Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
1   a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of   2 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a   3  situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an   4   builder．And together with the builder you will make a
5 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also   6  the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must   7 ，because the prices may   8 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
9   the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can  10   a little more and add something to your original plan．

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Building a new house costs quite a lot of money. If you plan to   1  a house, your first step is to find a suitable (适当的 piece of  2  . You will probably try to find a sunny place, in a  3  situation  (位置), near stores and bus stops, not too   4   from your friends and the place where you work. Next you have to find an experienced (有经验的) builder, and together with the builder you will make a   5  . The builder will draw it. The builder will also   6   the cost of your house.

He will estimate (估计) the cost of the wood, the glass, and  7   that he must use in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, his estimate must be right, because the    8    may change (变化), and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.         9   the builder gives you his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can   10   a little more and add something to your first plan.

1.A. but         B. have         C. build      D. find

2.A. floor       B. place        C. land       D. playground

3.A. faraway     B. surprised    C. pleased    D. pleasant

4.A. near        B. far          C. close      D. next to

5.A. map         B. plan         C. decision   D. book

6.A. find out    B. carry on     C. work out   D. work on

7.A. everything else   B. nothing else

C. else anything     D. else something

8.A. color       B. prices       C. time       D. house

9.A. When        B. While        C. Until      D. Since

10.A. cost        B. spend        C. take       D. pay for

从每题所给的选项中选出正确答案，补全短文。
Building a new house costs quite a lot of money. If you plan to   1  a house, your first step is to find a suitable (适当的 piece of  2 . You will probably try to find a sunny place, in a  3 situation  (位置), near stores and bus stops, not too  4  from your friends and the place where you work. Next you have to find an experienced (有经验的) builder, and together with the builder you will make a  5  . The builder will draw it. The builder will also   6  the cost of your house.
He will estimate (估计) the cost of the wood, the glass, and  7  that he must use in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, his estimate must be right, because the    8   may change (变化), and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.        9  the builder gives you his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can   10  a little more and add something to your first plan.

Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．

    However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．

    One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”

   “Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”

    The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”

    Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．

    As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．

    Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”

    “I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”

1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?

  A．The digging of the creek．

  B．A problem about a farm animal．

  C．Who owned the field between the farms．

  D．Who would pay for building the fence．

2.The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means          ·

  A．do something even worse    B.improve the situation

  C．point out his mistake      D．help him out

3.What do we know about the brothers?

    A．They had been fighting for many years．

B．Their farms were not very successful．

    C．They finally realized their mistakes．

    D．They liked building bridges．

4.Why did the builder build the bridge?

    A．He needed a way to get across the river．

    B．There was not enough wood for the fence．

    C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions．

    D．He wanted to bring the brothers together．

5.In what order did the following take place in the story?

    a．The brothers stood on the bridge．

    b．Jason dug the creek．

    C．The brothers became angry with each other,

    d．The builder asked for work．

    e．Paul went into town．

    A．b，c，e，d，a    B．c，b，d，e，a

C．b，e，c，a，d    D．c，d，b，a，e