Mark Twain was a pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30th, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA.　 He 　1　 　a few naughty boys who later 　2　 　in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his book Life 　3　 　the Mississippi.

　 4　 　the Civil War he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period 　5　 　him famous and popular.　 He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running 　6　 　publishing house. But he spent all of it on high living and　 7　 　business.

Mark Twain 　8　 　as a “funny man”. But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened in his own life. All his 　9　 　helped to shape his stories 　10　 　showed the dark side of society. He died as an old man of 75 in 1910.

1. A. grew　　　 　　　 B. grew up　　　 　 C. grew up with　 　 D. grew up in

2. A. turned　　　 　　 B. became　　 　　　 C. appeared　 　　　 D. disappeared

3. A. on　　　　 　　 B. in　　　　　 　　 C. at　　　　　 　 D. for

4. A. While　　 　　　 B. During　　　 　 C. For　　　　 　 D. Since

5. A. made　　　　 　 B. kept　　 　　　　　 C. served　　 　　　 D. encouraged

6. A. him　　　 　　　 B. himself　　　 C. his　　　　　 　 D. his own

7. A. success 　　　 B. successful　　 　 C. successfully　 　 D. unsuccessful

8. A. knew　　　 　　 B. was known　 　　 C. was knowing　 　 D. was to be known

9. A. challenges 　　　　　　　 B. experience　　 　 C. happiness　　 　 D. sadness

10. A. who　　　 　　 B. where　　 　　　 C. which　　　 　　 D. in which

Even the most everyday activities can 　　　　important. Robert Allen 　　　　now over 40. He was just a school student 　　　　that time, but he remembers what he 　　　　when he heard the news. “It was　　 　bright, sunny day.” Robert remembers. “We were having fun in the playground when the bell 　　　. Our teacher asked us 　　　　　what we were doing and listen. He told 　　　　　the news: “Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 　　　　ago! We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in 　　　.

**1. 我认为英语根本就不难学。

I don’t think English 　　　　　　　　　.

**2. 我认为他不能自己解决这个问题。

I don’t think he 　　　　　　　　　　　　.

**3. 我认为爸爸不会阻止我上网的。

I don’t think my father 　　　　　　　　　　.

**4. 我认为他们不会让我等太长时间。

I don’t think they 　　　　　　　　　　.

5. 我认为妈妈不给我买手机的。

I don’t think my mother 　　　　　　　　　　.

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1. You could write him a letter. (　 )　　　　　 　　 a. It’s not easy.

2. Maybe you should call him up. (　 )　　　　　 　　　 b. I don’t want to surprise him.

3. You should say you’re sorry. (　 )　　　　　　 c. I don’t have enough money.

4. Maybe you could go to his house. (　 )　　　 　 d. I don’t like writing letters.

5. You could give him a ticket to a ball game(　 ). e. I don’t want to talk about it on the phone

10. He often helps his parents do the housework _____ Saturday afternoon.

A. on　　　　 　　　 B. at　　　　　 　　 C. to　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. in

*11. -It’s twelve o’clock, It’s time for you to go to bed, Jim.

-OK, _____ Mum.

A. Good night　 　 B. goodbye　 　　　 C. Good evening　 D. See you

**12. -What did your son say in the letter?

- He told me that he _____ the Great Wall the next day.

A. will visit　 　　　 B. has visited　 　　 C. is going to visit 　　　 D. would visit

**13. There ________ a basketball match this afternoon.

A. will be　　　 　 B. will have　　 　 C. are going to be D. is going to have

*14. Thank you for ______ me with my homework.

A. help　　　　 　　 B. helped　　　 　 C. helping　　　 D. helps

*15. Stop ____ so much noise!　 Father is working at the desk.

A. making　　 　　 B. to make　　　 　　　 C. to hear　　 　　 D. hearing

*16. Every one _____ a credit card in the future.

A. will have　　 　　 B. are having　 　　 C. have　　　　 　 D. had

*17. ____ is easy for a child to wake up and know where they are.

A. It　　　　　 　 B. That　　　　　 　　　 C. This　　　　 　　 D. What

**18. -How do you go to the zoo tomorrow?

-If it ______ tomorrow ,I’ll go there by car.

A. raining　　　 　 B. rain　　　　 　 C. rains　　　　 D. will rain

*19. I went to Shanghai last year and fell in love _____ it .

A. with　　　　 　 B. in　　　　　 　 C. to　　　　　 　 D. for

**20. When I got there ,I saw some boys _____ on the playground.

A. playing　　 　　 B. played　　 　　　 C. to play　　 　　 D. was playing

6. She didn’t go home.　 I didn’t go home,_______.

A. too　　 　　　　　 B. also　　 　　　　　 C. either　　 　　　　　　　 D. neither

*7. He asked me _____ a report card.

A. write　　 　　　　 B. writing　　 　　 C. to write　　 　　　 D. wrote

*8. The teacher said I could do better _____ English .

A. in　　　 　　　　 B. at　　　　 　　　 C. on　　　　 　　　 D. for

*9. The boy is ______ at lessons in our grade.

A. the best　　 　　　 B. better　　　 　　 C. good　　　 　　　 D. best

1. -Can you sing?

-Yes I can,_____ I can’t sing very well.

A. but　　 　　　　　　 B. or　　 　　　　　　 C. so　　 　　　　　　 D. and

**2. You can’t _____ jeans to the party. If you do so, the teacher won’t let you ___.

A. put on ,in　 　　 B. dress, out　　 　 C. have , on　　 　　 D. wear, in

**3. -In our English study reading is more important than speaking, I think.

- I don’t agree. Speaking is _____ reading.

A. as important as 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so important as

C. the most important　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. the same as

*4. While the alien was visiting the museum, the boy　 ______ the TV station.

A. call　　 　　　　　　 B. ask　　 　　　　　　 C. called　　 　　　　 D. asked

*5. What ____ you ______ at this time yesterday?

A. did, do　 　　　　　 B. is, doing　　 　　 C. were, doing　 　 D. are ,doing

1. *A friend of m　　 　told me a story about an old scientist.

2. **T　　　 　Day is on the fourth Thursday of November.

3. **It is their c　　　 　to give thanks to God for the harvest.

4. **The dinner was p　　　　 　when I got home yesterday.

5. **The children can 　　　　answer those questions which the foreigner asked.

6. **She w　　　 　how little they had to be thankful for.

7. *The children looked f　　　　 　to going on a picnic for a long time.

8. Every student must h　　 　　in their homework after they get to school.

9. **The little boy looked at me c　　　 .

10. My sister is w　　　 　in swimming, so she has to practice it.