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北京市房山区2017高考英语完形填空基础练习（3）及答案解析 完形填空--------夹叙夹议文 (2017·江苏)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us __21__ chasing the same thing. One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell __22__.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I __23__ the countryside for some place I could rent for the __24__ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road __25__the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was__26__，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and __27__ a corner to camp in. The locals knew nothing about me，__28__ slowly，they started teaching me the __29__ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began __30__ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a __31__ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of __32__. What I had believed in，all those things I thought were__33__ for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.__34__ on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my __35__ with my neighbors. Four years later，I moved back into __36__.I saw many people were having a really hard time，__37__ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to __38__ a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places.We'd all be in __39__ if we hadn't banded together. | 
