Mark Twain, the famous American writer was traveling in France. He went by train to Dijon, a small town. He was very tired and wanted to sleep. He asked the conductor(列車員) to wake him up when the train came to Dijon.

But first he said to the conductor, “ I am a heavy sleeper. I may not be happy when you wake me up. I may even shout at you .But don’t mind. Just put me off the train at Dijon anyway.”

Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night and the train was in Paris! He was so angry that he ran up to the conductor and shouted at him. “I am never so angry in all my life.” Mark Twain said. The conductor looked at him and said with a smile, “ You are not as angry as the American that I put off the train at Dijon.”

(  ) 51. Mark Twain was traveling to _______.

       A. Paris         B. Dijon         C. Hawaii       D. Beijing

(  ) 52. Mark Twain was so ______ that he wanted to sleep on the train.

       A. angry        B. early          C. tired         D. happy

 (  ) 53. He asked the conductor ______.

       A. towake him up at Dijon          B. to wake him up at Paris

       C. to shout at him at Dijon           D. to put him off at Paris

 (  ) 54. The conductor _____ at Dijon.

       A. woke up Mark Twain            B. woke up an Englishman

       C. put off another American         D. put off Mark Twain

 (  ) 55. Mark Twain was so _____ that he ran up to shout at the conductor.

       A. tired         B. happy         C. worried       D. angry

                   

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