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Do you know who Lewis Carroll is? Yes! You are right. He is the writer of the famous story—Alice's Adventures in Wonderland （《爱丽丝漫游奇境记》）. Many people described Lewis Carroll as shy. He wasn't very good at social situations. He didn't talk much. One of his college students even said his classes were extremely 1. But children thought very differently of him. When he was with children,he was funny and imaginative（富有想象力的）.He 2 puzzles and games, and created stories that children loved. Those children included Alice, the daughter of a colleague, and her two sisters, Lorina and Edith.

It seems that Lewis Carrol was a wild flower that only bloomed（开花）when children were around. “Tell us a 3, please, Mr. Dodgson, ” the three girls asked.

“Alice was beginning to get very 4 sitting by her sister on the side of the river and of having nothing to do. She wanted to do something new and happy. Suddenly, a white rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her, ” he began. He continued for a few minutes, and then stopped. That's all until next time.

The girls complained（抱怨）,so he offered to go on.That day the stories came out 5. He seemed relaxed in his role as a storyteller and told many stories.

Lewis Carroll included Alice and her sisters in the stories with Alice as the most important character. That day, in particular, Lewis Carroll's stories were really interesting.

Later, Alice begged Lewis to write the stories down, and he agreed. 6, it wasn't until two and a half years later that Lewis finally gave her a dark, green leather notebook—Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

（　） 1. A. simple B. boring C. pleasant D. helpful

（　） 2. A. invented B. played C. solved D. found

（　） 3. A. poem B. song C. book D. story

（　） 4. A. angry with B. excited about C. tired of D. fond of

（　） 5. A. one after another B. again and again C. with great care D. sooner or later

（　） 6. A. Especially B. Instead C. Immediately D. However