Mark Twain was a great American 　 46　　 . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his 　47 .

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town 48 his writing. 49　 he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “ 　50　 I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.

After he 　51 　the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that. “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are 　　52　 　mosquitoes in our town,” he said.

Mark Twain , however, 　 53　 a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very 54 . They know my 　 55 　number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”

46. A. writer　　　　　　　　 B. singer　　　　　　　　　　　 C. painter　　　　　　　　　　 D. astronaut

47. A. to talk　　　　　　　　 B. talking　　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talks

48. A. thank for　　　　　　 B. because of　　　　　　　 C. get on with　　　　　　　 D. take part in

49. A. After　　　　　　　　　 B. In front of　　　　　　　 C. Since 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Before

50. A. It doesn’t matter. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. I’m sorry for that.　　　　　 　

　 C. Good idea.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. You’re welcome.

51. A. arrived at 　　　　　 B. arrived to　　　　　　　　 C. get to　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reached in

52. A. too much　　　　　 B. much too 　　　　　　　 C. too many 　　　　　　　 D. many too

53. A. makes　　　　　　　　 B. has made　　　　　　　　 C. was making　　　　　　 D. made

54. A. clean　　　　　　　　 B. clear　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clever 　　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

55. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　 B. room 　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital 　　　　　　　　 D. bed

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　　Mr White and his son rent(租用) a boat 1 Mr Brown. They fish in some places but catch 2 . Then they find a very 3 place and catch 4 fish. Now it's 5 and they are going back home.

　　Mike says, “I'm going to come 6 again tomorrow,” “Yes, I'm coming, too,” says his father, “but 7 can we get back 8 find the right place again?”

　　“I think that's 9 ”. Mike says, “Look! I can make a mark(记号) on the side of the boat.”

　　The farmer laughs and says, “No, that's foolish(愚蠢)! Mr Brown doesn't give us the same boat every 10 ”.

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　　阅读理解

　　Mr. Winter wouldn't trust (信任) a woman to driver a car. He was very surprised when he learned one day that his wife was interested in learning to drive. And he wondered what put that idea into her head. The Winter's car was a large, powerful (强健) one, and Mr. Winter was very proud of it. He had the big and bright and powerful-looking car for two years, but there wasn't a single mark on the light blue paint.

　　Mrs. Winter thought she would go to school if her husband wouldn't teach her to drive. Finally, Mr. Winter gave in and showed his wife how to start the car, how to go forwards (向前) and backwards (向后) and how to stop.

　　When they got back to the house and Mr. Winter had the car outside the garage (车库), he asked his wife to put the car in the garage and he told her that all she had to do was simply to drive straight forward. There was a terrible noise as the car struck (撞击) the side of the garage door. There was a long mark on one side of the car. The next day, Mr. Winter had it painted and it looked like new again. It cost him fifteen pounds, but it's worth fifteen pounds, he thought, to keep his wife's hands off the car.

A．True or False?

1．Mr. Winter agreed his wife to drive a car at once.

2．He bought the big and bright and powerful-looking car two years ago.

3．She thought if Mr. Winter would not teach her to drive, she would go to school.

4．Mr. Winter taught his wife how to drive a car himself.

5．There was something wrong with the car, so it didn't work.

B．Fill in the blanks.

6．Mr. Winter's wife ________ ________ ________a car.

7．The car was large and ________.

8．It cost Mr. Winter fifteen pounds to ________ the car.

阅读理解

　　Mr Smith, an expert of medicine, was very strict(严格的) with the students. Every time he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be worried, for he was seldom pleased with their answers. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark(分数) from him. Now a student came into the exam room and sat before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy for him to pass the exam.

　　The student was asked to describe an illness. His answer was OK. Then Mr Smith asked about the cure(疗法) for the illness, and the student, too, gave a quick answer. “Good,” said Mr Smith, “and how much will you give the patient(病人)?” “A full spoon,” answered the student.

　　“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get,” said Mr Smith. At the same time the committee discussed the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student realized that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Very worriedly he opened the door of the room arid cried, “Mr Smith, I've made a mistake. A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops(滴).” “I'm sorry, boy,” said Mr Smith coldly. “But it's too late. Your patient has died.”

l．Why were all the students afraid of Mr Smith?

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A．Because he was always strict with them.

B．Because he often laughed at them when they were in trouble.

C．Because he never listened to them carefully when they answered his questions.

D．Because he often misunderstood(误解) them and gave them bad marks.

2．What does the underlined word “seldom” in the passage mean?

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3．Before he left the room, the student was almost sure that ________.

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A．he hadn't done well in the exam

B．he had made a mistake in the exam

C．his answer to the last question was wrong

D．he had passed the exam and the only thing was to wait for the result

4．From the passage we can learn that the patient would ________.

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A．be safe in taking only five drops at a time

B．be in trouble if he took five drops at a time

C．be all right soon if he took one full spoon at a time

D．be not well again without the student's help

5．We can guess that the student ________.

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A．received a good mark at last

B．failed the exam at last

C．passed the exam at last

D．would be no longer afraid of Mr Smith from then on ________.