When I was at university, I studied very hard．But a lot of my friends did very little work．Some did just enough to pass exams．Others didn't do quite enough．Fred Baines was one of them．He spent more time drinking in the Students' Union than working in the library．

　　Once at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in chemistry．The test had a hundred questions．In my room the night before the test, Fred was watching TV．Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test．But on that night he looked perfectly calm．Then he told me of his plan．“It's very simple．There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test．I'll take a coin into the examination room．I haven't studied a chemistry book for months, so I'll just toss the coin．That way, I'm sure I'll get half the questions right．”

　　The next day, Fred came happily into the exam room．As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers．Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us．

　　The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor．“Oh, good,”he said, “Have you got the result of the test?”The professor looked at him and smiled,“Ah, it's you, Baines．Just a minute．”Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin．He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it．

　　“I'm terribly sorry, Baines,”he said,“You failed!”

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　　Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her．One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who 　　1　　 the window?”She seldom became angry．　　2　　 this time she was．

　　I broke the window．I had done 　　3　　 by throwing a baseball．I didn’t want to admit(承认)it 　　4　　 I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that．“My father will be 　　5　　,”I thought．At first I didn’t 　　6　　 my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up．“I did it,”I said 　　7　　．How difficult it was for me to say that!

　　My teacher 　　8　　 a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking 　　9　　 my desk．I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚)me．

　　“I know you like collecting 　　10　　 very much,”she said, looking down at my 　　11　　 face．“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for．Now, the book is 　　12　　 and I shall not punish you．Remember, it’s because you 　　13　　 the truth．”

　　I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me．I didn’t 　　14　　 to pay for the broken window．And I got my favourite book!

　　As time goes, the book is 　　15　　, so is my wonderful teacher．But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day．