Which of the following isn`t true according to the text?
We know Melville Bell as a great scientist because he …………
a) he succeeded in description of sound production
b) approached his subjects with scientific thoroughness
c) studied the anatomy of human brain
d) occurred to be father of the telephone inventor
480. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain- was an American author and humorist. Among his writings are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel Adventures of I Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called “The Great American Novel". After several years of wandering around in the eastern part of the United States, supporting himself as a printer and with his writing, Samuel Clemens returned to the Mississippi River to realize his old ambition of becoming a steamboat pilot. In 1857, after 18 months apprenticeship, he earned his pilot's license, and for the next four years he steamed up and down the Mississippi getting to know the name and position of every feature on the river. In addition, he learnt the special language used on the steamboats, where the phrase "mark twain-' meant the water was deep enough to be safe. He used his knowledge of the river and his experiences there later when he wrote his most famous novel. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" under his pen name, Mark Twain.
One can guess from the passage that Samuel Clemens...
a) was too ambitious to become a steamboat pilot.
b) after 18 months apprenticeship changed his name for Mark Twain.
c) was very careful of getting to learn every peculiarity of the river.
d) was a nickname of Mark Twain.
481. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain- was an American author and humorist. Among his writings are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel Adventures of I Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called “The Great American Novel". After several years of wandering around in the eastern part of the United States, supporting himself as a printer and with his writing, Samuel Clemens returned to the Mississippi River to realize his old ambition of becoming a steamboat pilot. In 1857, after 18 months apprenticeship, he earned his pilot's license, and for the next four years he steamed up and down the Mississippi getting to know the name and position of every feature on the river. In addition, he learnt the special language used on the steamboats, where the phrase "mark twain-' meant the water was deep enough to be safe. He used his knowledge of the river and his experiences there later when he wrote his most famous novel. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" under his pen name, Mark Twain.
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