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    One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(賒賬) at the store.

    Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

    My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ?

    At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”

    The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change.   “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He  51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

    The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William’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  53  brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

55. 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(賒賬) 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’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 caskh desk, I said 12 , “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me and 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 William’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

13A. 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

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

17A. 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