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."
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| 小题2: | | A．loved | B．trusted | C．hated | D．respected |
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| 小题3: | | A．punishment | B．bet | C．issue | D．rule |
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| 小题4: | | A．whole | B．total | C．complete | D．all |
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| 小题5: | | A．way | B．method | C．manner | D．means |
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| 小题6: | | A．could | B．would | C．should | D．ought to |
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| 小题7: | | A．agreed | B．permitted | C．accepted | D．screamed |
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| 小题8: | | A．time | B．longer | C．more | D．way |
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| 小题10: | | A．earn | B．keep | C．make | D．obtain |
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