【题目】In 1895, when he was 52, my grandpa, Dennis Fitzpatrick Sr. , had a young man’s dream. He ____ to own land and build a barn(谷仓) and house on it. In order to ___
the dream, he left Hubbardston, Michigan and went to north to Slabtown. In the place, there was 80-acre wasted land with ____ fence(篱笆) and big bushes everywhere. Grandpa walked around the land, dreaming of the day when he would ____ it into green meadow(牧场). where there are fields of crops, wandering ____, a big barn and a new house.
He ____ there and started working. In the summer, a 4-acre field ____ a lot of crops and in the fall, he started working on a new ____, carrying stones from a mile away. After the bam completed, a new house was started. By the age of 82, his dream had ____, 30 years after he started.
But by the 1990s the barn was in bad need of ____, or it would fall apart. So we worked to make it as strong as before. During the past years, it had ____ family, gathering, wedding reception, neighborhood parties ____ music and dancing, Christmas ball and more.
Grandpa is gone now, but his ____ is still with us. Now I, his great-grandson, ____ the land that he cleared. All seven of my ____ live on or within a mile of the farm. Grandpa’s dream so long ago—green meadow, fields of crops and a big barn—is now ____ by his many descendants(子孙) more than a ____later.
Grandpa taught us very ____ lessons. It is never too late to ____. If you have one, work at it ____ and you’ll turn it into reality.
【1】A. agreed B. expected C. managed D. afforded
【2】A. prevent B. have C. consult D. explore
【3】A. rare B. new C. broken D. high
【4】A. admit B. turn C. divide D. measure
【5】A. sheep B. visitors C. cars D. thoughts
【6】A. settled B. walked C. landed D. survived
【7】A. charged B. received C. showed D. produces
【8】A. place B. house C. barn D. palace
【9】A. come true B. cared about C. held on D. broken up
【10】A. repair B. fare C. paint D. helpers
【11】A. confirmed B. interrupted C. seen D. affected
【12】A. at B. in C. with D. on
【13】A. example B. spirit C. feeling D. habit
【14】A. clean B. sell C. present D. farm
【15】A. ancestors B. classmates C. children D. neighbors
【16】A. shared B. copied C. spread D. appreciated
【17】A. year B. century C. week D. month
【18】A. boring B. valuable C. interesting D. private
【19】A. learn B. apologize C. change D. dream
【20】A. hard B. happily C. gradually D. frequently