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（幽默感）. 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 (搖動) 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（許多） 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.
小題1:.That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.
A．to see one of his friends
B．because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D．to see one of his relatives
小題2:. The waiters felt sorry because _____.
A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B．their hotel was too small
C．the room was not very clean
D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room
小題3:. All the people present laughed heartily because _____.
A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room
B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D．Mark Twain made a joke
小題4:. From the story we know _____.
A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C．Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

小題1:.B
小題1:.D
小題1:.D
小題1:.A
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I used to watch her from my kitchen window．She seemed so small as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground．The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break．I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball．I watched in wonder as she ran circles a- round the other kids．She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net．The boys always tried to stop her but no one could．I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone．
One day I asked her why she practiced so much．Without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college．The only way I can go is to get a scholarship to save money for our family．I am going to play college basketball．I want to be the best．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count．" Well, I had to give it to her ?she was determined．I watched her through those junior high years and into high school．Every week, she led her school team to victory．
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms．I walked up and sat down in the cool grass beside her．Quietly I asked what was wrong． "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply, "I am just too short．" The coach told her that she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team ?much less offered a scholarship —so she should stop dreaming about college．She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to Father about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not understand the power of a dream．He told her that if she truly wanted a scholar-ship, nothing could stop her except one thing —her own attitude．
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship and joined the college team．She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of．
小題1:.
The author was probably the girl's___      _．
A．neighborB．friend C．teacherD．mother
小題2:.
．Why was the girl's heart broken?
A．She was considered too short to be a top player．
B．Her coach stopped her training because of her height．
C．She couldn't be on a college basketball team．
D．She wouldn't be admitted by her basketball friends．
小題3:.
We can learn from the passage that ___    _．
A．her family wouldn't like to pay her college fee
B．her father forced her to play basketball in collage
C．being a top basketball player can win a scholarship for college
D．she wouldn't like to turn to his father for help when in difficulty
小題4:.
．Which proverb best matches the story?
A．Practice makes perfect．
B．Rome was not built in a day．
C．Where there is a will, there is a way．
D．Pride comes before a fall．

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