EX9. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.
This is a story (1) ............. Mark Twain, a famous American writer and homourist. We all know that Twain was famous in his day as a lecture and teller of funny stories. We also know that he (2) .............. to play jokes on his friends. In this case, the joke was on Mark Twain.
One day, he was walking along the streer of a small town where he was going to deliver a lecture that evening. (3) ............ was a young man who stopped him on his way just to (4) ............. about his uncle. The young man said that his uncle (5).............. laughed and smiled. Mark Twain told the young man to take his (6) ........ to his lecture that evening, and he could guarantee to make the young man's uncle laugh.
That (7) ............. the young man and his uncle sat in the (8) ............ row. Mark Twain spoke directly at them. He told many funny stories, but the old man didn't smile smile. Then he told the (9)........... stories which he knew, but the old man'd face still remains blank. At ( 10 )..........., Mark Twain left the platform feeling exhausted.
Later Mark Twain was talking to his friend about this. His friend laughed and said: " Oh, I know that old man. He has been as deaf as a post for years!!!''.
EX9. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.
This is a story (1) ...about.......... Mark Twain, a famous American writer and homourist. We all know that Twain was famous in his day as a lecture and teller of funny stories. We also know that he (2) .....like......... to play jokes on his friends. In this case, the joke was on Mark Twain.
One day, he was walking along the streer of a small town where he was going to deliver a lecture that evening. (3) ....it........ was a young man who stopped him on his way just to (4) .......talk...... about his uncle. The young man said that his uncle (5).....never......... laughed and smiled. Mark Twain told the young man to take his (6) ...uncle..... to his lecture that evening, and he could guarantee to make the young man's uncle laugh.
That (7) .....evening........ the young man and his uncle sat in the (8) ..first.......... row. Mark Twain spoke directly at them. He told many funny stories, but the old man didn't smile smile. Then he told the (9).......funniest.... stories which he knew, but the old man'd face still remains blank. At ( 10 )....last......., Mark Twain left the platform feeling exhausted.
Later Mark Twain was talking to his friend about this. His friend laughed and said: " Oh, I know that old man. He has been as deaf as a post for years!!!''.
