[单项选择]Samuel Clemens was born on November 30th, 1835. In fact, Mark Twain was his penname and he got it from the call ("Mark twain!"—meaning by the mark of two fathoms) used when people measured (测量) how deep the water was.
Mark Twain was also famous in his day as a public speaker besides a writer. In his public speeches he always told funny stories. He also liked to play jokes on his friends. One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare(费用) for him.
"But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine", Mark Twain said. The friend did not know what to do.
"I’ve got an idea", said Mark Twain. " We can get on the train and when the conductor (列车 员) comes to check the tickets, you can hide under my seat. "
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets—one for his friend and the other for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice, "I have a strange friend. When he travels by tr
A. a writer
B. a public speaker
C. both a writer and a public speaker

[单项选择]Samuel Clemens was born on November 30th, 1835. In fact, Mark Twain was his penname and he got it from the call ("Mark twain!"—meaning by the mark of two fathoms) used when people measured (测量) how deep the water was.
Mark Twain was also famous in his day as a public speaker besides a writer. In his public speeches he always told funny stories. He also liked to play jokes on his friends. One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare(费用) for him.
"But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine", Mark Twain said. The friend did not know what to do.
"I’ve got an idea", said Mark Twain. " We can get on the train and when the conductor (列车 员) comes to check the tickets, you can hide under my seat. "
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets—one for his friend and the other for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice, "I have a strange friend. When he travels by tr
A. a phone call
B. a call people made when they measured the water
C. a book called Mark Twain

[单项选择]Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by the pen name ______.
A. Mark Twain
B. Henry James
C. William Faulkner
D. Theodore Dreiser

[单项选择]In the days of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, life on a steamboat on the Mississippi River was 41 . One of the most exciting 42 of that period was a rac43 two of the fastest river boats. The Natchez had steamed up the river from New Orleans to St. Louis in three days, twenty-one hours, and fifty-eight minutes. John Cannon, 44 of the Robert E. Lee felt sure that he could 45 this time and challenged the captain of the Natchez. 46 his boat light, Captain Cannon 47 no passengers 48 ; he did not 49 the usual goods. Moreover, he had crews with supplies of coal waiting on floats along the river so that the boat would not have to put it to shore for 50 . The race began on June 30, 1870. Being lighter than the Natchez, the Lee jumped into an early lead. For three days the race continued, 51 the boats travelling at full steam. They were 52 each other the whole time, 53 short spaces when bends in the river hid one or the other from view. Then only a few hours from its goal, the
A. rode
B. drove
C. took
D. brought