Tom was a poor boy．He made a living by cleaning leather 1 .s _____for others in the street．Tom was also a 2. b _____boy．One day，a rich man 3. n _______Miser appeared in front of Tom．
He watched his 4 .d ________ shoes for a while，and then，looked at Tom．Tom knew this kind of people well．They love money but hate to spend it．
Tom said，“Let me 5 .b _____your shoes，sir．Only two pence，sir．Mr．Miser shook his head and walked away．Tom thought for a second and then called out，‘‘I’d like to clean it for nothing．”This time 。Mr．Miser agreed．And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly．
When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool，Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him 6.
u _______ he was paid two pence for his work．Mr．Miser was very 7.a ______ He refused to pay
anything and went away．
But to his 8. s _______, the well－cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even
dirtier．Mr．Miser looked round．People in the street were 9. l _____at him．
Finally the rich man 10. a _____ and gave Tom two pence．In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly．
