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Cloze 5 In the days of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, life on a steamboat on the Mississippi River was __1__. One of the most exciting __2__ of that period was a race __3__ two of the fastest river boats.The Natchez had steamed up the river from New Orleans to St. Louis in three days, twenty-one hours, and fifty-eight minutes. John Cannon, __4__of the Robert E. Lee felt sure that he could __5__ this time and challenged the captain of the Natchez.__6__ his boat light, Captain Cannon __7__no passengers __8__; he did not __9__ the usual goods. Moreover, he had crews with supplies of coal waiting on floats along the river so that the boat would not have to put it to shore for __10__. The race began on June 30, 1870. Being lighter than the Natchez, the Lee jumped into an early lead. For three days the race continued, __11__ the boats travelling at full steam. They were __12__ each other the whole time, __13__ short spaces when bends in the river hid one or the other from view. Then only a few hours from its goal, the Natchez __14__ a rock and ran aground (搁浅 . The Lee steamed proudly into St. Louis in exactly three days, eighteen hours, and thirty minutes after she had left New Orleans. Bell rang, and people called __15__the boat named after the general __16__as an army engineer had prevented the river from changing its course and St. Louis __17__ becoming an inland town. The Lee __18__ a good recordone that brought honor to all rivermen. However, the great day of the river steamers was drawing to__19__. The __20__ won the passenger and goods business from the river boats. There are boats on the river today. But they are not the white birds that attracted young Samuel Clemens.1. A. an adventure B. a story C. an experience D. a creation2. A. incidents B. events C. accidents D. affairs3.A. between B. among C. in D. within4. A. shopkeeper B. postmaster C. headmaster D. captain5. A. beat B. won C. fall D. hit6. A. Making B. To make C. Made D. So as t