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One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because _1.__ his writing. Before he was going to leave，one of his friends __2.__ (say) to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said，“_3.__ doesn't matter. The mosquitoes are not relatives of mine. I don't think they will come __4.__ (visit)me.”

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in __5.__ small hotel near the station. He went into a room, but 6.__ he was just about to have a rest, quite __7.__ few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I'm very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town，” one of them said __8.__ him.

Mark Twain，however, made a joke, _9.__ (say) to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They don't come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

But that night Mark Twain slept well. Did you know why? That was _10.__ all the waiters in the hotel were driving mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.