短文填空(本题共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
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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 n , but John’s face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were p______ with boys just then, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was even better and m _ cheaper.
John t __ on the coat and bought it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “H_ __ did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said. I started c _ him “Lord (老爷) John”.
A few weeks later , something good h _ 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 c _ 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 shook hands with him, l_ a gentleman(绅士)!
I think John changed b_______ of his own attitude(态度). If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.