Many years ago, a 10—year—old boy walked into a soda shop. He asked the , "How much is an ice cream sundae(圣代) ?"
"Fifty cents," the waitress replied. The boy into his pockets, pulled out a handful of change and began counting. The waitress looked at the boy impatiently. , she had other customers to wait on.
After counting, the boy asked the waitress again, " How much is a dish of plain(普通的) ice cream? " "Thirty-five cents, " the waitress said a little .
Again the boy counted his coins. At last, he said, "I'II have the plain ice cream please. " He put 35 cents the counter(柜台). The waitress took the coins, brought the ice cream and walked away.
About ten minutes later, she retumed and found the ice cream dish . The boy was gone. She the empty dish—then she was surprised.
There on the counter, next to the wet spot where the dish had been, were 15 cents. The boy had . money for a sundae, but he had ordered plain ice cream he could leave her a tip.
In a world that tells us to "get we can" , every so often it's good to be reminded to "give something. away".
A.woman B.waitress C.waiter D.man
A.reached B.took C.moved D.looked
A.After all B.In the end C.To be honest D.At last
A.happily B.angrily C.patiently D.worriedly
A.In B.under C.on D.over
A.dirty B.empty C.broken D.gone
A.picked up B.put up C.cut up D.ate up
A.a lot of B.enough C.much D.a little
A.so B.or C.and D.but
A.all B.nothing C.someyhing D.any