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I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage(按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us____21____chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell ___22___. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I___23___the countryside for some place I could rent for the___24___possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ___25___ the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was ___26___, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and ___27___ a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, ___28___ slowly, they started teaching me the ___29___ of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began ___30___ around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a ___31___ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ___32___.
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were___33___ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.___34___ on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my ___35___ with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into ___36___. I saw many people were having a really hard time, ___37___ their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to ___38___ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places. We'd all be in___39___if we hadn't banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about ___40___ we can all get by together.
21. A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally
22. A. off B. apart C. over D. out
23. A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched
24. A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest
25. A. over B. through C. at D. round
26. A. occupied B. emptied C. abandoned D. robbed
27. A. turned B. cleared C. approached D. cut
28. A. for B. although C. otherwise D. but
29. A. benefit B. art C. nature D. lesson
30. A. swinging B. looking C. sticking D. turning
31. A. different B. real C. wild D. remote
32. A. kindness B. happiness C. friendliness D. neighborliness
33. A. unique B. expensive C. necessary D. rare
34. A. Along B. Down C. Deep D. Up
35. A. cooperation B. satisfaction C. relationships D. appointments
36. A. reality B. town C. society D. life
37. A. creating B. losing C. offering D. quitting
38. A. put in B. turn in C. get in D. take in
39. A. yards B. camps C. shelters D. cottages
40. A. how B. what C. whether D. when
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知识点:人物传记 故事阅读类
题型:完型填空
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