Long,longago, therewasasmallvillage.Thisvillagehada(an...

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Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a(an) 21 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 22 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure(忍耐) the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 23 him in any way. One 24 , Paul and Marc reached their majority. They 25 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 26 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 27 . After Marc saw several homes, he 28 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 29 , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 30 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 false starts, 31 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 32 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 33 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 34 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 35 . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 36 villagers mourned for him.

Marc 37 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, 38 a family, and lived a happy, content life. We all build and improve our own mental homes. It's 39 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 40 the best ideas.

21．A. strange B. hopeful C. good D. reasonable

22．A. find B. run C. complete D. buy

23．A. help B. encourage C. scold D. persuade

24．A. winter B. summer C. autumn D. spring

25．A anged B. received C. recognized D. won

26．A. girls B. jobs C. houses D. presents

27．A. rooms B. drinks C. attention D. advice

28．A cted B. gathered C. created D. understood

29．A. similarly B. finally C. however D. therefore

30．A. forget B. believe C. replace D. doubt

31．A. because B. although C. but D. so

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