One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16,I liked ____ better than driving our truck,____ this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a ____age,when a young man wants respect,not charity. It was 1976,and the ugly ___ of racial discrimination was ____ a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand,head down,while the store owner ___ whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were ___ like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was ___.We paid our debts. But before harvest,cash was short. Would the store owner ____ us?
At Davis’s store,Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk,talking to a farmer. I nodded ____ I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my ____ to the cash desk,I said ____,“I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused,distrustful ___.But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said ___.“Your daddy is ___ good for it.” He ___ to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly __.I was filled with pride. James Williams’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had ____ brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to ___ from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself ____ much to do wrong.
小题1: | A.something | B.nothing | C.anything | D.everything |
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小题3: | A.prideful | B.wonderful | C.respectful | D.colorful |
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小题4: | A.intention | B.shadow | C.habit | D.faith |
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小题5: | A.thus | B.just | C.still | D.ever |
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小题6: | A.guessed | B.suspected | C.questioned | D.figured |
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小题7: | A.watched | B.caught | C.dismissed | D.accused |
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小题8: | A.generous | B.honest | C.friendly | D.modest |
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小题9: | A.blame | B.excuse | C.charge | D.trust |
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小题11: | A.purchases | B.sales | C.orders | D.favorites |
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小题12: | A.casually | B.confidently | C.cheerfully | D.carefully |
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小题13: | A.look | B.stare | C.response | D.comment |
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小题14: | A.patiently | B.eagerly | C.easily | D.proudly |
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小题15: | A.generally | B.never | C.sometimes | D.always |
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小题16: | A.pointed | B.replied | C.turned | D.introduced |
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小题17: | A.sense | B.way | C.degree | D.mood |
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小题18: | A.earned | B.deserved | C.given | D.used |
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小题19: | A.receive | B.expect | C.collect | D.require |
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