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{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, but John's face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were p{#blank#}2{#/blank#}with boys just then, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was even better and m{#blank#}3{#/blank#} cheaper.

John t{#blank#}4{#/blank#}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{#blank#}5{#/blank#} did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said. I started c{#blank#}6{#/blank#} him "Lord (老爷) John".

    A few weeks later , something good h{#blank#}7{#/blank#} 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{#blank#}8{#/blank#} 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 s{#blank#}9{#/blank#} hands with him, like a gentleman(绅士)!

    I think John changed b{#blank#}10{#/blank#} of his own attitude(态度). If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.