Question

My 14-year-old brother John and I saw the coat at the same time. The thick black woolen coat was soft, and it cost only ＄28. We looked at each other, saying n1., but John’s face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were p2. with boys just then, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was even better and m3.cheaper.

John t4. on the coat and bought it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “H5.did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said. I started c6.him “Lord (老爷) John”.

A few weeks later , something good h7.to John. He became more polite, more helpful and more pleasing. He was willing to lend his classmates his pens; he was willing to bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he was willing to help a blind man c8.the road.

When my mother told this to one of his teachers, he said, “It must be his coat!” One day, in the library, my brother and I ran into a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked. John s9. hands with him, like a gentleman(绅士)!

I think John changed b10.of his own attitude(态度). If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

Answer

1.nothing

2.popular

3.much

4.tried

5.How

6.calling

7.happened

8.cross

9.shook

10.because

【解析】本文讲述了作者的弟弟穿了一件黑色羊毛大衣后，变得越来越像绅士。通过这件事，作为觉得如果你认为自己是绅士或小姐，那你就能成为一个完美的人。

1.句意：我们看了看彼此，没说什么。此处表示没说话，故用代词nothing。

2.句意：黑色羊毛大衣在那时很受男孩的欢迎。be popular with 受……的欢迎，故此处为popular。

3.句意：但是这件大衣更好，而且更便宜。此处修饰形容词比较级cheaper，故用副词much。

4.句意：约翰试穿那件大衣，然后马上买了它。try on试穿，根据bought可知此处是一般过去时，故此处为tried。

5.句意：我问：“孩子们认为你的大衣怎么样？”How does sb like sth?某人认为某物怎么样？故此处为How。

6.句意：我开始称他为“约翰老爷”。call sb sth称某人为……，start doing sth开始做某事，故此处为动名词calling。

7.句意：几周后，一些好事发生在他身上。happen to sb发生在某人身上，此处是一般过去时，故此处为happened。

8.句意：他愿意帮助一个盲人过马路。cross the road穿过马路，help sb do sth帮助某人做某事，故此处用动词原形，故为cross。

9.句意：约翰和他握手，像一个绅士一样。shake hands with sb和某人握手，此处是一般过去时，故为shook。

10.句意：我认为约翰因为他自己的态度而改变。because of因为，故此处为because。

点睛：根据句意，结合时态，语态，词性，短语，句型和主谓一致，根据开头字母的提示，填入正确形式的单词。例如小题5，句意：我问：“孩子们认为你的大衣怎么样？”How does sb like sth?某人认为某物怎么样？故此处为How。