单项选择题

One day a friend asked Mark Twain if he could remember the first money he ever earned. He thought (1) a long time and then said, "Yes, it was at school. I can remember (2) then. Schoolboys in those days didn’t take good care of school property (财产). They often had their desks or benches (3) . There was a rule in our school that (4) boy who damaged his desk with a pencil or a knife would be beaten in front of the whole school, or would have to (5) five dollars. "
One day I damaged my desk in someway. I had to tell my (6) I broke the rule. I had to decide (7) I would pay five dollars or be punished before the whole school. My father said it would be (8) bad to have our family disgraced (耻辱) in front of the whole school. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand (9) to the teacher. But before giving me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a good beating.
"But as I had had one beating and got used to it, I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the five dollars. (10) that’s what I did. That was the first money I earned. \

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