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In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, an 8—year—old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. _ 1 ?waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream ?” “Fifty-cents,” _ ?2? (reply) the waitress .The little boy pulled? ?3? right hand out of the pocket and studied a number ofcoins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked . Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit?? 4? (patience). “Thirty-five cents,” she said? 5?? (rude).

The little boy carefully counted the coins?? 6 ??. “I will have a plain ice cream,” he said . The waitress walked?? 7 ??. The boy finished the ice cream ,paid the cashier and left . It was not long?? 8? the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at _ 9 ?she saw. There,? ?__10____ neatly beside the empty dish ,were two nickels and five pennies—her tip!

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