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问题详情：

Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a __21__ tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to __22__ his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not __23__ him in any way.

One __24__, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They __25__ their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest __26__ and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered __27__.

After Marc saw several homes, he __28__ the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, __29__, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to __30__ some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several __31__starts, but his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could __32__ it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and __33__ with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, __34__back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was __35__. The first winter storm destroyed his home and he was frozen to __36__. The villagers mourned for him.

Marc _37__ the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, _38__ a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It's __39__ and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually __40__ the best ideas.

21．nge    B． hopeful   C．literary       D．cultural

22．       B．make      C．complete       D．buy

23．       B．encourage   C．scold        D．persuade

24．er      B．summer     C．autumn          D．spring

25．anged    B．received   C．recognized    D．advised

26．s    B．jobs   C．houses                  D．presents

27．s      B．drinks   C．attention   D．advice

28．cted    B．gathered    C．created         D．understood

29．larly    B．finally   C．however    D．furthermore

30．et      B．believe     C．replace       D．doubt

31．        B．amazing      C．false       D．rapid

32．ir       B．rebuild    C．sell              D．improve

33．ersations   B．achievement  C．struggles    D．arguments

34．e       B．rushed      C．flew     D．moved

35．       B．funny       C．small     D．excellent

36．dness    B．death       C．sadness         D．illness

37．rienced    B．loved     C．survived      D．spent

38．ght       B．earned     C．contacted   D．raised

39．         B．easy       C．dangerous   D．special

40．ize        B．bring      C．collect             D．apply

【回答】

ACADB  CDBCA  CDABA  BCDBD

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空