Tom got addicted to chatting and playing e-games on the net, which made his father ________.

  Which of the following is not suitable?

  A. on cloud nine                                    B. hot under the collar

  C. feel blue                                           D. down in the dumps

Tom got addicted to chatting and playing e-games on the net, which made his father ________. Which of the following is not suitable?

1. A.
   on cloud nine
2. B.
   hot under the collar
3. C.
   feel blue
4. D.
   down in the dumps

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.From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.

A. had a happy childhood

B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked

C. was very naughty when he was young

D. lived a pleasant life

单词拼写。根据首字母或中文提示写出该单词。
【小题1】I ___________(认出) Tom the moment I came across him in the street last week, though we hadn’t met each other for years.
【小题2】What he said _______________(证明是) to be true .
【小题3】Tomorrow, my mother will take me to the hospital and have my body e____________.
【小题4】How much do you c_______ for repairing my CD player?
【小题5】She is c___________, because she has got an “A” in the exam.
【小题6】Suddenly it started to rain. They had to take _________(庇护) under a big tree.
【小题7】Time is p__________ to us. We must make the best of it。 .
【小题8】It seems that living green is   _____  （惊人地）easy and affordable( 负担得起的). A small step makes a big difference. 
【小题9】What are the____________ (功能)of minerals in our body.
【小题10】As we all know, the majority of the s___________ of the earth is covered by water.