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 cost only $28. We looked at each other, saying   16  , but John’s face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were   17   with boys just then, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was even better and much   18  .

John   19   the coat and bought it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “  20   did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said. I started calling him “Lord（老爷）John”.

Over the next few weeks, a change came over John. He became more polite, more thoughtful and more pleasing. He would   21   his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he   22  ; he would help a blind man cross the road.

When my mother told this to one of his teachers, he said, “It must be   23  !” One day, in the library, my brother and I ran into a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked. John shook hands with him, like   24  !

What really changed John was his own attitude（态度）. If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a   25   one.

14. ―___________ more about tomorrow’s weather, call 121.

―OK, I will. Thank you.

A. Know              B. Knowing        C. To know       D. Known

13. ―Daniel, your books are in a terrible mess on your desk.

   ―Really sorry. I’ll ___________ at once.

A. put them away     B. put them out     C. put them on           D. put them down

12. ―Do you know the result of the competition?

―No. It ___________.

A. hasn’t announced                       B. hasn’t been announced

C. didn’t announce                        D. wasn’t announced

11. ―There ___________ a charity show this weekend. Would you like to join us?

   ―Of course. I’d love to.

A. is               B. has             C. will be         D. will have

10. ―Do we have to hold our English party in the classroom?

―Well, I don’t know ___________ if not here.

A. when can we do it                    B. when we can do it

C. where can we do it                    D. where we can do it

9. ―It’s said that scientists have ________ a way to deal with Influenza A/H1N1（甲型H1N1流感）.

―Really? That’s great!

    A. caught up with     B. come up with     C. agreed with     D. compared with

8. ―What a heavy rain!

―So it is. I prefer ___________ at home ___________ on such a rainy day.

A. watch TV; to go out                  B. watch TV; go out

C. watching TV; to going out             D. to watch TV; going out

7. ―Has your father finished his report?

―Sorry, I don’t know. He ­­­­___________ it this morning.

A. was writing       B. wrote          C. has written      D. had written