“Sorry” is a word that people in Britain often say in their daily life.

One day while I was w　 1　 on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing（轻擦）against my handbag. He continued his way, but turned b 2　 and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t f 3　 to say “sorry”. One day, after I bought some bananas, the shopkeeper was passing me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped onto the ground. “Sorry, Madam,” he said w 4　 bending to pick it up. I was s 5　 why he said “sorry” to me. Another time, I stepped on a man’s f　 6 at the entrance to a cinema. At the same time, we b 7　 said “sorry”.

Slowly, I got to know that when something unpleasant happens in daily life, the British don’t

c　 8　　 much about who is wrong. If someone is in trouble, a “sorry” is always n 9　 .　 Perhaps that is w　 10　 I seldom see people quarrel on the buses or streets in Britain.

A farmer was selling(卖) his little dogs. Just then, a __1_ happened to pass by.
“I want to __2__ one of your dogs, sir.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __3_.”
The boy drop (低下) his head for a __4____. Then he reached deep into his pocket and took out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that __5__ to take a look? ”
“__6__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”
Dolly ran out of the doghouse followed by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with _7_.
As the dogs made their ___8__ to the farmer, the little boy saw something else moving inside the __9__.Slowly another little dog __10__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to look out
“I ___11_that one,” the little boy said.
The farmer said, “Son, don’t want that dog. He will __12__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”
The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his trousers and showed a steel(钢) __13__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __14__ too well myself ,and he will need someone to __15____”

“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings． 
“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．
When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer． 
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt． 
But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool． 
【小题1】We know that the word "cool" has had ________.