题目内容：

短文填空。（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

 

Tom was a poor boy．He made a living by cleaning leather(皮革)  1.  for others in the street．Tom was also a 2._ boy．One day，a rich man 3. Miser appeared in front of Tom．

He watched his  4. 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.  your shoes，sir．Only two pence(便土)，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(凳子)，Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him unless he was paid two pence   6.   his work．Mr．Miser was very __7. ．He refused to pay anything and went away．

But to his _8._，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.  at him．

Finally the rich man returned and __10._ Tom two pence．In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly．