One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm.At 16，I liked __31__ better than driving our truck，__32__ 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 __33__age，when a young man wants respect，not charity.It was 1976，and the ugly __34__ of racial discrimination was __35__ a fact of life.I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand，head down，while the store owner __36__ whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were __37__ like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was __38__.We paid our debts.But before harvest，cash was short.Would the store owner __39__ us?
At Davis’s store，Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk，talking to a farmer.I nodded __40__ I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves.When I brought my __41__ to the cash desk，I said __42__，“I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused，distrustful __43__.But Buck’s face didn’t change.“Sure，” he said __44__.“Your daddy is __45__ good for it.” He __46__ to the other man.“This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly __47__.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 __48__ brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors.Everyone knew what to __49__ from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself __50__ much to do wrong.

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

A．and B．so C．but D．for

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

A．intention B．shadow C．habit D．faith

A．thus B．just C．still D．ever

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

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

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

A．blame B．excuse C．charge D．trust

A．until B．as C．once D．since

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

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

A．look B．stare C．response D．comment

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

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

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

A．sense B．way C．degree D．mood

A．earned B．deserved C．given D．used

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

A．very B．so C．how D．too