50. A. hello
B. goodbye
C. sorry
D. nothing
Mark
Twain was a pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on
November30,1835,in a small town in Florida, the USA.He _36__a few naughty boys
who later_37__in his stories.At the age of 12,his father died,andhe began to
work,first as a priner,then on ariver boat.Those years on the boat went into
his book "Life_38__the Mississipi."
_39_the Civil War he worked as a reporter and used Mark
Twain as his pen name.The stories he wrote in this period _40__him famous and
popular.He made a lot of money by writing,lecturing and running_41_publishing
house.But he spent all of it on high living and_42__business.
Mark Twain_43__as a "funny man".But in fact he
took a serious view of life.Many sad things happened in his own life.All his
_44_helped to shape his stories _45_showed the dark side of society. He died as
an old man of 75 in 1910.
36.A.grew B.grew
up C.grew up with D.grew up in
37.A.turned
B.became
C.appeared D.disappeared
38.A.on
B.in
C.at
D.for
39.A.While
B.During
C.For D.Since
40.A.made
B.kept
C.served D.encouraged
41.A.him
B.himself
C.his D.his
own
42.A.success
B.successful C.successfully D.unsuccessful
43.A.knew B.was
known C.was knowing D.was to be known
44.A.challenges B.experienced
C.happiness D.sadness
45.A.who
B.where
C.which D.in which
It’s early evening and Paul Jones, 39, is
sitting in the living room of his house near London. He is reading to 51 daughter, and his son is playing
52 his dog. Maybe you think
Paul has come home from work 53 he is enjoying his time with his
children.
But
you are 54 . Paul is a househusband. He looks
after the children full-time, and he 55 the same things any housewife does. He
wakes the children 56 , gives them their breakfast and
takes them to school. Then he
57 the house, does the
shopping, and picks the children up from school. He makes dinner for his 58 Linda. Then he puts the children to bed -
all while his wife at work.
Linda
is the manager of an IT company in London. She works 59 hours, so she hardly ever sees her
children during the week. But at the weekend the family 60 time together happily. “Many people don’t
understand me, but I’m enjoying life. I’m doing what I want to do.”
