Simon was a six-year-old boy. One day he was taking a 1 class. The teacher asked him. "If I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, then how many apples will you have?"
Within seconds (秒) Simon 2 confidently (自信地). "Four".
The teacher thought maybe Simon hadn't 3 the question carefully and she wanted to encourage him, 4 she said to Simon," Simon, you are a 5 boy and you are good at math. Please listen carefully this time. It's very 6 . You will be able to answer correctly if you pay attention." Then she 7 , "If I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, then how many apples will you have?"
This time Simon counted on his 8 and said hesitantly (犹豫地), "Four."
Hearing the wrong answer 9 , the teacher got disappointed. Suddenly she 10 that Simon loved strawberries. She thought if she changed the 11 and used strawberries instead of apples, maybe he would pay attention and answered correctly. With a 12 , the teacher asked again, "If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and then one more strawberry, then how many strawberries will you have?"
Simon counted on his fingers again and with a hesitant smile, he answered, "13 ."
The teacher was happy. Her idea 14 and Simon was able to give the right answer. Once again she asked him, "Now, if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, then how many apples will you have?"
Simon answered quickly, "Four."
The teacher was very 15 . "Why? Tell me your reason," she asked in a loud voice. It sounded that she was a little 16 .
In a 17 and nervous voice. Simon got down his head and replied, "18 I already have one 19 in my bag."
Hearing this, the teacher could say 20 .
