14 See, your computer has broken down again! It doesn’t ______ sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars.
A. have B. make C. display D. bring
15 The boss of the company is trying to create an easy atmosphere ______ his employees enioy their work.
A. where B. which C. when D. who
第二节:完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My fiance (未婚夫)and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were 16 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent 17 a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was 18 our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look 19 .
We finally did and it was 20 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 21 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 22 it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n) 23 —far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t 24 us. They renewed their offer 25 . It was also much more than we could afford, but far 26 than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a 27 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the 28 directly. We made our final offer, which 29 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, 30 we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner. Then he 31 : He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d 32 the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a 33 by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the 34 in the price “an early wedding present.”
That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 35 they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.
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
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
第二部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2.5分,满分50分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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