Question

 Many years ago,a 10-year-old boy walked up to the counter of a soda shop and climbed onto a stool (高脚椅) .He caught the eye of the waitress and asked , " How much is an ice cream sundae (圣代冰激凌) ？"

  "Fifty cents," the waitress replied. The boy r 1      into his pockets,pulled out a handful of change,and began c 2      The waitress waited impatiently. After all,she had other c 3       to wait on.

  The boy looked up at the waitress. "How much is a dish of plain (纯的) ice cream?" he asked. The waitress sighed and rolled her eyes, "Thirtyfive cents," she said.

  Again,the boy counted his coins. At last,he said, " I'll have the plain ice cream,please. " He p 4       a quarter and two nickels on the counter. The waitress took the coins,b 5      the ice cream,and walked away.

  About ten minutes later,she returned and found the ice cream dish e 6       The boy was gone. She picked up the empty dish,then swallowed (哽咽) hard.

  There on the counter,next to the wet spot where the dish had b 7       ,were two nickels and five pennies. The boy had e 8       money for a sundae,but he o 9       plain ice cream so he could leave her a tip (小费) .

  Though we are in a world that tells us to "get all we can" ， it's b 10       to be reminded to "give something away".

1.r       2. c       3. c       4. p       5. b         

6.e       7. b       8. e       9. o       10. b       

Answer 1

1. reached   2. counting   3. customers

4. put/placed   5. brought   6. empty   7. been

8. enough   9. ordered   10. better