One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved ___31____ better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy___32___ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit ( 赊账) at the store. ___33_____ is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重) but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were ___34____ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village,___35_____ was needed seriously I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit. At Dali’s Brothers store. Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished ___36_____ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit,”I said to him ____37____. The farmer gave me a ___38_____look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest. “No problem,” he said in a relaxing voice, “ I believe your daddy will____39____them in time. ' Then he turned to the farmer, This boy is Jame William’s son.” The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time. I___40_____pride. Jame William’s Son, these three___41____ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust. That day I___42____ that a good name was of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任) that came with ____43_____ encouraged us a lot. They made us be___44______ than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. __45__ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits. 小题1:A. something B. anything C. nothing 小题2:A. because B. while C. unless 小题3:A. Six B. Sixteen C. Sixty 小题4: A. influenced B. cheered C. refused 小题5:A. health B. money C. freedom 小题6:A. choose B. choosing C. to cheese 小题7:A. carefully B. angrily C. easily 小题8:A. pleasant B. kind C. strange 小题9: A. care for B. pay for C. look for 小题10: A. was full of B. was surprised at C. was famous for 小题11: A. letters B. words C. sentences 小题12:A. discover B. discovered C. have discovered 小题13:A. it B. him C. them 小题14: A. better B. stronger C. cleverer 小题15:A. With B. For C. By