One day,Mark Twain met a young man,one of his friends,in a small town. The young man told him that his uncle never laughed or smiled and nothing could make him smile or laugh.

  "Bring your uncle here tonight and Fm sure I can make him laugh," said Mark Twain.

That evening his friend did so. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some interesting stories,even his most interesting one. This made everyone in the room laugh except the old man. Mark Twain was so tired and disappointed that he had to stop at last.

  Some days later,everything was clear when Mark Twain told another friend of his about this. "The old man has been deaf (聾的) for years," this friend said.

(   ) 1. Did Mark Twain believe what the young man had said about his uncle at first?

   A. Yes. Because he knew that his uncle had been deaf for years.

   B. Yes. But he thought his stories could make him laugh or smile.

   C. No. Because he was sure nobody would keep quiet at his stories.

   D. No. But he decided to try his best to help him laugh.

(   ) 2. In the text, "did so" means "         

   A. brought his uncle to listen to Mark Twain's stories

   B. listened to Mark Twain's stories with his uncle

   C. saw how Mark Twain would make his uncle laugh

   D. helped Mark Twain to make his uncle laugh

(   ) 3. Finally Mark Twain could not go on with his stories because        .

   A. all the people in the room were made to laugh by his stories

   B. he was tired and disappointed enough to go on with his stories

   C. the old man never laughed and this made him tired and disappointed

   D. everybody was so happy that he had to stop

(   ) 4. From whom did Mark Twain know that the old man was deaf?

   A. The young man. B. Another friend of his.

   C. People in the room. D. The young man's uncle.

(   ) 5. Why didn't the man laugh?

   A. Because Mark Twain's stories are not interesting.

   B. Because the man was deaf.

   C. Because the man didn't like Mark Twain.

    D. Because the man was blind.

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