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．”
【小题1】Mark Twain earned his first money _________．

One Friday Mrs. King asked her class to write a story. “Use your imagination!” she cried, “You can write your story about anything.” Kenny looked worried. “A story?” he thought, “What could I possible have to write about? I don’t know any stories.” The bell rang and all the kids went home.

The next day, Kenny sat at his desk at home, thinking and thinking. The warm sun was shining through the windows, making him drowsy. And soon he fell fast asleep. As he slept, Kenny began to dream about fantastic things.

First he dreamed that he was a world-famous doctor, saving whole cities and curing diseases. Then he dreamed that he was in a UFO. He was talking to strange but friendly space creatures. Then he dreamed that he had become as small as a mouse by a bad scientist. He had to find a way to stop the plot（阴谋）of the mad scientist!

Kenny dreamed wonderful and exciting things until his little brother woke him up. “What were you dreaming about?” he asked. Kenny told his brother the wonderful dreams. His brother enjoyed the stories. Suddenly, Kenny knew that he had his kinds of stories in his imagination.

1.What did the teacher ask the students to do as homework?

A. To act as a doctor            B. To read some stories   

C. To help family members       D. To write a story

2.How many dreams did Kenny have?

A. One              B. Two        C. Three           D. Four

3.What was Kenny in his first dream?

A. A great doctor              B. A mad scientist         

C. A visitor on a spaceship       D. A good student

4.The underlined word “drowsy” means_______.

A. unhappy          B. sleepy        C. upset          D. awake

5.The best title for this passage is _______.

A. A strange dream                 B. Mrs. King's class    

C. Writing a story with imagination    D. An evil scientist

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

One Friday Mrs. King asked her class to write a story after class. “Use your imagination!” she cried, “You can write your story about anything.” Kenny looked worried. “A story?” he thought, “What could I possible have to write about? I don’t know any stories.” The bell rang and all the kids went home.

The next day, Kenny sat at his desk at home, thinking and thinking. The warm sun was shining through the windows, making him drowsy. And soon he fell fast asleep. As he slept, Kenny began to dream about fantastic things.

First he dreamed that he was a world-famous doctor, saving whole cities and curing diseases. Then he dreamed that he was in a UFO. He was talking to strange but friendly space creatures. Then he dreamed that he had become as small as a mouse by a bad scientist. He had to find a way to stop the plot（阴谋）of the mad scientist!

Kenny dreamed wonderful and exciting things until his little brother woke him up. “What were you dreaming about?” he asked. Kenny told his brother the wonderful dreams. His brother enjoyed the stories. Suddenly, Kenny knew that he had his kinds of stories in his imagination.

1.What did the teacher ask the students to do as homework?

A. To act as a doctor?????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. To read some stories?

C. To help family members????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. To write a story

2.How many dreams did Kenny have?

A. One????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Two??????? ????????????? C. Three?????????? ????????????? D. Four

3.What was Kenny in his first dream?

A. A great doctor????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. A mad scientist?

C. A visitor on a spaceship?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. A good student

4.The underlined word “drowsy” means_______.

A. unhappy????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sleepy??????? C. upset??????? ? ????????????? ????????????? D. awake

5.The best title for this passage is _______.

A. A strange dream??????????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Mrs. King's class??

C. Writing a story with imagination?????? ????????????? ????????????? D. An evil scientist