A Joke About Mark Twain

　　In the course of one of his lecture trips, Mark Twain arrived at a small town. Before dinner he went to a barber's shop to be shaved (刮臉).

　　“Are you a stranger?” asked the barber.

　　“Yes,” Mark Twain replied. “This is the first time I've been here.”

　　“You chose a good time to come.” the barber continued. “Mark Twain is going to read a lecture tonight. You'll go, I suppose.”

　　“Oh, I guess so.”

　　“Have you bought your ticket?”

　　“Not yet.”

　　“But everything is sold out. You'll have to stand.”

　　“How very annoying(令人生氣)!” Mark Twain said with a sigh(嘆息). “I never saw such luck. I always have to stand when that fellow lectures.”

1．Mark Twain came to the small town ________ .

[　　]

A．to give a talk
B．to have dinner with the barber
C．to be shaved
D．to listen to a talk

2．At first, the barber thought the stranger ________ .

[　　]

A．had a good chance to attend the lecture

B．couldn't go to the lecture because he had no ticket

C．had never been to this town before

D．was a great writer

3．Mark Twain ________ .

[　　]

A．didn't get shaved that day
B．shaved himself before dinner
C．a(chǎn)lways stood while lecturing
D．was unlucky that day

4．The last paragraph tells us that Mark Twain was ________ .

[　　]

A．very angry for having to stand while listening to the lecture

B．disappointed for not having got a ticket

C．a(chǎn)nnoyed with the fellow who would give the lecture

D．just joking

5．From the story we can see that ________ .

[　　]

A．it was Mark Twain who would give the lecture

B．everyone knew Mark Twain

C．Mark Twain was going to listen to a lecture

D．Mark Twain never had good lucks

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A Second Chance

　　Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy one cold day two years ago．Pearman had come close to Fredy’s 　　1　　 at a crossroad in New York City, hoping to earn some money 　　2　　 washing his windshield(擋風玻璃)．Fredy waved to show he wasn’t interested．

　　Pearman leaned into the window．“Come on, mister, give me a chance．I need a 　　3　　,” he said．

　　In the seconds before traffic 　　4　　 moving again, Fredy, then general manager of the Berkeley-Carteret Hotel in Asbury Park, New Jersey, handed Pearman a business card and told him to call 　　5　　 he was serious．

　　“My friends told me he was just making a joke about me,” says Pearman, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver．“But I believed that he was a 　　6　　 businessman．”

　　The next day, 29-year-old Pearman appeared again 　　7　　 Fredy．Fredy gave him a job and three meals a day, and 　　8　　 him money while training him．

　　Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel’s meeting rooms．In the past two years, he’s found an apartment, married and paid back Fredy’s money．

　　“There’s no future in washing windshields,” says Pearman．“Mr．Fredy gave me a second chance, and I 　　9　　 the best use of it．”

　　Usually Fredy is very 　　10　　 with New York’s street people．“But pearman seemed so honest and open, 　　11　　 for an opportunity rather than just money,” Fredy says．“I don’t hand my business card to 　　12　　 anybody．But I’m glad I handed it to Pearman that day．”

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house

B．

school

C．

company

D．

car

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A．

in

B．

by

C．

for

D．

with

(3)
[　　]

A．

help

B．

rest

C．

job

D．

money

(4)
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A．

tried

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kept

C．

stopped

D．

started

(5)
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A．

if

B．

as

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since

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kind

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rich

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happy

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strict

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after

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before

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for

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to

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got

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gave

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lent

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borrowed

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did

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put

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made

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found

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serious

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helpful

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friendly

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careful

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working

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asking

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taking

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paying

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just

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even

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only

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very

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1．John didn't like to ________.

[　　]

A．go to the barber's

B．keep his hair very short

C．have his hair cut and washed often

D．wear his hair unusually long

2．What kind of person was John?

[　　]

A．He was nice-looking like a girl.

B．He was a funny man.

C．He was a serious person who didn't like any jokes.

D．He was a rude person when he was angry.

3．What did the barber do to John one day?

[　　]

A．He made a joke about his hair.

B．He cut off John's hair.

C．He suggested that John should have his hair cut short.

D．He tried to make John's hair tidy.

4．What was his feeling when John heard the barber's words?

[　　]

A．He thought the barber's words had nothing to do with him.

B．He was too angry but kept silence just for a while.

C．He was too angry to say a word.

D．He couldn't understand what the barber said.

5．Why would nobody recognize the barber if he did as he had said? Because he ________.

[　　]

A．would be beaten up by John

B．was not a skillful barber

C．would be made to have his hair cut off

D．was out of his work

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　　In Spain there once lived a king and he was very fond of jokes．“I will give a bag full of gold，”he said，“to the person who can tell me the best story．There's only one rule：it　must be a story which I cannot believe．If I can believe it，then I won't give away the bag of　gold.”

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　　At last a poor old man came to the palace．He was carrying a huge stone jar．The old man went into the king's room and said，“Oh，king，your good father was once a poor man　and my father was rich．They were very good friends．My father gave your father a large jar,　like this one，and it was full of gold．Your father promised(允諾)to give back the gold　when he became rich．But he didn’t give it back．Now I'm poor and you are rich．And I want　the gold．”

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　　“All right，”the old man said．“Never mind．If you don't believe the story，give me the　bag of gold，please．”The king remembered the rule and gave the man the bag of the gold．

(1)

What did the king want to do at the beginning of the story?

　　A．He wanted to make a joke about others．

　　B．He wanted to give his people some gold．

　　C．He wanted to find a good story teller．

　　D．He wanted to set up a new rule of the people．

[　　]

(2)

The king would give a bag of gold to the person who told _____ ．

　　A．a(chǎn) strange story　　　　　　

B．a(chǎn)n unbelievable story

　　C．the best story in the world

D．a(chǎn) story which was true

[　　]

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Why did the old man come to the palace?

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　　B．He wanted to get the bag of gold．

　　C．He thought the king would like his story．

　　D．His father had been the king's father's friend．

[　　]

(4)

What reason did the king give for not believing the old man's story?

　　A．The jar was big．

　　B．There wasn't much gold in the country．

　　C．The jar couldn't have been used for holding gold．

　　D．His father didn't tell him about a jar of gold．

[　　]

(5)

Which of the following words can best describe(描述) the old man?

A．Clever．

B．Poor．

C．Interesting．

D．Strange．

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June and I were both poor when we were young. At that time, June always said, “ If I got rich, I would buy a bigger apartment and a new wardrobe(衣柜).” Of course, she said this just for fun and she never imagined that she would really become rich.
A few years ago, June was surprised and excited when she came into a fortune(財產(chǎn)) from her uncle, who had been single. After receiving it, she made a shopping list. On it she wrote down all the ways she could use to spend the money. Every time I told her not to spend all of the money and to save some, she would always say impatiently(不耐煩的), “ I know, I know!”
One day, when I was in June’s home, she passed a piece of paper to me. “I thought over your suggestion for several nights. I’ve decided how to use the money. I hope my money will be helpful to those who need help,” she said.
I was pleased to hear what she said. Then I took the paper and only saw the two words written by her: Charity and Family. I smiled and played a joke on her, “Don’t you want to move to a new apartment? That is what you have been dreaming of.”
“Actually, I have been looking forward to it, but now it doesn’t seem so important to me anymore,” she answered with a smile.
When I was about to put the paper on the table, I found there were still a few words. June had written: and a new wardrobe.
【小題1】June could get her uncle’s fortune because ________.

A．her uncle had no children
B．she treated her uncle very well
C．her uncle didn’t get along well with his children
D．she was very poor and her uncle wanted to help her
【小題2】How did the writer probably feel after seeing June’s shopping list at first?
A．Relaxed.B．Worried.C．Happy.D．Impatient.
【小題3】How did June plan to spend her money at last?
①Buying a big apartment.
②Leaving some of it to her family.
③Donating all her money to charity.
④Getting a new wardrobe.
⑤Helping those who need help.
A．①②③B．②③④C．③④⑤D．②④⑤
【小題4】 From the passage we can know that ________.
A．the writer told June to give the money to the poor
B．the writer helped June buy a new apartment
C．June’s parents didn’t have any brothers at all
D．June was poor when she was young
【小題5】Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A．June’s LifeB．June’s Friend
C．June’s DecisionD．June’s New Apartment

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