My 14-year-old brother John and I saw the coat at the same time. The thick black wool of the coat was soft, and it was only $28. We looked at each other, saying 1, but John’s face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were 2 with boys at that time, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was even better and much 3.
John 4 the coat and bought it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “ 5 did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They all like it and they think it is very nice on me.” He said. I started calling him “Lord(老爷)”.
Over the next few weeks, John 6 a lot. He became more polite, more thoughtful and more pleasing. He would 7 his classmates his pens; he would bring father a cup of tea 8 he got home, he would help a blind man cross the road.
One day, in the library, my brother and I ran into a friend, “ Could this be John?” he asked. John shook 9 with him, like a gentleman!
What 10 changed John was his own attitude （态度）. If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can bee a perfect one.
【小题1】A. something B. anything C. nothing
【小题2】 A. mon B. popular C. fit
【小题3】 A. cheaper B. heavier C. softer
【小题4】 A. turned on B. tried on C. kept on
【小题5】 A. What B. Why C. How
【小题6】 A. changed B. moved C. improved
【小题7】A. borrow B. lend C. sell
【小题8】 A. if B. because C. when
【小题9】 A. heads B. hands C. feet
【小题10】 A. strongly B. properly C. reallyC
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(答案→)C
解析：
试题分析:
【小题1】结合下文but John’s face was shining with joy.可知上文意思是什么也没说，故选C。
【小题2】结合上下文可知句意为在那个时候黑羊毛外套是受男孩子欢迎的，故选B。
【小题3】联系上文could cost several hundred dollars及连词but可知选A，更便宜的。
【小题4】根据下文and bought it at once.可知他试了试这件衣服，故选B。
【小题5】结合下文可知本句话意思是孩子们觉得你的外套怎么样？选C。
【小题6】根据下文He became more polite及下文描述，可知本句意思是他变了很多，选A。
【小题7】词义辨析，borrow是借入；lend是借出；sell是卖。通过上下文可知此处应是借笔给同学，故选B。
【小题8】联系上下文可知句意为当他回到家时，故选C。
【小题9】like a gentleman像个绅士，握手是比较正式的理解，摇头表示拒绝，摇脚就更不对了。故选B。
【小题10】此处表示变化的程度，.联系上文可知约翰的变化非常巨大，故选A，强有力的。