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MarkTwain,thefamousAmericanwriter,likedtoplayjokesonothers.Butonceajokewasplayedonhim.

OnedayMarkTwainwasaskedtogiveatalkinasmalltown.Atlunchhemetayoungmanheknewwhotoldhimthathehadanunclewhoneverlaughedorsmiled.TheyoungmantoldMarkTwainthatnobodyandnothingcouldpossiblymakehisunclesmileandlaugh.

“Youbringyouruncletomytalktonight,”saidMarkTwain,“I'msureIcanmakehimlaugh.”

Thateveningtheyoungmanandhisunclesatinthefirstrow.MarkTwainspokedirectly(正好地)attheoldman.Hetoldsomeratherinterestingstories,whichmadeeveryoneinthehalllaugh.Buttheoldmanneverevensmiled.MarkTwaintoldthemostinterestingstoriesheknew.Buttheoldman'sfacewasstillablank.AtlastMarkTwainstopped.Hefelttiredanddiscouraged(失去信心的).

Somedayslater,MarkTwaintoldafriendofhisaboutwhathadhappened.“Oh”,saidhisfriend,“Iknowthatoldman.Hehasbeendeaf(聋的)foryears.”

(1)Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrue?

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A.MarkTwaincouldmakeeveryonelaughexcepttheoldman.

B.MarkTwainlikedtoplayjokesonothers.

C.NobodyeverplayedajokeonMarkTwain.

D.OnceayoungmanplayedajokeonMarkTwain.

(2)TheyoungmanMarkTwainmetatlunchtoldhimthat________.

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A.hisunclelikedtolistentoMarkTwain'stalk

B.hisunclecouldnotpossiblybemadetolaughandsmile

C.hisuncleneverlaughedatpeople

D.nobodyandnothingcouldmakehisunclestoplaughingorsmile

(3)MarkTwaintoldtheyoungman________.

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A.tobringhisuncletolunch

B.toaskhisuncletotalktherethatnight

C.hecouldmakehisunclelaugh

D.tositinthefirstrowwithhisuncle

(4)MarkTwain'sstoriesmadeeveryoneinthehalllaughexcept________.

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A.theoldman

B.theyoungman

C.MarkTwainhimself

D.afriendofMarkTwain's

(5)MarkTwaincouldnotmaketheoldmanlaughbecause________.

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A.theoldmancouldn'tlaugh

B.theoldmandidn'twanttolaugh

C.hisstorieswerenotinterestingenough

D.theoldmancouldn'thearMarkTwain'sstories