Question

Once Mark Twain wanted to borrow a certain book from a friend．The friend told him that he never allowed anyone to take books from his library．He said if Mark Twain wanted to use the book, he must use it in his library．He could not take it home with him． 　　A few days later, this same friend wanted to borrow Mark Twain's lawn mower(割草機)in order to cut his grass．Mark Twain then told him that he never allowed anyone to take his lawn mower from his home．If the friend wanted to use the lawn mower, he must use it on Mark Twain's own grass． 　　Here is another story about the famous American writer．One morning, when Mark Twain was dressing, he found that his shoes were covered with mud(泥)．He called his servant(仆人)and said to him, "My shoes are covered with mud．Why didn't you clean them last night?" 　　"I thought it was useless to clean them in such bad weather, " the servant said．"They will only get dirty again in a short while．" 　　Later that day, when the servant came for his dinner, there was no food on the table for him．He went to Mark Twain and asked the reason for this． 　　"I thought it was useless for you to eat, " said Mark Twain, "because you will only get hungry again in a short while．" (1) What is Mark Twain? [　　] A． A teacher B． A writer C． A worker． (2) Why didn't Mark take the book home? [　　] A． If he took it out, his friend would never get it back． B． The book was quite special． C． Mark liked reading in his friend's library． (3) Why couldn't his friend borrow Mark's lawn mower? [　　] A． Mark had no lawn mower． B． Mark could not borrow his friend's book home． C． His friend didn't want to return the machine． (4) The servant didn't clean Mark's shoes, because ________ [　　] A． it was bad for the shoes B． there was no food for him C． the weather was bad (5) According to the story, which one is true? [　　] A． Mark was a good master． B． Mark liked joking． C． The servant shouldn't have his dinner．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．B;3．B;4．C;5．B;