My
fiance未婚夫 and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But
our funds were limited, and none of the house in our price range
seemed satisfactory.
One agent
recommended a house in particular. Although her description sounded
wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we declined婉拒. But
she kept urging us to have a look at least.
We finally
did and it was a love at first sight. It was Our Home, small and
charming迷人的, overlooking 俯瞰；远眺； a
quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners,
a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and happiness 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 what it would be like to live
there.
Days later, we made an offer-- far below the
asking price. Surprisingly, they didn`t laugh at us. They renewed
their offer instead. It was also much more than we could afford,
but far less than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a disappointing message
that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we
decided to talk with the owners directly. We made our final offer,
which still was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer`s
bid竞标价. We knew it, but we had to try.
"Sold!" said the owner. Then he explained: He`d
seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we
loved the place and that we`d appreciate the years of work they had
put into their home; he realized he would take a loss by selling it
to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to
live there. He told us to consider the difference in the price"an
early wedding present".
That`s how we found our home and how I learned
that when people are kind, they are not strangers, only friends we
haven`t met yet.
16.A.needed
B.limited C.enough
D.large
17.A.recommended
B.decorated C.sold
D.rented
18.A.below
B.within C.beyond
D.between
19.A.at
least B.at most C.at times
D.at hand
20.A.relief
B.concern C.love
D.curiosity
21.A.pride
B.happiness C.challenge
D.desire
22.A.which
B.why C.that
D.what
【至此处给学生对比noun,adj从句在新疆卷中的考查题型】
23.A.effort
B.offer C.promise
D.profit
24.A.come
across B.look after C.depend on
D.laugh at
25.A.instead
B.indeed C.aside
D.apart
26.A.worse
B.better C.less
D.higher
27.A.relaxing
B.disappointing C.pleasant
D.regular
28.A.agents
B.buyers C.managers
D.owners
29.A.already
B.still C.generally
D.ever
30.A.so
B.or C.for
D.but
31.A.apologized
B.complained C.criticized
D.explained
32.A.check
B.analyze C.appreciate
D.ignore
33.A.loss
B.risk C.chance
D.lead
34.A.increase
B.difference C.interest
D.average
35.A.kind
B.polite C.smart
D.energetic
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