Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes (开玩笑) on others. But once a joke was played on him.

　　One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.

　　The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.

　　“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain, “I'm sure I can make him laugh.”

　　That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh.

　　But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain told his funniest stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.

　　Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened.

　　“Oh,” said this friend, “I know that old man, He's been deaf (聋) for years.”

1．In this story, a joke was played ________ .

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2．Mark Twain went to a small town ________ .

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3．When the young man said his uncle never laughed or smiled, Mark Twain ________ .

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4．The old man didn't even smile at Mark Twain's stories because ________ .

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A．those stories were not funny at all

B．he thought he should keep quiet

C．he had sat far away and couldn't hear clearly

D．he couldn't hear anything at all

5．Mark Twain learned that the old man was a deaf later from ________ .

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Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.
One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （车费）for him.
“But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine, ”Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do.
“We can do this, ”said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor(列车员) comes to check the tickets，you can hide(藏) under my seat. ”
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets－one for his friend and one for himself . Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat. ”Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.
【小题1】Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______.

Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.

One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （车费）for him.

“But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine, ”Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do.

“We can do this, ”said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor(列车员) comes to check the tickets，you can hide(藏) under my seat. ”

Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets－one for his friend and one for himself . Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat. ”Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

1.Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______.

2.When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend was ________. 

3.Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because ______.

Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.
One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （车费）for him.
“But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine, ”Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do.
“We can do this, ”said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor(列车员) comes to check the tickets，you can hide(藏) under my seat. ”
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets-one for his friend and one for himself . Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat. ”Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

1. 1.

   Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______.

   1. A.
      he didn’t have enough money
   2. B.
      he wanted to play a joke(玩笑) on him
   3. C.
      he wanted to save some money
   4. D.
      he didn’t find his wallet, either
2. 2.

   When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend was ________. 

   1. A.
      lying under the seat
   2. B.
      sitting on the seat
   3. C.
      lying on the seat
   4. D.
      standing nearby
3. 3.

   Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because ______.

   1. A.
      the conductor was standing far away
   2. B.
      his friend was deaf （聋）
   3. C.
      he enjoyed doing so
   4. D.
      he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat