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.
【小题1】A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing【小题2】A．lovedB．trustedC．hatedD．respected【小题3】A．punishmentB．betC．issueD．rule【小题4】A．wholeB．totalC．pleteD．all【小题5】A．wayB．methodC．mannerD．means【小题6】A．couldB．wouldC．shouldD．ought to【小题7】A．agreedB．permittedC．acceptedD．screamed【小题8】A．timeB．longerC．moreD．way【小题9】A．anotherB．moreC．aD．some【小题10】A．earnB．keepC．makeD．obtainC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文的主要内容是：马克吐温被问及自己第一次挣到钱是在什么时候。他回忆说当时学校有一个规定，破坏课桌的学生或者交五美元罚款或者挨打。马克吐温的父亲给了他五美元让他交给学校，打了他一顿。由于他已经挨过一次打，不再害怕挨打，所以他把五美元留下，在学校又挨了一次打。
【小题1】 这里想表达我记得一切，something某事 anything 任何事everything一切 nothing没有事情，故选C。
【小题2】根据and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.可知那时候孩子们不尊敬老师，respected尊敬，故选D。
【小题3】根据I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school，故选D。
【小题4】 根据 My father said it would be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school，故选A。
【小题5】 根据 There was a(n) 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.
可知是用一些方法，method方法， in some way在某种程度上，故选B
【小题6】这是一个宾语从句，主句是一般过去时，所以从句要使用相应的过去时态，从句用过去将来时，故选B。
【小题7】 这里想表达他同意给我五美元，agreed同意permitted准许 accepted接受 screamed尖叫，故选A。
【小题8】这里想表达我已经挨过一次打，不再害怕挨打，any more,再，又，故选C。
【小题9】这里想表达我决定在学校再挨一次打，another又一个，故选A。
【小题10】根据So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got.可知这里想说把五美元留下，keep保留，故选B。