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As you know , Mark Twain was a f _______ writer . He was born in a poor family . It was difficult for him to get some money when he was young . One day , he was invited to give a talk and after that he was asked if he could r_________ the first money he ever earned (挣). He had thought a long time before he answered and then said , “Yes , it was at school . I can remember e_________ about it . Pupils in those days didn’t respect (尊敬) their teachers and didn’t take c_______ of school property (财产). Some of them often broke the windows and doors , the others cut something on the desks . S________ a rule (规定)was made in our school that any boy who did that would be beaten (被打) in front of the whole school , or would have to p_________ five dollars .”
“ One day I cut a mouse on the desk with a knife . I had to give five dollars to the school or be beaten before the w________ school . So I had to tell my father about it . My father said it would be very bad to have our family disgraced(羞辱) in front of the whole school . He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over to the headmaster(校长).But before g________ me the money , he took me upstairs(楼上) and gave me a beating . But as I had one beating and got used to(习惯) it , I d_________ I would take another beating at school and leave the five dollars to m___________ . So that’s what I did . That was the first money I ever earned .”