题目内容：

    Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a _________tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority( the state of legally being an adult) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to_________his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not_________him in any way,

One_________, Paul and Mare reached their majority. They_________their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest_________and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered_________.

After Mare saw several homes, he_________the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul_______continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to__________some of them. And he always believed he could find even better ·ideas in the next village.

Mare began building his home. He had several__________starts, but his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Mare had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could__________it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and__________with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time,__________back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was__________. The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to__________. The villagers mourned for him.

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

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

1.A.strange B.hopeful C.literary D.voluntary

2.A.find B.make C.complete D.buy

3.A.help B.encourage C.scold D.persuade

4.A.winter B.summer C.autumn D.spring

5.A.exchanged B.received C.recognized D.advised

6.A.girls B.jobs C.houses D.presents

7.A.rooms B.drinks C.attention D.advice

8.A.expected B.gathered C.created D.understood

9.A.similarly B.finally C.however D.furthermore

10.A.forget B.believe C.replace D.change

11.A.fine B.amazing C.false D.rapid

12.A.repair B.rebuild C.sell D.improve

13.A.conversations B.achievements C.struggles D.arguments

14.A.drove B.rushed C.flew D.moved

15.A.weak B.funny C.small D.excellent

16.A.blindness B.death C.sadness D.illness

17.A.experienced B.loved C.survived D.spent

18.A.brought B.earned C.contacted D.raised

19.A.slow B.easy C.dangerous D.special

20.A.welcome B.get C.collect D.apply