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　　Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. He liked to tell interesting stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends.

　　Once Mark Twain was travelling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him.

　　"But I don’t have enough money to buy two tickets." said Mark Twain. His friend didn't know what to do. "You can lie under my seat when the conductor comes to check (检查) the tickets." Mark Twain said to him.

　　When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and the other for his friend. He said to the conductor, "My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat. Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed.

　　( )1. Mark Twain was .

　　A. a great Canadian writer and a famous speaker

　　B. a great American writer arid a famous speaker

　　C. a famous speaker and one of the conductor's friends

　　D. a man with a lot of money

　　( )2. What happened to his friend on a train trip?

　　A. He lost his money. B. He lost his ticket.

　　C. He missed the train. D. He had no free seat.

　　( )3. When the conductor came to check the tickets, his friend .

　　A. sat on the chair B. lay under Mark Twain' s seat

　　C. showed him two tickets D. lay on the floor and laughed

　　( )4. From the passage, we know that .

　　A. his friend didn’t like to sit on the seat

　　B. his friend had enough money

　　C. his friend didn't know what to do when the conductor came

　　D. Mark Twain was interested in playing jokes on his friends

　　B

　　Wilma Rudolf was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, in 1940. There were twenty-two children in her family. Wilma was not a strong child. When she was very young, her leg began to have problems. Wilma's family loved and helped her. Her mother and her sisters took turns to rub(按摩)her bad leg. Every night they rubbed and rubbed until Wilma was fast asleep. After some time, she got a little better. Then the doctor put a brace on her leg to help her walk for six years. One lucky day when she was twelve, the doctor took it off and she was able to walk without it.

　　At high school Wilma started to run. Soon she won every race she ran. At fifteen, she won all nine of the races in the country. The next year, 1956, Wilma won the third place in the Olympic Games in Australia.

　　In 1960 Wilma went to the Olympic Games in Italy. The weather was very hot just as it was in Tennessee. She won the 100-metre, the 200-metre and the 400-metre relay races. Wilma Rudolf was the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals.

　　( )5. When she was very young, there was something wrong with her .

　　A. leg B. foot C. arm D. hand

　　( )6. She was years old when the doctor put a brace on her leg.

　　A. 12 B. 10 C. 8 D. 6

　　( )7. At high school, Wilma .

　　A. started to run with a brace

　　B. started to run and won every race in her country

　　C. ran for Australia and won

　　D. won the third place in the Olympic Games in Italy

　　( )8. Which of the Mowing is NOT true?

　　A. Wilma's family was very big.

　　B. At the age of 20 Wilma went to the Olympic Games in Italy.

　　C. Wilma won three gold medals in the 100-metre , 200-metre and 400-metre races.

　　D. Wilma was the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals.

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