Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was traveling in France. Once he was very tired and wanted to sleep. He therefore asked the conductor to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. "I'll strongly protest(抗议) when you try to wake me up," he said to the conductor. "But do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway."

    Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up it was night time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him." I have never been so angry in all my life," Mark Twain said.

    The conductor looked at him calmly. "You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off the train at Dijon," he said loudly.

11. Mark Twain couldn't wake up himself because ________.

       A. he was so busy                               B. he was very tired

       C. he was a writer                                D. he was so heavy a sleeper

12. Mark Twain told the conductor __________.

       A. it was difficult to wake him up when he fell asleep

       B. he was too heavy to be woken up

       C. he was too strong to take any notice

       D. he should be helped as he had something heavy with him

13. Mark Twain wanted to go to _________.

       A. France             B. Paris               C. Dijon               D. America

14. Why did Mark Twain get so angry?

       A. Because the conductor had put someone else off the train.

       B. Because the conductor had forgotten to put him off in Paris.

       C. Because the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon.

       D. Because Mark Twain had not had enough sleep.

15. The conductor _______.

A. was a man who didn’t care much about others’ feelings.

B. didn’t realize what had happened when he was shouted at

C. put Mark Twain off at Dijon by accident

D. became extremely angry when he was shouted and shouted back