Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
【小题1】That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.A．to see one of his friendsB．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes thereC．because he wanted to do something there for his writingD．to see one of his relatives【小题2】The waiters felt sorry because _____.A．they did something wrong to Mark TwainB．their hotel was too smallC．the room was not very cleanD．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room【小题3】All the people present laughed heartily because _____.A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong roomB．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room numberC．Mark Twain made a jokeD．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents【小题4】From the story we know _____.A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the nightB．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at nightC．Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that nightD．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer
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