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Mark Twain，an American writer, published more than 30 books, hundreds of

short stories and essays and gave lectures around the world throughout his career.

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. Thou

gh he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time

. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Cl

emens, but he is better known all over the world as MarkTwain, his penname.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not

expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother's tender care,

he managed to survive. As a boy, he causedmuch trouble for his parents. He use

d to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to sc

hool, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of

the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times. After his father's d

eath in 1847, Mark twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him wit

h food and clothing. Then, he worked as a river-boat pilot (领航

员)and later joinedthe army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During t

his period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time

writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books

including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him fam

ous, and brought him a great fortune. Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts

in bad investments（投资） and he had to write

large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then on

e of their childrenpassed away.At the age of 70, his hair was completely white.

He bought many white suits and neckties. Hewore nothing but white from head to

foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1. When Mark Twain was a little baby, .

A．his mother thought he would die

B．he was as active as other boys

C．he was not strong enough

D．he was always in hospital

2. In his childhood, .

A．Mark Twain learned a lot at school

B．Mark Twain often went swimming with other boys

C．Mark Twain often played games with other boys

D．Mark Twain’s mother often worried about his safety

3. In order to make a living, Mark Twain .

A．often ran away from home.

B．first worked for a printer.

C．wrote stories in the beginning.

D．joined the army after he worked in a mine.

4. In the later years of his life, Mark Twain .

A．continued writing until his death.

B．wrote many stories and earned a lot of money.

C．must have been very sad because he lost his wife and one of his children.

D．lent too much money to others.

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[ 1 ] The Diaoyu Islands are located in the East China Sea between China and Japan．Ceologically, they are attached to China's Taiwan Province．The waters around the islands are 100 to 150 meters deep, and there is a 2,000 - meter - deep oceanic trench （海沟） between the islands and Japans' Okinawa Islands．

[2]The islands have appeared on China' s maps since the Ming Dynasty（1368 —1644）．There are records noting the islands in a book published during the rule of Emperor Yongle（1403—24）in the Ming Dynasty, more than 400 years before Japan claimed discovery of the Diaoyu Islands in 1884．After the Ming Dynasty, the islands were recorded in many historical documents．On a map published by Japan between 1783 and 1785, the Diaoyu Islands were shown as belonging to China．Japan never questioned this until the Sino - Japanese War of 1894 — 95. In the war, Government of the Qing Dynasty （1644 —1911）was defeated, and was forced to give up the whole island of Taiwan and its surrounding islands to Japan．Only since then has Japan had its own name for the Diaoyu Islands．

[3] in World War II in 1945．Then the islands came under US control．In 1951, Japan and the United States illegally signed a treaty in San Francisco without inviting China．The islands were then "entrusted" to Japan．Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai made a statement that the Treaty of Peace with Japan signed in San Francisco was illegal, and said that the Chinese Government would never recognize the Treaty． In another statement in 1958, the Chinese Government said that Japan should return all the territory（领土） of the People' s Republic of China, including Taiwan and its surrounding islands, to China．

76．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? （ no more than 8 words）

77．When did Japan seize the Diaoyu Islands by illegal means? （no more than 10 words）

78．What does the underlined word "noting" mean in English in Paragraph 2? （ no more than 2words）

79．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words．（ no more than 5 words）

80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.