I'm 13 years old. My name is Mike Davis. I (1)g__________ to Hope School
and I'm in Year One. I'm really interested in science, but I find maths and Chinese
very (2)d__________. I never get high marks in them. I like sports. I'm good at
(3)r__________ and I run for the school running (4)t__________ in the 800
meters every year.
     My Dad sells farm machines(农机). We live in the country about two kilometers
away (5)f__________ the school, so I go to school by (6)b__________. My uncle
has a farm(农场)and I (7)s__________ most of my free time helping him there. I
help him (8)l__________ after the cows and I like to do the milking(挤奶) every
Saturday. My uncle has a tractor(拖拉机)and he says I can't drive it until I'm fifteen
(9)y__________ old.
     I want to work in the countryside (10)w__________ I leave school. I wouldn't
like to (11)l__________ in a town or sit in an office all day. My father (12)t__________
I should work in his company, but I want to be like my uncle and have my own farm one day.

　　Mark Twain,the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But
once a joke was played on him.
　　One day Mark Twain was invited(被邀请)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 has an uncle with him. He told 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 man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories,but the
old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain told his funny stories. Finally he stopped.
He was tired and quite disappointed(失望的)．
　　Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had
happened.
　　"Oh,"said his friend."I know that old man. He's been deaf(聋)for years."

1. Mark Twain liked to play jokes on_____.

A. himself      
B. others        
C. old men      
D. Americans

2. One day Mark Twain met_____at lunch.

A. a friend      
B. a young man's uncle    
C. a young girl      
D. a deaf

3. The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle never_____.

A. spoke        
B. talked          
C. laughed            
D. ate

4. The young man and his uncle sat _____that evening.

A. at home      
B. near the door    
C. at the back        
D. in the front

5. Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was_____.

A. thirsty      
B. tired          
C. angry        
D. sleepy