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I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, and succe...
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I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, and 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 ________. 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 over 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 sticking around to ________. 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. Up on the ________, 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 survive together.
1.A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally
2.A. off B. apart C. over D. out
3.A. awesome B. priceless C. alone D. passionate
4.A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched
5.A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest
6.A. occupied B. abandoned C. emptied D. robbed
7.A. turned B. approached C. cleared D. cut
8.A. but B. although C. otherwise D. for
9.A. benefit B. lesson C. nature D. art
10.A. chat B. fight C. struggle D. perform
11.A. wild B. real C. different D. remote
12.A. neighborliness B. happiness C. friendliness D. kindness
13.A. unique B. expensive C. rare D. necessary
14.A. mountain B. downtown C. river D. countryside
15.A. cooperation B. relationships C. satisfaction D. appointments
16.A. reality B. society C. town D. life
17.A. creating B. losing C. quitting D. finding
18.A. put in B. turn in C. take in D. get in
19.A. yards B. shelters C. camps D. cottages
20.A. when B. what C. whether D. how
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