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(2015·天津)
My fiancé(未婚夫)and I were excited about shopping for our first home.But our funds were __1__，and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent __2__a house in particular.Although her description sounded wonderful，the price was __3__our range，so we declined.But she kept urging us to have a look __4__.
We finally did and it was __5__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 __6__ 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 __7__it would be like to live there.
Days later，we made a(n) __8__—far below the asking price.Surprisingly，they didn't __9__us.They renewed their offer __10__.It was also much more than we could afford，but far __11__than the original asking price.
The next day，we got a __12__message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.Even so，we decided to talk with the __13__ directly.We made our final offer，which __14__was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid.We knew it，__15__ we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner.Then he __16__：He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those times;he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd __17__the years of work they had put into their home;he realized he would take a __18__by selling it to us，but it was worthwhile;we were the people they wanted to live there.He told us to consider the __19__in the price “an early wedding present”.
That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are __20__，they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met.
文章大意：本文讲述了一对新婚夫妇以低价位买到满意的房子的经历。
1.A.needed B.limited
C.enough D.large
答案：B 根据第三段中的...the price remained too high for us.可知夫妇二人资金有限，limited意为“有限的;被限制的”，符合语境。needed意为“被需要的”;enough意为“足够的;充分的”;large意为“大的”，均不符合语境。
2.A.recommended B.decorated
C.sold D.rented
答案：A recommend意为“推荐”;decorate意为“装修”;sell意为“销售”;rent意为“租赁”。根据下文she kept urging us to have a look可知这位房产经纪人是给“我们”推荐房子，故选A项。
3.A.below B.within
C.beyond D.between
答案：C 上文提到作者夫妇资金受限，这里说房产经纪人对房子的描述听起来很不错，但空后提到so we declined，可知此价格超出了作者的承受范围，故用beyond，意为“超出”。
4.A.at least B.at most
C.at times D.at hand
答案：A 句意为：不过她劝我们至少看一看。at least意为“至少”;at most意为“至多”;at times意为“不时;偶尔”;at hand意为“在手边;即将到来”。只有A项符合语境逻辑。
5.A.relief B.concern
C.love D.curiosity
答案：C 根据该句后面Our Home以及charming等描述可知作者夫妇一眼就喜欢上了这套房子，故选C项。relief意为“缓解;解脱”，concern意为“关心;关注”，curiosity意为“好奇心”，均不符合语境。
6.A.pride B.happiness
C.challenge D.desire
答案：B 根据上文的描述可知作者对房子非常满意，设空处所填词应与and前的并列成分warmth的感情色彩一致，故选happiness。pride意为“自豪”，challenge意为“挑战”，desire意为“渴望”，均不符合语境。
7.A.which B.why
C.that D.what
答案：D 分析句子结构可知，dreaming of后的宾语从句中介词like后缺宾语，故此处用连接代词what引导宾语从句。句意为：但是我们每天都会坐在湖边，看着这套房子，梦想着我们住在那里会是什么样子。
8.A.effort B.offer
C.promise D.profit
答案：B 根据破折号后面的far below the asking price可知作者夫妇给出了报价。make an offer是固定搭配，意为“出价”。
9.A.come across B.look after
C.depend on D.laugh at
答案：D 由上文可知作者夫妇出价很低，根据surprisingly以及下文的They renewed their offer...可知，这对老夫妇并没有因为作者夫妇出价低而嘲笑(laugh at)他们，而是重新定了房价。come across意为“偶然碰到”，look after意为“照顾，照料”，depend on意为“依靠，依赖”，均不符合语境。
10.A.instead B.indeed
C.aside D.apart
答案：A 上文提到老夫妇没有嘲笑作者夫妇的价格，而是重新要价，可知此处的副词表示转折的意义，故用instead，意为“反之;而是”。
11.A.worse B.better
C.less D.higher
答案：C 背景常识题。根据转折连词but可知第二次的要价比第一次低很多，故选C项。句意为：这个价格仍然远远超出我们能够负担得起的价位，但是它远远低于最初的要价。
12.A.relaxing B.disappointing
C.pleasant D.regular
答案：B 根据message的同位语从句that another buyer had offered a much higher price可知有人出价比作者夫妇高得多，对于他们来说，这当然是一个令人失望的(disappointing)消息，故选B项。relaxing意为“令人放松的”，pleasant意为“令人愉快的”，regular意为“有规律的”，均不符合句意。
13.A.agents B.buyers
C.managers D.owners
答案：D 根据下文“Sold!” said the owner.可知作者夫妇是与房主直接谈的，故选D项。
14.A.already B.still
C.generally D.ever
答案：B 根据设空处后面的thousands of dollars less than the other buyer'sbid可知作者夫妇的最终报价仍然比另一位买主的出价少，故用still，表示强调。
15.A.so B.or
C.for D.but
答案：D 背景常识题。设空处前后两个分句之间是转折关系，故用转折连词but。
16.A.apologized B.complained
C.criticized D.explained
答案：D 根据冒号后面房主说的一系列内容可知，房主在“成交”后向作者夫妇说明了他之所以这样做的原因。explain意为“解释”，符合语境。apologize意为“道歉”，complain意为“抱怨”，criticize意为“批评”，均不符合语境。
17.A.check B.analyze
C.appreciate D.ignore
答案：C 句意为：……他知道我们有多爱这个地方，他知道我们会感激(appreciate)他们这些年为这所房子的付出。check意为“检查”，analyze意为“分析”，ignore意为“忽略”，均不符合语境。
18.A.loss B.risk
C.chance D.lead
答案：A 因为房子是低价卖给作者的，所以说是一个损失(loss)。risk意为“风险”，chance意为“机会”，lead意为“引导”，均不符合语境。
19.A.increase B.difference
C.interest D.average
答案：B 句意为：他告诉我们就把价格的差异看成是提前送给我们的结婚礼物吧。根据上文内容可知房价的变化是“减少”，或者说是“不同”，但不是增加(increase)。interest意为“利润;兴趣”，average意为“平均水平”，均不符合语境。
20.A.kind B.polite
C.smart D.energetic
答案：A 根据空格后面的they are not strangers，only friends we haven't yet met以及上文中对于房东夫妇的描述，可知这类人应该用kind(好心的;善良的)形容。而polite(礼貌的)，smart(聪明的)与energetic(精力充沛的)均不适合。
