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A young man was on a train. As the train turned a corner, it began to ran slower and then a white h...
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A young man was on a train. As the train turned a corner, it began to ran slower and then a white house came into ______. The house looked so ______ against the grey apartment buildings of the city that everybody on the train turned to look at it. Some passengers even began to talk about it.
The young man was also ______ in the house. He decided to get off at the next station and make his way to the house. The owner of the house told him that he was trying to ______ the house, but no one would buy it, as the noise of the trains passing nearby made it ______ to live in.
The young man ______ to buy the house right then and there for $30,000. Later on, he used it for advertising, as the house faced the railway bend(弯道). The train had to ______ at the bend, giving the passengers plenty of ______to look at the house.
The young man went to several big companies and explained the ______ of placing advertisements on the side of the house. Finally, one company ______ to put some ads. The young man was paid $180,000 for three years of advertising.
In this world, turning disadvantages into advantages is the key to success.
1.A.mind B.sight C.market
2.A.calm B.available C.different
3.A.afraid B.pleasant C.interested
4.A.sell B.buy C.protect
5.A.undoubted B.unsuitable C.unusual
6.A.wanted B.decided C.refused
7.A.turn down B.break down C.slow down
8.A.money B.time C.turn
9.A.news B.trouble C.advantage
10.A.warned B.agreed C.regretted
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