A few months ago I was nominated for Governor of the great state of New York, to run against Stewart L. Woodford and John T. Hoffman. I really felt dirty to run against them for all their shameful crimes that were reported on newspapers. However, as a candidate, I had no choice.

The next morning, as I was looking listlessly over the papers at breakfast, I came across this paragraph:

PERJURY- Mr. Mark Twain, a candidate for Governor, was convicted of perjury by thirty-four people, in Wakawak, in 1863. He intended to rob a poor woman of her land, her only stay and support after her husband died. For Mr. Twain himself, as well as the public, he needs to clear this matter up. Will he do it?

What a lie! I never had heard of Wakawak!

During the rest of the time, I got a title "the Infamous Perjurer Twain" on this paper.

Next came "Gazette", with this:

WANTED TO KNOW -When Mr. Twain was in Montana, his workmates lost small valuables from time to time, until at last, these things having all been found on Mr. Twain's person or in his suitcase. Will he explain this to his fellow-citizens?

I got a new title, "Twain, the Montana Thief". But I never was in Montana in my life.

Then another newspaper article:

DELIRIUM TREMENSTWAIN-Mark Twain, who was to make a speech at the mass meeting of the Independents last night, didn't come to time! He argued that he had been knocked down by a runaway team and his leg broken in two places. But a certain man who was very drunk was seen to reel into Mr. Twain's hotel last night. It is his duty to prove that this person was not Mark Twain himself WHO WAS THAT MAN?

I did not drink!

In the following weeks, I got more titles like "Delirium Tremens", "Body-Snatcher", "Filthy Corruptionist ", etc. Then one morning:

Mr. Mark Twain still maintains SILENCE. He dare not speak. Dare he open his mouth to explain?

Before I could reply, more dirty charges poured up on me. One day they even taught nine little children of all shades of colour to rush on to the platform at a public meeting and call me Pa (father)!

I gave up. I sent them a letter to state that I gave up, and in bitterness of spirit I signed it, "Truly yours, Once a decent man but now MARKTWAIN, IP. , M. T., D. T. , B. S. and FC. "

1.In the story, __________ people were running for Governor.

A.Three B.Four C.Five D.Six

2.Which of the following is TRUE about Mr. Twain according to his story?

A.He got punished for stealing in Montana.

B.He kept silent to the charges against him.

C.He was often too drunk to attend meetings.

D.He accepted the titles from the newspapers.

3.Who could be the person making Mr. Twain dirty?

A.The persons who wanted to beat him.

B.The poor who wanted their land back.

C.The women who had children with him.

D.The reporters who helped him make news.

4.Why did Mr. Twain finally decide to give up running for Governor? (请用约40词回答)

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Once there was a farmer who lived on a farm in Africa. One day, a wise man visited him and told him about the value of diamonds (钻石). He said, “If you had a diamond as big as your thumb (大拇指), you could have your own city. If you had a diamond as big as your fist (拳头), you could probably have your own county.”

That night the farmer couldn’t sleep well. He was very unhappy because he was not satisfied with what he had. He wanted to become rich. The next morning he sold his farm to a man and went to look-for diamonds. He travelled all over Africa, Europe and America, but couldn’t find any diamonds. He became so sad that he threw himself into a river and died.

Two years later, the man who had bought the farmer’s farm found a stone on the farm. He put the stone on a shelf in the living room. One day the wise man visited him and saw the stone. He checked the stone carefully and said that it was a diamond. The man was happy and excited because there were many “stones” on the farm.

So you see that sometimes what you want is always by your side, but you don’t realize its value.

1.Why couldn’t the farmer sleep well?

A.Because the wise man left. B.Because his farm was sold.

C.Because he couldn’t find any diamond. D.Because he wanted to be rich.

2.The diamonds were found by the man in ________.

A.Africa B.Europe C.America D.Asia

3.What’s the right order of the story?

①The farmer couldn’t find any diamonds and killed himself.

②A wise man told the farmer that diamonds are valuable.

③The man sold his farm and went out for diamonds.

④The man who had bought the farm found lots of diamonds on the farm.

A.②③④① B.②③①④ C.③①④② D.③④②①

4.The writer wants to tell us that ________.

A.we must try our best if we want to succeed B.life is valuable

C.we should realize the value of what we have D.we can be rich by accident

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