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学生用预测卷四 一、语篇语法填空： A、I used to believe in the American Dream, meant a job, a mortgage , credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing. One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the (cheap) possible amount. I came upon a shabby house in West Virginia. It was abandoned, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it. The locals knew nothing about me, slowly, they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began (stick) around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a different American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness. What I (believe) in, all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life, were (exist) in this place. Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my appointments with my neighbors. Four years later, I moved back into town. I saw many people were having a (real) hard time, (lose) their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to take in handful of people . The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about I can get for myself; it’s about how we can all get by together. B、A boy was walking home school when he saw a large, tempting apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater， (prefer) a