For this little boy, it was the coldest winter. His father had a (an)1 and lost a leg and the family got poor. Since then, his father became another person. When the boy was not nice enough, the father got2easily.
One night, the boy walked on the street. He passed a lovely small shop, which was3 attractive that he couldn't move away. He saw some beautiful bags of4. An idea came into his mind. He knew his father5coffee and knew stealing was no good. But all he could think of was his father's smile. He put one bag into his jacket and ran away.
He gave the coffee to his father, who gave a6that the boy had expected for long. But7, before his father could taste the coffee, the shopkeeper broke in and caught the boy.
Years later, he became a successful businessman. One day, his mother called and said his father wanted to see him. Busy meeting a client, he8. Weeks later, he heard the9news that his father had died. When he went through his father's stuff, he found an old box. Inside it was the coffee that he had10from the shop. On the cover was his father's handwriting: "The gift11my son." There was also a letter: "Dear son, I'm a failure as a father. But I also have a dream—to own a coffee shop, where I can make cups of coffee for you. I'm sorry I didn't12."
Sadness suddenly shocked13. He felt sorry for not meeting his father for the last time, and decided to complete his father's14. He started a coffee business.
The coffee business is now a huge15. And the little boy is Howard Schultz—the owner of the multinational corporation (跨国公司) Starbucks.
