Mr. Dodds about some trouble at the bank
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