MarkTwain,an American writer, published more than 30 books, hundreds of
short stories and essays and gave lectures around the world throughout his career.
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Thou
ghhehadlittleschooleducation,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime
.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneCl
emens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,hispenname.
MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnot
expectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'stendercare,
hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heuse
dtoplayjokesonallofhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn'tliketogotosc
hool,andheconstantlyranawayfromhome.Healwayswentinthedirectionof
thenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfather'sd
eathin1847,Marktwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwit
hfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedas ariver-boatpilot(领航
员)andlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringt
hisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafull-time
writer.
In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.Intheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooks
includingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfam
ous,andbroughthimagreatfortune.Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebts
inbadinvestments(投资)andhehadtowrite
largenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifediedandthenon
eoftheirchildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.
Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.Heworenothingbutwhitefromheadto
footuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.
When Mark Twain was a little baby,.
| A.his mother thought he would die |
| B.he was as active as other boys |
| C.he was not strong enough |
| D.he was always in hospital |
In his childhood,.
| A.Mark Twain learned a lot at school |
| B.Mark Twain often went swimming with other boys |
| C.Mark Twain often played games with other boys |
| D.Mark Twain’s mother often worried about his safety |
In order to make a living, Mark Twain .
| A.often ran away from home. |
| B.first worked for a printer. |
| C.wrote stories in the beginning. |
| D.joined the army after he worked in a mine. |
In the later years of his life, Mark Twain.
| A.continued writing until his death. |
| B.wrote many stories and earned a lot of money. |
| C.must have been very sad because he lost his wife and one of his children. |
| D.lent too much money to others. |