商店店主对于赊账都应是“对……质疑”

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One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I like____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 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 that to____from a Williams：a decent person who kept his word and respected himself____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