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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Mark Twain. He was born in
the US in 1835. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (lucky), his father died when he was 12 years old. So
he had to work hard to make a living. He took many kinds of jobs and the hard
life {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (teach) him a lot. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he didn't attend university, he had
rich experiences and heard many stories , which all became the materials for a
series of his works. Mark Twain was special and popular because he could tell
stories with {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (he) own sense of humour.
Mark Twain was considered as one of
{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(great) American writers with great achievements . {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (exact)
speaking, he was also {#blank#}8{#/blank#} excellent lecturer. He received many {#blank#}9{#/blank#}
(invite) to give lectures in his life.
Because he has brought many funny stories
to us, he will always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (remember).
