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My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were ______, and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

One agent______a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was______our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look______.

We finally did and it was______at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and______of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of______it would be like to live there.

Days later, we made a(n) ______—far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t______us. They renewed their offer______. It was also much more than we could afford, but far______than the original asking price.

The next day, we got a______message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the______directly. We made our final offer, which______was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, ______we had to try.

“Sold!” said the owner. Then he______: He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d______the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a______by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the______in the price “an early wedding present.”

That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are______they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.

1.A. needed B. enough C. limited D. large

2. A. decorated B. recommended C. sold D. rented

3.A. beyond B. below C. within D. between

4.A. at most B. at least C. at times D. at hand

5.A. relief B. love C. concern D. curiosity

6.A. pride B. challenge C. happiness D. desire

7.A. which B. why C. what D. that

8.A. effort B. promise C. profit D. offer

9.A. come across B. look after C. laugh at D. depend on

10.A. aside B. indeed C. instead D. apart

11. A. worse B. less C. better D. higher

12. A. relaxing B. pleasant C. disappointing D. regular

13.A. owners B. buyers C. managers D. agents

14.A. still B. already C. generally D. ever

15.A. so B. but C. for D. or

16.A. apologized B. complained C. explained D. criticized

17.A. check B. analyze C. ignore D. appreciate

18.A. risk B. loss C. chance D. lead

19.A. increase B. interest C. difference D. average

20.A. energetic B. polite C. smart D. kind

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