I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage(按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us________chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell _______. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I______the countryside for some place I could rent for the_______possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ______ the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was ______, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and ______  a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me, ______ slowly, they started teaching me the ______ of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began ______ around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a ______ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ______.

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were______ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place._____ on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my _____ with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into  ______. I saw many people were having a really hard time, ______ their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to _____ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places. We'd all be in_______if we hadn't banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about ______ we can all get by together.

1.A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally

2.A. off B. apart C. over D. out

3.A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched

4.A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest

5.A. over B. through C. at D. round

6.A. occupied B. emptied C. abandoned D. robbed

7.A. turned B. cleared C. approached D. cut

8.A. for B. although C. otherwise D. but

9.A. benefit B. art C. nature D. lesson

10.A. swinging B. looking C. sticking D. turning

11.A. different B. real C. wild D. remote

12.A. kindness B. happiness C. friendliness D. neighborliness

13.A. unique B. expensive C. necessary D. rare

14.A. Along B. Down C. Deep D. Up

15.A. cooperation B. satisfaction C. relationships D. appointments

16.A. reality B. town C. society D. life

17.A. creating B. losing C. offering D. quitting

18.A. put in B. turn in C. get in D. take in

19.A. yards B. camps C. shelters D. cottages

20.A. how B. what C. whether D. when

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