One day Mrs. Smith visited her family doctor. He was an old man with a beard （胡须). "What

One day Mrs. Smith visited her family doctor. He was an old man with a beard (胡须). "What's tile problem？' the doctor asked her. "I am very worried about my son. Teddy. " Mrs. Smith said. "I can't slop hen From belling(打赌). He spends all his money betting on horse races(赛马). And even worse he'll bet on anything. ft doesn't matter what it is. " The doctor said. "I've saved (挽救) many people from gantline (赌博) before. Send him to me. '

The next day Mrs. Smith sent her san to see the doctor. While they were talking. the boy was looking at the doctor's beard. Suddenly he said. "I bet you S 50 that's not a main beard. bard". "Oh the doctor said. 'Call I pull your beard Lind find out？" the boy said. The doctor thought this was a good way to leach hen a lesson. so he said. "OK. If my beard is main. you will have to pay me $ 50. " The boy pulled it and soon Found out it was real. The doctor laughed.

Two days later the doctor telephoned Mrs. Smith. "l think I've saved your son. " He told her the story. Btu Mrs. Smith said. "You're wrong. You've made him worse. " "How can that be？" "Before

he went to see you. he bet me $100 that you would ask him to pull your beard!"

Teddy's problem was that he liked burling too much.

A．True.

B．False.