Manyyearsagoa10-year-oldboywalkeduptothecounterofasodashopandclimbedontoastool(高脚椅).Hecaughttheeyeofthewaitressandasked"Howmuchisanicecreamsundae(圣代冰激凌)？""Fiftycents"thewaitres

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. customers4. put/placed   5. brought   6. empty   7. been8. enough   9. ordered   10. better