◎供稿：陶藝丞

The lmportance of the Credit

One summer day when I was in high school，my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm.I loved 1 better than driving our family truck to do something.But this time I was not so happy 2 my father had told me I would have to ask for credit at the store.

Sixteen is a proud age.The young men at that age want respect but not charity.I had seen many times that my friends were 3 when they asked for credit.We lived in a poor village，where 4 was needed seriously.I knew 5 how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.

At David’s Brothers store，Buck David was talking to a farmer.After I finished 6 the things I wanted，I walked to him，“I need to put these on credit.” I said to him 7 .

The farmer gave me a 8 look.But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest.“No problem.” He said in a relaxing 9 ，“I believe your daddy will pay for 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 was 10 pride.Jame William’s son，these three 11 opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I discovered that a good name was of great importance.My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our 12 .A good name，and the responsibility that came with 13 encouraged us a lot.They made us be 14 than we might be.We also wanted to be regarded as good people.15 acting like good people for a long time，we became good out of good habits.

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

2.A.because B.while C.unless D.but

3.A.influenced B.cheered C.refused D.agreed

4.A.health B.things C.freedom D.money

5.A.clearly B.seriously C.wisely D.correctly

6.A.making B.choosing C.eating D.buying

7.A.carefully B.loudly C.easily D.slowly

8.A.pleasant B.kind C.strange D.happy

9.A.sound B.voice C.noise D.shout

10.A.full of B.surprised at C.famous for D.interested in

11.A.letters B.words C.sentences D.passages

12.A.life B.friends C.family D.children

13.A.him B.it C.them D.her

14.A.better B.sadder C.cleverer D.worse

15.A.With B.For C.By D.To

【語篇解讀角】

本文講述了作者的爸爸叫他去買東西，但要賒賬，這對作者來說不是一件開心的事。作者生活在一個(gè)貧窮的鄉(xiāng)村，每個(gè)人都很需要錢，這讓商店老板很難相信他并賒賬給他。但當(dāng)作者挑選完東西，小心翼翼地問能不能賒賬時(shí)，老板說沒問題，老板相信作者的爸爸可以還，這讓作者明白：一個(gè)好的名聲是多么重要。