Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp. He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuits behind a tree. He an idea to solve (解决) the problem. He found Tom and said to him, “I know who your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes…are you going to punish , sir?” Tom asked. “No, I am not,” the coach explained . “That would only make him hate you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for more .”
Tom received another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later. “Now,” said the coach, “go and them with the boy who stole your biscuits.” Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention (意图), he still followed his advice.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to his toy robot in payment (赔偿) for the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few biscuits were not so .
In some situations, forgiveness (原谅) is better than punishment.
A.cook B.doctor C.coach D.cleaner
A.got on with B.went on with C.came up with D.caught up with
A.took away B.ran away C.went away D.threw away
A.me B.him C.us D.them
A.shyly B.angrily C.sadly D.patiently
A.gifts B.biscuits C.candies D.toys
A.share B.choose C.hide D.fill
A.Although B.If C.Since D.Unless
A.steal B.mend C.make D.accept
A.cheap B.delicious C.different D.important