The film Alice Through the Looking Glass is on. Millions of people go to cinemas to see it. The little girl Alice, with long hair of gold, is alive in people's mind again after the film Alice in Wonderland was shown in 2 010.

These two popular films was adapted from the novels Alice's Adventure in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Both of them were written by Lewis Carroll,a famous English writer, who himself was as interesting as his books.

Lewis Carroll was a math teacher and talented writer. In 1856,he met Henry Liddell and his three lovely daughters. His friendship with the family became an important part of his life over the following years. He liked the girls very much, especially the youngest one, Alice Liddell. He often told stories to make them happy. One day he took the girls to a boat trip. To make the time more enjoyable, he began a story about the adventure of a little girl named Alice in Wonderland. Many other strange characters such as the Mouse, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts were brought to this wonderful world,too.

Alice Liddell loved the story and she begged Carroll to write it down for her. After Carroll finished the manuscript(原稿)of the story Alice's Adventure in Wonderland , he gave it to the girl as a Christmas present. When the book was published in 1865,it was an immediate success, and soon was famous around the world.

1.Lewis Carroll was the three lovely daughters' .

A. friend B. teacher C. relative D. coach

2.Lewis Carroll wrote down the story he told on the boat trip because .

A. he thought it was a very interesting story

B. he could improve the story and publish it

C. Alice enjoyed the story and asked him to do so

D. Alice thought others also wanted to read the story

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Carroll finished the book and gave it to the three girls.

B. The two novels became famous after the films were shown.

C. Carroll created Alice and many strange characters in his stories.

D. The friendship between Carroll and the Liddells lasted until 1856.

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