In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, 31 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel cof

In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom,     31          8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop     32          sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream?” “Fifty-cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled     33 _         right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of      34          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     35    _  (patience). “Thirty-five cents.” she said     36 _      (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins     37          .“I will have a plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress walked _38                 . The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long _39              the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at what she saw. There, _40              (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies — her tip!31. an           32. and           33. his              34. coin           35. impatient