题目内容
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Long ago, there was a mother and a son living in a house. She worked hard every day, __1. they were always poor.
One day, her son stole his friend’s bag. “Mom, what do you think of this bag?” His mother praised her son instead of scolding him. The next time, he stole __2._ overcoat. She praised him again. A few years _3. (late), he grew up to be a young man. He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother. This time, she _4._ did not scold her son. Then, he started to steal more expensive things.
One day, the police caught him. Before he __5.__ (put) in prison, he begged the police to meet his mother. They took him _6._ his mother. As soon as he saw his mother, he suddenly bit her ear. “Ouch! What is the matter with you?” She finally scolded him. Her son answered. “If you had given me a scolding like 7._ when I stole the first bag, I could not have become a thief.” __8._ (look) at her son heading to prison, “If only I _9._ turn back time, I would scold him severely.” She said 10. (regret).