IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDream,whichmeantajob,amortgage(按揭),creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus__1__chasingthesamething.Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeve
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDream,whichmeantajob,amortgage(按揭),creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus __1__ chasingthesamething.
Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfell __2__.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I __3__thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe __4__possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad__5__thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas__6__,fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerrentedit,and__7__ acornertocampin.
Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme,__8__ slowlytheystartedteachingmethe __9__ ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblankets,candles,andtools,andbegan__10__ aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina __11__AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof__12__.
WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwere__13__ foracivilizedlifewerenonexistentinthisplace._14__ onthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremy _15__withmyneighbors.
FouryearslaterImovedbackinto __16__.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime__17__theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto _18__ ahandfulofpeople.Therearefourofusnowinthehouse,butovertimeI'vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We'dallbein __19_ ifwehadn'tbandedtogether.
TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It'snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it'sabout __20__ wecanallgetbytogether.
A.separately B.equally C.violently D.naturally
A.off B.apart C.over D.out
A.crossed B.left C.toured D.searched
A.fullest B.largest C.fairest D.cheapest
A.at B.through C.over D.round
A.occupied B.abandoned C.emptied D.robbed
A.turned B.approached C.cleared D.cut
A.but B.although C.otherwise D.for
A.benefit B.lesson C.nature D.art
A.sticking B.looking C.swinging D.turning
A.wild B.real C.different D.remote
A.neighborliness B.happiness C.friendliness D.kindness