文档介绍：Text A Exercises
Reading Aloud
Understanding the Text
Reading Analysis
Vocabulary
Structure
Translation
TA-main
Read the following paragraphs until you have learned them by heart.
“Can I be of any service to you, sir?” he said. “Will you have a place in the sleeper?”
“Why, certainly,” I said, “But I asked that man on the platform and he said that every corner was full and told me not to trouble him.”
“No, sir, I can’t believe him to have said such a thing. Can’t imagine you to have been spoken to like that, sir! I am sorry, sir, but you must have misunderstood him. We have nothing left but the big partment, with two berths and a couple of armchairs in it, but it is entirely at your disposal. Here, Tom, take these cases aboard!”
Read the following
Reading Aloud
Answer the following questions
Understandling-Answer1
Why couldn’t Mark Twain get the two tickets for the sleeper train?
Whom did Mark Twain ask for the tickets and how did they reply?
How did Mark Twain feel when his request was rejected?
Why did Mark Twain mention his name the second time he talked to the local official?
Did the local official change his attitude when he heard the name “Mark Twain”?
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Because the train was already full.
He asked the man in the ticket office and a local official for two tickets, but they flatly rejected him.
Because he wanted to take advantage of his fame to get onto the train.
He felt it was a heavy blow to his dignity.
No. He remained the same as before.
Understanding the Text
Understandling-Answer2
Why did Mark Twain feel such shame as cannot be described?
Who finally invited Mark Twain into the sleeping car?
Where did Mark Twain and panion stay on the train?
How did the porter serve them on the train?]
Why did Mark Twain’panion look rather ashamed when they were on the train?
What was the reason that Mark Twain was invited onto the train?
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Firstly, his name didn’t bring him the respect