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Mark Twain（1835-1910）was one of the most famous writers in the US.Most（1）
readers
readers
are sure that his real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.But how many people（2）
know
know
where the pen name "Mark Twain"came from？
The answer shows Clemens's colourful early life before he became writer.He worked on ship（3）
when
when
he was young. "Mark Twain" was the cry as the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms（6 feet）deep. "Twain"is an old-fashioned（4）
way
way
of saying "two".Mark Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi River for two years.At that time he（5）
wrote
wrote
about the humorous Life on the Mississippi（1883）.The famous river would become（6）
an
an
important subject in many of his works，such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（1884）-who could forget the journey of Huck and Jim（7）
along
along
the river in this famous book？
With little education，he had to teach（8）
himself
himself
how to write stories.Whenever possible，he would go to（9）
public
public
libraries.There he spent much time reading as well as（10）
thinking
thinking
，which greatly helped him with his writing.And of course，his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract many people.
