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

 

Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools, You can see the desks are not in rows（排）and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!
The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chances to communicate.
Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles（角色）.There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader”who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline（纪律）leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.
Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.
“I just looked after my own business before,”said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”
But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits（好处）now.
“I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”
Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.
“I rarely（很少） asked others when I had problems with my English tests. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”
【小题1】What makes Dulangkou School different from others?          
A. The students desks are in rows.  
B. Students sit and study in groups.
C. There are three blackboards in the classroom. 
D. Both B and C.
【小题2】A discipline leader is supposed to          .

A．take care of the whole group

B．make sure that everybody finishes homework

C．make sure that nobody chats in class

D．collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers

【小题3】The new way of learning is said to give students more chances to          .

A．chat with each other	B．listen to the teacher
C．make friends	D．communicate

【小题4】We can see from the story that some students       this new way of learning.

A．get benefits from	B．are tired of
C．cannot get used to	D．hate

【小题5】How many leaders are there in one group?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Two.

D．Five or six.

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 _________．

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

【小题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

【小题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

【小题4】Mark Twain was beaten_______．

A．at home

B．only by his father

C．at school

D．both at school and at home

Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools, You can see the desks are not in rows（排）and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!
The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chances to communicate.
Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles（角色）.There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader”who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline（纪律）leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.
Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.
“I just looked after my own business before,”said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”
But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits（好处）now.
“I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”
Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.
“I rarely（很少） asked others when I had problems with my English tests. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”
【小题1】What makes Dulangkou School different from others?          
A. The students desks are in rows.  
B. Students sit and study in groups.
C. There are three blackboards in the classroom. 
D. Both B and C.
【小题2】A discipline leader is supposed to          .

A．take care of the whole group

B．make sure that everybody finishes homework

C．make sure that nobody chats in class

D．collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers

【小题3】The new way of learning is said to give students more chances to          .

A．chat with each other	B．listen to the teacher
C．make friends	D．communicate

【小题4】We can see from the story that some students       this new way of learning.

A．get benefits from	B．are tired of
C．cannot get used to	D．hate

【小题5】How many leaders are there in one group?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Two.

D．Five or six.

Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools, You can see the desks are not in rows（排）and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!

The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chances to communicate.

Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles（角色）.There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader”who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline（纪律）leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.

Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.

“I just looked after my own business before,”said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”

But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits（好处）now.

“I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”

Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.

“I rarely（很少） asked others when I had problems with my English tests. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”

1.What makes Dulangkou School different from others?          

A. The students desks are in rows.  

B. Students sit and study in groups.

C. There are three blackboards in the classroom. 

D. Both B and C.

2.A discipline leader is supposed to           .

A. take care of the whole group

B. make sure that everybody finishes homework

C. make sure that nobody chats in class

D. collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers

3.The new way of learning is said to give students more chances to           .

A. chat with each other       B. listen to the teacher

C. make friends               D. communicate

4.We can see from the story that some students       this new way of learning.

A. get benefits from    B. are tired of     C. cannot get used to     D. hate

5.How many leaders are there in one group?

A. Three.               B. Four.            C. Two.            D. Five or six.