(2021年山东省济宁邹城市模拟)
My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time.The coat had a black velvet(丝绒) collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) __1__ price of merely $28.We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes __2__.Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with teenagers.John put the coat on and __3__ it.He turned from side to side, __4__ himself in the mirror with a serious, studied __5__ that soon changed into a smile.It’s a perfect __6__.
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile.“How did the kids like your coat?”I asked.“They love it.” He said, carefully __7__ it on the chair and smoothing it flat.Over the next few weeks, the __8__came over John.Quiet, reasoned discussion __9__ argument.He became more thoughtful and eager to __10__.“’Good dinner, Mum, ” he would say every evening.One day when I __11__ that he start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are right, and I guess I will.”
When I __12__ this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know what caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat!”
John and I both know we should never __13__ a person’s clothes for the real person within them.But it is meaningful to __14__ a standard of excellence for the world to see, to practice a standard of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and to __15__ what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
( )1.A.special B.reasonable
C.unbelievable D.cheap
( )2.A.closed B.shone
C.opened D.lowered
( )3.A.touched B.buttoned
C.held D.obtained
( )4.A.feeling B.looking
C.glancing D.eyeing
( )5.A.gesture B.expression
C.attitude D.feeling
( )6.A.colour B.price
C.fit D.style
( )7.A.pressing B.taking
C.throwing D.folding
( )8.A.happiness B.satisfaction
C.change D.generosity
( )9.A.replaced B.made
C.took D.transformed
( )10.A.please B.understand
C.admire D.apologize
( )11.A.insisted B.suggested
C.asked D.commanded
( )12.A.wrote B.reported
C.mentioned D.explained
( )13.A.watch B.judge
C.mistake D.consider
( )14.A.do B.show
C.speak D.wear
( )15.A.compare B.connect
C.mix D.match