Tom ____ stories to amuse his little brother.

W: Yeah, really. He is normally so serious. What do you think brought all that out of him？

Q: What does the woman imply？

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A．The stories probably weren't true.

B．Tom usually doesn't tell funny stories.

C．She's surprised Tom was so serious last night.

D．She wants to know where Tom heard the stories.

A．The stories probably weren't true.

B．Tom doesn't usually tell funny stories.

C．She's surprised Tom was so serious last night.

D．She wants to know where Tom heard the stories.

听力原文： Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective stories for magazines. One evening he couldn't find an end for a story. He sat with his typewriter in front of him, but he had no ideas. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his room. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes and had read his story. The visitor left a note,

I have read your story and I don't think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you can finish it. By the way, I am not a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight, but if you become a successful writer, I will return!

Tom read the thief's suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his thief to return. Before he goes out in the evening, near his typewriter he always leaves a story, which has not been finished.

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A．Because he had been invited by a friend.

B．Because he couldn't find a good end for his story.

C．Because he had nothing to do in his spare time.

D．Because there was a very fantastic film in the cinema.

To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered ______.

A．in well-worded language

B．as awkwardly as possible

C．in exaggerated statements

D．as casually as possible

A．His poems are heavily influenced by French writers.

B．His stories are mainly set in the State of Virginia.

C．His work is difficult to read.

D．His language is not refined.

A．They are professional story-tellers.

B．They are the parents of young children.

C．The stories will help them improve their vocabulary.

D．The stories are required for a course.

A．They find these stories interesting.

B．They can learn how to write such stories.

C．These stories are written by a famous doctor.

D．The stories are on their reading list.

A．They are the parents of young children.

B．They are professional storytellers.

C．The stories will help them improve their vocabulary.

D．The stories are required for a course.

21. This is a____young writer.He has published quite a few good stories in recent years.

A.promised B.looking forward C.promising D.clever 

A．Written by children themselves.

B．Printed with standard things.

C．Telling stories about the reader himself.

D．Published with the help of computers.