Mark Twain liked to tell funny stories ________.

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A．to make people to laugh

B．to make people laughing

C．to make people laughed

D．to make people laugh

　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on other people. 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 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 row. Mark Twain began to talk. 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 his friend. “I know that old man. He's been deaf for years.”

根据短文内容回答问题，每空限填一词。

(1) What did Mark Twain like to do?

He ________ ________ play jokes on other people.

(2) What did he do one day?

He ________ a ________ in a small town.

(3) What did the young man say about his uncle?

He said that ________ and ________ could make his uncle laugh or smile.

(4) Why did Mark Twain tell so many funny stories?

Because he wanted to ________ the old man ________.

(5) Why didn't the old man laugh or smile?

Because he could ________ ________.

　　阅读短文，判断句子的正(T)误(F).

　　Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends.

　　Once Mark Twain was travelling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him.

　　“But I don't have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain. His friend didn't know what to do.

　　“You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him.

　　When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend. He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed.

　　(1)Mark Twain was a great Canadian writer and a famous speaker.

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　　(2)He liked to play jokes and tell funny stories.

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　　(3)Twain's friend lost his wallet on a train trip.

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　　(4)Twain bought a ticket for his friend.

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　　(5)His friend hid under the seat because he thought he did not have a ticket.

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　　(6)Twain gave the conductor two tickets.

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　　(7)Twain's friend was strange. He liked to lie under the seat when he was on a train.

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　　(8)Everyone on the train laughed at Twain.

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　　阅读短文，判断句子的正(T)误(F).

　　Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends.

　　Once Mark Twain was travelling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him.

　　“But I don't have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain. His friend didn't know what to do.

　　“You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him.

　　When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend. He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed.

　　(1)Mark Twain was a great Canadian writer and a famous speaker.

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　　(2)He liked to play jokes and tell funny stories.

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　　(3)Twain's friend lost his wallet on a train trip.

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　　(4)Twain bought a ticket for his friend.

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　　(5)His friend hid under the seat because he thought he did not have a ticket.

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　　(6)Twain gave the conductor two tickets.

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　　(7)Twain's friend was strange. He liked to lie under the seat when he was on a train.

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　　(8)Everyone on the train laughed at Twain.

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