(2013·高考江苏卷)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 ever-高中英语-n多题

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(2013·高考江苏卷)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 ____ chasing the same thing.
One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell ____.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I ____ the countryside for some place I could rent for the ____ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ____ the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was ____，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and ____ a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me，____ slowly，they started teaching me the ____ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began ____ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a ___ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ___.
What I had believed in，all those things I thought were ____ for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.____ on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my ____ with my neighbors.
Four years later，I moved back into ____.I saw many people were having a really hard time，___ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to ____ 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 ____ 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 ____ we can all get by together.

小题1:

A．separately	B．equally
C．violently	D．naturally

小题2:

A．off	B．apart
C．over	D．out

小题3:

A．crossed	B．left
C．toured	D．searched

小题4:

A．fullest	B．largest
C．fairest	D．cheapest

小题5:

A．at	B．through
C．over	D．round

小题6:

A．occupied	B．abandoned
C．emptied	D．robbed

小题7:

A．turned	B．approached
C．cleared	D．cut

小题8:

A．but	B．although
C．otherwise	D．for

小题9:

A．benefit	B．lesson
C．nature	D．art

小题10:

A．sticking	B．looking
C．swinging	D．turning

小题11:

A．wild	B．real
C．different	D．remote

小题12:

A．neighborliness	B．happiness
C．friendliness	D．kindness

小题13:

A．unique	B．expensive
C．rare	D．necessary

小题14:

A．Up	B．Down
C．Deep	D．Along

小题15:

A．cooperation	B．relationships
C．satisfaction	D．appointments

小题16:

A．reality	B．society
C．town	D．life

小题17:

A．creating	B．losing
C．quitting	D．offering

小题18:

A．put in	B．turn in
C．take in	D．get in

小题19:

A．yards	B．shelters
C．camps	D．cottages

小题20:

A．when	B．what
C．whether	D．how

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