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[单项选择]The story was told at one of Sir William's friends' home.
[单项选择]Sir. William's story made his friends laugh louder, because he had told the same story.
[单项选择]When Sir. William saw his friends laughing, he thought they liked his story much more.
[单项选择]The story told us that none can do anything very well.
[单项选择]In the story told by Nick McGlynn, ______.
A. his dead wife spoke to him in a tone he used to announce his arrival to her
B. his wife spoke to him who died a few hours ago, in a tone he used to announce his arrival
C. his dead wife spoke to him in a tone she used to announce her arrival
D. none of the above
[单项选择]In the story told by Dave Barber, ______.
A. he was finally saved by his grandmother
B. he was finally saved by his nine-year-old son
C. he would have been drowned if his grandmother had not lifted him
D. he would have been taken away by his grandmother if his son had not dragged him down
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Passage One
The humorous story may be told to great length, and may wander around as much as it pleases, and arrive nowhere in particular; but the comic (滑稽的) story and the witty (诙谐的) story must be brief and end with a point. The humorous story continues gently along, the other two burst.
The humorous story is strictly a work of art--high and delicate (精美的) art--and only an artist can tell it; But no art is necessary in telling the comic and witty stories; anybody can do it. The art of telling a humorous story--I mean by word of mouth, not print--was created in America, and has remained at home.
The humorous story is told seriously; the teller does his best to hide the fact that he himself even suspects that there is anything funny about it; but the teller of the comic story tells you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with eager delight, and is the first person to laugh.
When he gets through,
A. The humorous story.
B. The witty story.
C. The comic story.
D. All three take the same amount of tim
[单项选择]What can we learn from the story Anne told
[单项选择]The "greatest story ever told" referred to in the passage is the story of ______.
A. Christmas
B. The Mets
C. Moses
D. Roman Census Takers