2. Here's what Mark Twain, the famous American writer, said about humorous stories
Complete the paragraph with the words given in the box. Use the hints given in
the brackets.
impact
gravely
spun
beforehand
delicate
suspects
matter rambling
burst must lost
There are several kinds of stories, but only one
difficult kind-the humorous.
The humorous story is American, the comic story is
English, the witty story is French. The humorous story
depends for its .....
(effect) upon the
manner of the telling; the comic story and the witty
(substance)
stories upon the
The humorous story may be ....... (formed)
out to great length, but the comic and witty stories .............. (have to be brief.
The humorous story bubbles gently along, the others .............. (rush) forth.
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2. Here's what Mark Twain, the famous American writer, said about humorous stories, Complete the paragraph with the words given in the box. Use the hints given in the brackets. gravely rambling lost matter must burst spun delicate There are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult kind-the humorous. beforehand suspects The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story (effect) upon the depends for its manner of the telling; the comic story and the witty stories upon the (substance). The humorous story may be (formed) out to great length, but the comic and witty stories. The humorous story bubbles gently along, the others. impact (have to) be brief. (rush) forth. The humorous story is strictly a work of art-high and. (fine)-and only an artist can tell it; but no art is necessary in telling the comic and the clever story, anybody can do it. The humorous story is told. conceal the fact that he at all. (seriously); the teller does his best to (guesses) that there is anything funny (in advance) that about it; but the teller of the comic story tells you. it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with eager delight and is the first person to laugh when he gets through. Very often, of course, the (wordy) and disjointed humorous story finishes with a sharp point an (misplaced) if the listener must be alert. The humour will be entirely. the reader is not alert and he may miss the final point.