Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. Though 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 Clements, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, 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 caused much trouble to his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he ran away from home from time to time. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned(淹死) nine times.

After his father’s death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner, during this 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 famous, and brought him a great fortune(财富).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 three of their children passed away.

He died on April 21, 1910 at the age of 70.

Mark Twain was ________ in his childhood.    

A. a naughty boy          B. a good student

C. a handsome boy         D. a strong boy

Mark Twain began to write short stories when he _______.

A. was at school            B. was in the army

C. worked for a printer       D. was a miner

Before he became a full time writer Mark Twain had not been ___

A. a printer.               B. a miner

C. a tailor                 D. a soldier

Mark Twain’s wife died _________

A. soon after she give birth to three children

B. at the same time with her children

C. before three of her children died

D. after Mark Twain had died

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, 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 care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this 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 famous, and brought him 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 three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1.In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.

A.learned a lot at school

B.he often went swimming with other boys

C.his mother often worried about his safety

D.he often played games with other boys

2.Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?

a. He became a miner.           b. He worked as a printer.

c. He got into debts.             d. His father died.

e. He became a full-time writer.    f. He joined the army.

A.a—d—b—c—e—f                      B.d—b—f—a—e—c

C.d—a—f—e—b—c                      D.c—b—d—f—e—a

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

A.first worked as a printer

B.did many kinds of work

C.wrote stories in the beginning

D.joined the army after he worked in a mine

4.Before his death, Mark Twain _______.

A.became a white man                     B.was in low spirits

C.liked to buy all kinds of clothes             D.had nothing on

 

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1. Tibet has been one of the hottest places for visitors, because_______________(它带给游客的)not only the typical high land landscape, but a colorful ethnic cultural diversity as well.(treat)

2.Oh, The Geli times is coming! _________________(据报道),Geli, a new Chinglish word, has been shown on The New York Times as well as People’s Daily. (report)

3. .Three days later, he got home from the disaster area at last, ________________(感到很累).(feel)

4 Was it when you were admitted to that university ________________(你才懂得)what your teacher had said to you?(sense) .

5. Tom pretended __________________(没有听说过) it, but in fact, he knew it very well.(hear)

6.I was very busy yesterday, otherwise I ____________________(就会倾听)what he said on my way to the conference. (attend)

7. It’s universally acknowledged that people are more likely to lead a miserable life_______________. (break)

8._________________(尚拭目以待) whether the housing price, which has been rising in the last decade, will go down as expected.(remain)

9.At no time ________________(你应该告诉她)this secret.(inform)

10.To his relief,once published,his book as well as his poems _______________ (没辜负读者的期望).Instead they appeal to the readers . (live)

 

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