（Ⅰ） 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 hou se 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, w e 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 go t 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 fou nd our home and how I learned that when people are __20__， they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met. 【分析】我和未婚夫要买一套房子，可是我们看中 的房子的价格大大超出了我们的购买能力。通过我们的努力争取，更是由于房主的善良，我们最终得到了梦寐以求的房子。这期间究竟发生了什么故事呢？ 1．A.needed B．limited C．enough D．large 【解析】[根据本句中的But及and后的内容可推知，我们买房子的资金是有限的(limited)。] 【答案】B 2．A.recommended B．decorated C．sold D．rented 【解析】[一位代理人向我们特别推荐(recommend)了一套房子。] 【答案】A 3．A.below B．within C．beyond D．between 【解析】[尽管她对房子的描述听起来非常好，可是价格却超出了我们可承受的范围。beyond“超出”，符合语境。] 【答案】C 4．A.at least B．at most C．at times D．at hand 【解析】[可是她一直力劝我们至少(at least)看一下房子。] 【答案】A 5．A.relief B．concern C．love D．curiosity 【解析】[根据后文对房子的描述可知答案为C项。“It was love at first sight.”那是一见钟情。] 【答案】C 6．A.pride B．happiness C．challenge D．desire 【解析】[我们在那个家里感觉到了婚姻带来的温暖和幸福。与warmth对应的应是happiness，故选B项。] 【答案】B 7．A.which B．why C．that D．what 【解析】[每天我们都会坐在 湖边，看着那座房子，想象着居住在里面会是什么样子。考查宾语从句。设空处在从句中作like的宾语且表示“事物”，故答案为what。] 【答 ... ...
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