Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school.  I can remember   1  about it. Schoolboys in those days never   2  teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.  There was a(n)   __3  in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the   4  school or have to pay five dollars."
"One day, I damaged my desk in some   5 . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it   __6  be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He   7  to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."
"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any   8  , I decided I would take   __9 beating at school and   10  the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."

 Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school.  I can remember   1  about it. Schoolboys in those days never   2  teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.  There was a(n)   __3  in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the   4  school or have to pay five dollars."

"One day, I damaged my desk in some   5 . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it   __6  be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He   7  to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."

"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any   8  , I decided I would take   __9 beating at school and   10  the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."

1.                A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

2.                A．loved          B．trusted         C．hated    D．respected

3.                A．punishment     B．bet            C．issue D．rule

4.                A．whole          B．total           C．complete D．all

5.                A．way           B．method         C．manner   D．means

6.                A．could          B．would          C．should   D．ought to

7.                A．agreed         B．permitted       C．accepted D．screamed

8.                A．time           B．longer          C．more D．way

9.                A．another        B．more           C．a    D．some

10.               A．earn           B．keep           C．make D．obtain

        Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school.  I can remember   1   about it. Schoolboys in those days never   2   teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.  There was a(n)   3   in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the   4   school or have to pay five dollars."

"One day, I damaged my desk in some   5  . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it   6   be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He   7   to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."

"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any   8  , I decided I would take   9  r beating at school and   10   the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."

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

　　    He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes,　　 it was at school. I can remember everything about it. Schoolboys in those days never respected teachers and never took care of the things　　 of the school. They often damaged(损坏) their desks. There was a rule　　 in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife　　 would be beaten before the whole school or have to pay five dollars."　　 　　

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

　　    "But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any more. I　　 decided I would take another beating at school and keep the five　　 dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."

1. Why did the schoolboys often damage the desks in those days?　　

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A. Because the schoolboys loved their teachers and obeyed (服从,听　　 　　 从)them

　　B. Because they didn't obey their teachers and weren't careful of　　 　　 anything in the school.

C. Because they were too small to look after the things.

D. Because their parents told them to damage them.

2. Why did Mark Twain's father give him five dollars?

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A. Because he was very rich.

B. Because he loved his son and didn't want the teacher 　　to beat his son.　　

C. Because he didn't want his son to be beaten in front 　　 of the whole school.

D. Because he didn't like money.

3. When and where did Mark Twain get his first money?

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A. He got his first money at school when he was a school boy there.

B. He got his first money at school when he damaged his desk.

C. He got his first money at school after his father gave him a　　 　　 beating.

D. He got his first money at home after his father gave him a beating.

4. After Mark Twain was given a good beating ________, he got the　　 first money.

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A. once    B. twice    C. three times    D. four times

5. The best title of the passage may be _________.

[　　]

A. The First Money　　 B. Schoolboys in Those Days

C. How to Get Money    D. A Good Beating

Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school.  I can remember 1 about it. Schoolboys in those days never 2 teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.  There was a(n) 3 in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the 4school or have to pay five dollars."
"One day, I damaged my desk in some 5. I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it 6 be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He 7 to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."
"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any 8 I decided I would take 9beating at school and 10 the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."

1. 1.
   1. A.
      something
   2. B.
      anything
   3. C.
      everything
   4. D.
      nothing
2. 2.
   1. A.
      loved
   2. B.
      trusted
   3. C.
      hated
   4. D.
      respected
3. 3.
   1. A.
      punishment
   2. B.
      bet
   3. C.
      issue
   4. D.
      rule
4. 4.
   1. A.
      whole
   2. B.
      total
   3. C.
      complete
   4. D.
      all
5. 5.
   1. A.
      way
   2. B.
      method
   3. C.
      manner
   4. D.
      means
6. 6.
   1. A.
      could
   2. B.
      would
   3. C.
      should
   4. D.
      ought to
7. 7.
   1. A.
      agreed
   2. B.
      permitted
   3. C.
      accepted
   4. D.
      screamed
8. 8.
   1. A.
      time
   2. B.
      longer
   3. C.
      more
   4. D.
      way
9. 9.
   1. A.
      another
   2. B.
      more
   3. C.
      a
   4. D.
      some
10. 10.
    1. A.
       earn
    2. B.
       keep
    3. C.
       make
    4. D.
       obtain