Mark Twain was a great American    1  . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his   2  .
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town  3  his writing.  4  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, “  5  I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.
After he   6   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    7   mosquitoes in our town,” he said.
Mark Twain ,  however,   8  a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very   9  . They know my    10   number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”

Mark Twain was a great American    1  . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his   2  .

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town  3  his writing.  4  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, “  5  I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.

After he   6   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    7   mosquitoes in our town,” he said.

Mark Twain ,  however,   8  a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very   9  . They know my    10   number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”

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

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

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

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

5.                A．It doesn’t matter.                  B．I’m sorry for that.  C．Good idea. D．You’re welcome.

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

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

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

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

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

Jenny felt more confident about her life after reading the advice of her star sign. She always followed the advice of her star sign—Virgo.

One Monday, it said, “Don't go to another city this week, or you could miss a great chance.”“ I don’t think I have to go to another city this week,” thought Jenny. Twenty minutes later, her mobile phone rang. It was from her company. They were calling to tell her that she needed to go to the office earlier that day, because she had to go to a neighbour city. Jenny thought for a while and said “I'm sorry, but I don’t feel well today.”

When she arrived at the office the next day, her boss was angry with her. When he heard that one of Jenny’s workmates said he saw Jenny in a shop yesterday, he became even angrier and told her to go home! During the rest of the week, Jenny decided to have a good rest. She stayed in her city and walked around and spent the afternoon in a small cafe reading books.

On Saturday, Jenny went to the cafe again. A man came up to her and said, “Excuse me, lady. I’m the boss of the cafe. I've noticed you these days. I think you are the right woman we are looking for our cafe. You see，we want to do an advertisement for our cafe and I think your temperament (气质) is quite suitable for the advertisement．And the payment is＄100,000.”

1. Jenny thought ______ after reading the advice of her star sign.

  A. her boss would allow her to stay in the city   B. she could do as the star sign said

  C. she was wise                           D. she could refuse her boss’ order

2. Jenny was told to go home by her boss on ______.

  A .Monday         B. Tuesday            C. Friday            D. Sunday

3. Jenny’s boss got very angry mainly because______.

  A. Jenny was late                         B. Jenny didn’t work at all

  C. Jenny didn't do the business travel         D. Jenny had a long rest 

4. Jenny spent the rest of the week_____.

  A. traveling around                       B. in a relaxing way  

  C. filming a TV play                      D. writing a book

5. The man wanted to ask Jenny to_____.

  A. star in an advertisement                B. sing a song

  C. work in the cafe                      D. have dinner with him

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