Mark Twain was a great American    1  . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his   2  .
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town  3  his writing.  4  he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “  5  I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.
After he   6   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 mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that.  “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are    7   mosquitoes in our town,” he said.
Mark Twain ,  however,   8  a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very   9  . They know my    10   number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

---Why did you refuse to join them in the show?

        ---Because I don’t think the show is worth ________ part in.

A. take         B. to taking         C. taking      D. to take

根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。
【小题1】_____▲___(八月) is the hottest month of a year.
【小题2】You don’t look_____▲___(好) today. What’s up?
【小题3】Don’t________(看书) in bed, for it’s bad for your eyes.
【小题4】It is not safe for such a small child to swim ___▲____ (单独) in the river.
【小题5】The more careful you are, the_____▲_____(少) mistakes you’ll make in this exam.
【小题6】I like watching the moonlight shine___▲_____(穿过) the window peacefully.
【小题7】The man bought some gas(汽油) for his car and it ___ ▲____(花）him 200 yuan.
【小题8】The ____▲___ (三十) Olympic Games will be held in London in 2012. I can’t simply wait for it.
【小题9】I don’t think the sweater belong to___▲___(he).
【小题10】---I passed the last exam yesterday.   
---Oh, you’re really a ___▲____ (luck) dog.
【小题11】Lily is the ___▲_____(bad) of the girls at Maths.
【小题12】We’ll have a three____▲_____(day) holiday on Tomb Sweeping Day.
【小题13】Nobody studies as   ▲ (happy) as Simon. He really enjoys studying.
【小题14】Unlike us Chinese people, people in the west eat with   ▲  (knife) and forks.
【小题15】–Are you going back home this summer holiday?
--Yes, I have been away for 4 years. How I look forward to   ▲  (see) my family again!

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing ____ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her ____. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons ___ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __ found work in a big shop. The __ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice ____ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. But she __ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __ did anything at home. She didn’t love her ___ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few ___ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She ____ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were ____the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all ___. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to ___. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（流浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a___ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

1.A. him                           B. himself                     C. her                                    D. herself

2.A. classes                          B. English                     C. maths                          D. language

3.A. when                            B. while                                 C. because                           D. after

4.A. hardly                           B. easily                                C. no longer                         D. happily

5.A. bookseller          B. shopkeeper               C. gatekeeper                  D. policeman

6.A. agreed                          B. hated                                C. preferred                        D. failed

7.A. sold                               B. was sold                           C. gave                                  D. was given

8.A. always                           B. sometimes                  C. never                                 D. often

9.A. husband                       B. son                                    C. brother                            D. uncle

10.A. cheap                         B. expensive                        C. terrible                   D. strange

11.A. liked                            B. interested                        C. watched                           D. knew

12.A. looking up                  B. looking for                  C. talking about           D. hearing from

13.A. old                           B. clean                                 C. dirty                                  D. thin

14.A. stop                   B. smile                                 C. laugh                                 D. lie

15.A. busy                            B. clever                          C. rich                                     D. poor