One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm．At 16, I like   1  better than driving our truck，   2   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    3    age, when a young man wants respect, not charity．It was 1976, and the ugly    4    of racial discrimination was    5   a fact of life, I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner    6   whether they were“good for it．”I knew black youths just like me who were    7   like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery．

My family was    8   ．We paid our debts．But before harvest, cash was short．Would the store owner   9    us?

At Davis’a store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer．I nodded  10   I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves．When I brought my    11    to the cash desk, I said    12   ,“I need to put this on credit．”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful   13   ．But Buck’s face didn’t change．“Sure, he said    14   ．”Your daddy is    15   good for it．”He    16    to the other man．“This here is one of James Williams’s sons．”

   The farmer nodded in a neighborly    17  ,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   18    brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors．Everyone knew what to   19    from a Williams; a decent person who kept his word and respected himself   20    much to do wrong．

1．A．something           B．nothing            C．anything            D．everything

2．A．and                 B．so               C．but               D．for

3．A．prideful               B．wonderful         C．respectful          D．colorful

4．A．intention             B．shadow           C．habit               D．faith

5．A．thus               B．just                C．still               D．ever

6．A．guessed             B．suspected       C．questioned        D．figured

7．A．watched           B．caught          C．dismissed        D．accused

8．A．generous             B．honest          C．friendly          D．modest

9．A．blame               B．excuse          C．charge            D．trust

10．A．until               B．as                C．once            D．since

11．A．purchases         B．sales              C．orders            D．favorites

12．A．casually            B．confidently       C．cheerfully          D．carefully

13．A．look              B．stare              C．response         D．comment

14．A．patiently          B．eagerly             C．easily             D．proudly

15．A．generally           B．never              C．sometimes         D．always

16．A．pointed           B．replied         C．turned           D．introduced

17．A．sense            B．way               C．degree           D．mood

18．A．earned           B．deserved          C．given            D．used

19．A．receive              B．expect            C．collect              D．require

20．A．very              B．so               C．how              D．too

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked   1    better than driving our truck,   2     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   3    age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly   4    of racial discrimination was   5    a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner   6    whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were   7    like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was   8     . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner   9    us?

At David’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded   10    I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my   11    to the cash desk, I said   12    , “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful   13   . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said   14  . “Your daddy is   15   good for it.” He   16    to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly   17  . 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   18   brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to   19    from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself   20    much to do wrong.

1．A．something            B．nothing               C．anything             D．everything

2．A．and                      B．so                       C．but                     D．for

2,4,6

3．A．prideful                 B．wonderful            C．respectful            D．colorful

4．A．intention                B．shadow               C．habit                   D．faith

5．A．thus                      B．just                     C．still                     D．ever

6．A．guessed                B．suspected            C．questioned           D．figured

7．A．watched                B．caught                 C．dismissed            D．accused

8．A．generous               B．honest                 C．friendly               D．modest

9．A．blame                   B．excuse                C．charge                D．trust

10．A．until                    B．as                       C．once                   D．since

11．A．purchases            B．sales                   C．orders                 D．favorites

12．A．casually               B．confidently          C．cheerfully            D．carefully

13．A．look                    B．stare                   C．response             D．comment

14．A．patiently              B．eagerly                C．easily                  D．proudly

15．A．generally             B．never                  C．sometimes           D．always

16．A．pointed                B．replied                 C．turned                 D．introduced

17．A．sense                  B．way                    C．degree                 D．mood

18．A．earned                 B．deserved              C．given                  D．used

19．A．receive                B．expect                 C．collect                 D．require

20．A．very            B．so              C．how            D．too