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   My fiance (未婚夫)and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds (资金) were _______, and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent (代理人)_______ a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was _______ our range, so we declined (拒绝). But she kept urging (催促) us to have a look _______.
We finally did and it was _______ at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and _______ of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of _______ it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n)_______ —far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t _______ us. They renewed their offer ________. It was also much more than we could afford but far ________ than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a ________ message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the ________ directly. We made our final offer, which ________ was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it,________ we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner. Then he ________: He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d ________ the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a ________ by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the ________ in the price as “an early wedding present.”
That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are ________ they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.
【小题1】
A.neededB.limitedC.enoughD.large
【小题2】
A.recommended (推荐)B.decoratedC.soldD.rented
【小题3】
A.belowB.withinC.beyondD.between
【小题4】
A.at leastB.at mostC.at timesD.at band
【小题5】
A.reliefB.concernC.loveD.curiosity
【小题6】
A.prideB.happinessC.challengeD.desire
【小题7】
A.whichB.whyC.thatD.what
【小题8】
A.effortB.offerC.promiseD.profit
【小题9】
A.come acrossB.look afterC.depend onD.laugh at
【小题10】
A.insteadB.indeedC.asideD.apart
【小题11】
A.worseB.betterC.lessD.higher
【小题12】
A.relaxingB.disappointingC.pleasantD.regular
【小题13】
A.agentsB.buyersC.managersD.owners
【小题14】
A.alreadyB.stillC.generallyD.ever
【小题15】
A.soB.orC.forD.but
【小题16】
A.apologizedB.complainedC.criticizedD.explained
【小题17】
A.checkB.analyzeC.appreciateD.ignore
【小题18】
A.lossB.riskC.chanceD.lead
【小题19】
A.increaseB.differenceC.interestD.average
【小题20】
A.kindB.politeC.smartD.energetic
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同类题1

   Even though we are probably not aware of it, on our path. through life, we are setting goals all the time. However, many things will not only depend on how firmly we set a' goal, but how _______ we act in achieving it.

A story shows how smart acting can turn a seemingly _______ crisis (危机) into a(n)_______ . During Roosevelt's third campaign for president ,millions of leaflets (传单) with the president's campaign speech were _______ . People who had no chance to see and hear Roosevelt live would be able to _______ it, hopefully like it and _______ him. Of course,his picture was on the front page. Too _______ no one had noticed that under the picture was a tiny but _______  name, George Moffet, who had taken the picture.

By law, Moffet would have had to be. asked for the right to _______ this picture. As the campaign managers

had. ________ to do so, the choices looked hard:either burn the millions of leaflets,________ losing the campaign and pay the high price to print new leaflets with a ________ picture, or ask Moffet's permission(许可). Both choices seemed ________. What could they do?

It was the campaign boss George Pekins who ________ the tables. He sent a telegram to Moffet with a great ________ telling him that Mr. Roosevelt's campaign team was planning to print millions of leaflets with Mr. Roosevelt's ________ . It would for sure be a great ________ for the photo studio. How much would he bewilling to ________ for using it?

Moffet said he would pay $ 210. Roosevelt's campaign boss ________ . So, a hard problem was solved wisely. The ________ ? Think of things in different ways.

【小题1】
A.quicklyB.carefullyC.bravelyD.wisely
【小题2】
A.nationalB.terribleC.immediateD.personal
【小题3】
A.gameB.challengeC.changeD.opportunity
【小题4】
A.designedB.collectedC.printedD.ruined
【小题5】
A.readB.admireC.watchD.keep
【小题6】
A.replaceB.begC.supportD.forgive
【小题7】
A.badB.lateC.hardD.strange
【小题8】
A.obviousB.importantC.wonderfulD.frightening
【小题9】
A.useB.drawC.shootD.show
【小题10】
A.decidedB.refusedC.failedD.regretted
【小题11】
A.enjoyB.riskC.finishD.consider
【小题12】
A.popularB.clearC.commonD.different
【小题13】
A.expensiveB.possibleC.amusingD.helpful
【小题14】
A.setB.turnedC.cleanedD.booked
【小题15】
A.letterB.planC.offerD.success
【小题16】
A.nameB.storyC.reportD.image
【小题17】
A.advertisementB.managementC.achievementD.development
【小题18】
A.askB.saveC.payD.charge
【小题19】
A.acceptedB.ignoredC.arguedD.admitted
【小题20】
A.powerB.excuseC.resultD.key

同类题4

Grandpa’s Investment Pays Off

When I was a student, my family went through a few rough financial years. We _______, but with much effort and many worries.

I had a pick-up truck that was _______ breaking down and the thought of the 600 km drive to school in it was a(n)_______ one. As I drove away from home one day, my uncle walked up. I stopped and he _______something onto my dashboard(仪表板).

He leaned against the window, speaking softly. “Years ago,” he said, “when I was a _______ student myself your grandfather once did this to me. I _______ one day I would return the _______. And now I have.”

Then he _______ without looking back, and I _______ he did so in order to hide his emotions.

A few miles later I opened the __________. It contained a few bank notes. It was a gift __________ more than two decades later to a second generation; it is almost like a full circle, __________ I’m the only one who bears my grandfather’s name. The amount(金额)was not large. Twenty years ago it had been __________ to buy a full trolley of groceries,or a few tanks of fuel. At this moment it was just a(n)__________, something to express his good intentions. But my uncle was jobless at the time and I almost had no money. Therefore for both of us, it was a(n)__________ amount.

I paid it forward some years later to another poor boy with an old car, __________ the amount for inflation(通货膨胀). As far as I can __________ that boy has been the only one I’ve told this __________ to-until now. I can only __________ that one day he will pay it forward too.

I couldn’t help but feel that Grandpa made a good __________ all those years ago.

【小题1】
A.got byB.came outC.arrivedD.survived
【小题2】
A.stillB.foreverC.neverD.ever
【小题3】
A.interestingB.tiringC.idealD.worrying
【小题4】
A.knockedB.threwC.movedD.lifted
【小题5】
A.smartB.poorC.hard-workingD.naughty
【小题6】
A.imaginedB.promisedC.requiredD.warned
【小题7】
A.boxB.truckC.giftD.award
【小题8】
A.walked intoB.walked outC.walked onD.walked away
【小题9】
A.sensedB.decidedC.desiredD.admitted
【小题10】
A.doorB.windowC.envelopeD.truck
【小题11】
A.receivedB.offeredC.madeD.returned
【小题12】
A.ifB.becauseC.whenD.though
【小题13】
A.niceB.enoughC.commonD.useful
【小题14】
A.tipB.fortuneC.gestureD.image
【小题15】
A.typicalB.disappointingC.meaningfulD.average
【小题16】
A.increasingB.reducingC.changingD.emphasising
【小题17】
A.rememberB.expectC.relateD.complain
【小题18】
A.thoughtB.eventC.storyD.happening
【小题19】
A.hopeB.guessC.realizeD.suppose
【小题20】
A.choiceB.investmentC.planD.preparation