题目内容：

    Fifty years ago on a hot July 4th afternoon, an agent showed us a house in the South Farmingdale—North Massapequa area. My husband and I liked the house. The price was _______ our reach. So we made our decision to buy it.

But there was one issue. It was a corner property (房产). We both agreed there had to be a _______. So after moving in, my husband put up a fence and I painted it _______.

There have been many_______ in our lives since that fence went up. Our four children have grown up and _______. Most of the old _______ have been replaced with new ones. _______ , the fence remains, and at the moment, so do I.

The fence has been _______ more often than I can remember. Most times a broken board or two was _______ repaired. During the past ten years, it has been repainted professionally.

But more ________, the white fence had turned green with mildew (霉菌). The boards were too old to paint. So this spring I had it rebuilt and repainted. Within a week, however, I was________ to discover that a part of it was destroyed.

A post (桩) was ________ and some boards were left lying on the ground. 1 don’t know who or what did this. The fence is ________ a thing, not a life, but for the first time in the years I had spent on my corner, I felt defeated (被打败). I felt as if possibly there was a(n)________: Time to move on, stop trying. Defeat is not usually part of my make-up. This time it was.

As I was taking a photo of the damage for a police report, a young man ________me from across the street. He ________ himself as a relatively new neighbor, and offered sympathy (同情) for the________. I appreciated meeting him, and also his ________.

The next evening as I ate my dinner, I heard a ________ outside. When I walked into the yard, I realized the sounds came from my property. As I walked closer, I saw the neighbor I had just________ repairing my fence.

There were still warm-hearted people who loved our community and reached out to a stranger in my time of need.

1.A.below B.beyond C.within D.between

2.A.fence B.garden C.wall D.farm

3.A.red B.yellow C.white D.green

4.A.decisions B.changes C.stories D.chances

5.A.moved out B.come back C.settled down D.turned around

6.A.friends B.classmates C.neighbors D.workmates

7.A.Thus B.Therefore C.Besides D.However

8.A.replaced B.repaired C.removed D.cleaned

9.A.hurriedly B.gradually C.suddenly D.easily

10.A.recently B.importantly C.secretly D.seriously

11.A.worried B.nervous C.shocked D.excited

12.A.fixed B.found C.dropped D.broken

13.A.just B.still C.also D.ever

14.A.order B.message C.note D.reply

15.A.greeted B.passed C.approached D.called

16.A.introduced B.expressed C.regarded D.described

17.A.cause B.mistake C.difficulty D.damage

18.A.promise B.idea C.help D.understanding

19.A.conversation B.noise C.voice D.laugh

20.A.noticed B.met C.caught D.recognized