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第一节完形填空。

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 (成年) 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 Marc 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 Marc 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. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several _______ starts, but his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc 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 was frozen to _______. The villagers mourned for him.

Marc _______ the winter. Each year, Marc 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, 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 home if we actually _______ the best ideas.

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

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．doubt

11.A．fine             B．amazing        C．false            D．rapid

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

13.A．conversations     B．achievement    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．realize           B．bring          C．collect          D．apply