| A. never B. along C. everything D. teller E. something |
Mark Twain was famous as a writer, but he was also famous as a public of funny stories. He often went from town to town to give lectures.
One day, he was walking the street of a small town. He was going to give a lecture there that evening. He met a young man. The young man said, “Mr. Twain, I'd like to talk to you for a minute, please. I have an uncle, but he laughs or smiles. Can you do ?”
| A. make B. for C. funniest D. in E. first |
“Bring your uncle to my lecture this evening. I will him laugh and smile.”
That evening, the young man and his uncle sat in the row, Mark Twain told some funny stories, but the young man's uncle didn't smile. Then Mark Twain told the story he knew, but the old man still didn't smile. Mark Twain was disappointed.
Later he talked with a friend about this. “Oh!” said the friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf years.”
