Mark Twain’s First Money

Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned.

He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school.I can remember everything about it .School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks.There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or  the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school.”

“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school.My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school.He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher.But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.”

“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the  five dollars.So that’s what I did.That was the first money I ever earned.”

1.Mark Twain earned his first money _________.

A.when he was a pupil                     B.when he became a writer

C.when he taught at a school                D.when he was beaten by his father

2.The school made the rule so that they could_____.

A.teach the students well                   B.give the students a beating

C.keep the desks and chairs well             D.ask the students for more money

3.Mark Twain’s father______.

A.was happy to give him the money

B.got angry when he knew what Mark Twain had done at school

C.said sorry to the teacher when he heard the news

D.agreed to beat Mark Twain and then give him the money

4.Mark Twain was beaten_______.

A.at home          B.only by his father    C.at school          D.both at school and at home

 

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When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敌人),a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1 me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me   3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever   4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s   5 . Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are   6 . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did   7  he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the   9  time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than   11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something   13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

  14  hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s   15  at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1.                A.reminded       B.said            C.shouted  D.laughed

 

2.                A.dull            B.brave          C.angry D.happy

 

3.                A.quietly         B.carelessly       C.casually   D.differently

 

4.                A.came out       B.dealt with       C.got over  D.thought about

 

5.                A.strategies       B.ideas           C.photos   D.books

 

6.                A.crazy          B.true           C.strict D.simple

 

7.                A.as             B.against         C.since D.for

 

8.                A.produce        B.check          C.borrow   D.next

 

9.                A.decided        B.liked           C.wanted   D.refused

 

10.               A.everything      B.anyone         C.nothing   D.anything

 

11.               A.shout          B.teach          C.listen D.read

 

12.               A.that           B.why           C.where D.who

 

13.               A.so             B.or             C.for   D.but

 

14.               A.features        B.excuse         C.advice D.promises

 

 

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