My favorite great book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St Petersburg,Missouri.He's a lively and clever young boy,and he finds himself in many exciting adventures(冒险).He runs away with his two friends,Huck Finn and Joe,to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days.With Huck he goes looking for treasure,with Becky he gets lost in a cave,and finally, they find a box of gold.

My favorite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead.He decides to go to his own funeral(葬礼).He hides and watches for a time,and then suddenly he appears.Everyone is surprised to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive.

Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters.Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him.Becky is pretty with fair hair. Joe is Tom's best friend. And Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.

The theme of the story is about children growing up.It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America.Finally,it talks about freedom,social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviors.

Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876,but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today.And although it's only a story,Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century,so it sounds very real. Today it's still thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature.Go on--read it! I know you'll enjoy it,too.

1.Which place does Tom run away to with his two friends?

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2.In the story, is Tom’s adventure for treasure successful with his friend?

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3.How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral?

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4.After reading it, what is the book The Adventure of Tom Sawyer about?

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5.Tell us why the writer writes the article (文章)?

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Steven Jobs, the designer(设计者)of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college , he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out(退学). But he was full of new ideas.

After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.

Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.

In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage(车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.

His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.

A. never did his lessons

B. was full of new ideas

C. always made troubles with his schoolmates

D. dropped out

2.Did Steven Jobs finish college ?

A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didn’t.

C. Yes, he didn’t. D. No, he did.

3.Steven Jobs designed his new computer ________.

A. in India B. with his friend

C. in an apple tree garden D. by himself

4.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

A. new ideas B. apple

C. Apple Computer D. video games

5.From this passage we know Steven Jobs ________.

A. didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates

B. liked traveling in India and California

C. liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true

D. could only design video games

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