WhatdoTomSawyerandjumpingfrogshaveincommon?Storiesaboutbothofthemwerecreatedbyonemans:MarkTwain.BornSamuelLanghorneClemensMarkTwainwashispenname.WhenTwainwas4hisfamilymovedtoHannibalMissourilyingonthewestbankoftheMississippi.Twaingrewupthereandwasattractedgreatlywithlifealongtheriver-thesteamboatsthebigwoodenboatsandthepeoplewhoworkedonthem.
TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountryisoneofTwain'sbest-lovedshortstoriesandTheAdventuresofTomSawyerisoneofhismostfamousnovels.BoththeseworksarecelebratedbyeventsheldduringNationalTomSawyerDays.There'salsoafence-paintingcompetitiontoseewhocanpaintthefastest.TheideaforthiscompetitioncomesfromasceneinTornSawyerinwhichTornhasbeentoldtopaintthefenceinfrontofthehousebelivesin.It'sabeautifuldayandhewouldratherbedoinganythingelse.Ashisfriendswalkbyhepersuadesthemtopaintwithhimforfunandtheyalljoininthe"fun".Bytheendofthedaythefencehasthreecoatsofpaint!
AlthoughthestoryofTomSawyerisnottrueit'sbasedonfact.IfyougotoHannibalyou'llseethewhitefencewhichstillstandsatTwain'sboyhoodhome.
33.MarkTwaincreatedTomSawyerandjumpingfrogs .
A.attheageoffour B.inthesamebook
C.indifferentstories D.onthesteamboats
34.Thefence-paintingcompetitioncomesfrom .
A.MarkTwain'ssuggestion B.astoryinJumpingFrog
C.thelifeofpeopleinboats D.asceneinTomSawyer
35.Thesentence"thefencehasthreecoatsofpaint!"meansthat" ".
A.allofTom'sfriendswearthreecoats
B.thefencehasbeenpaintedthreetimes
C.threenewcoatsarehangingonthefence
D.theyhavedrawnthreecoatsonthefence