18.In February last year,my wife lost her job.Just as suddenly,the owner of the Green House,where I worked as a manager,(36)Ca heart attack.His family announced that they were going to(37)Dthe business because no one in the family wanted to run it.Things looked pretty(38)B.My wife and I read the(39)Din the newspaper each day.
Then one morning,as I was(40)Da going-out-of-business sign at the Green House,the door opened and(41)A walked a customer.She was an office manager(42)Ccompany had just moved into the(43)Doffice park on the edge of the town.She was(44)Asome potted flowers to place in the reception areas in offices."I don't know anything about (45)A,"she said,"I am sure in a few weeks,they'll all be(46)C."While I was helping her(47)Bher goods,my mind was racing and an idea(48)Ame.Perhaps as many as a dozen firms had recently opened offices in the new office park and there were several hundred more acres with construction(建造)work(49)B.
I drove up to the office park(50)Cthe woman left.By 6 o'clock that evening,I had signed agreements with seven companies,which would(51)Bplants at the Green House and(52)Ame a fee to look after them.
Within a week,I worked out an agreement to buy the Green House from the owner's family.(53)D,business increased rapidly(54)Bour efforts.
Now we are proud to be the(55)Cof the Green House.
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Then one morning,as I was(40)Da going-out-of-business sign at the Green House,the door opened and(41)A walked a customer.She was an office manager(42)Ccompany had just moved into the(43)Doffice park on the edge of the town.She was(44)Asome potted flowers to place in the reception areas in offices."I don't know anything about (45)A,"she said,"I am sure in a few weeks,they'll all be(46)C."While I was helping her(47)Bher goods,my mind was racing and an idea(48)Ame.Perhaps as many as a dozen firms had recently opened offices in the new office park and there were several hundred more acres with construction(建造)work(49)B.
I drove up to the office park(50)Cthe woman left.By 6 o'clock that evening,I had signed agreements with seven companies,which would(51)Bplants at the Green House and(52)Ame a fee to look after them.
Within a week,I worked out an agreement to buy the Green House from the owner's family.(53)D,business increased rapidly(54)Bour efforts.
Now we are proud to be the(55)Cof the Green House.
36.A.recovered from | B.lived with | C.died of | D.dealt with |
37.A.develop | B.ruin | C.start | D.close |
38.A.common | B.terrible | C.easy | D.dangerous |
39.A.stories | B.comments | C.reports | D.advertisements |
40.A.removing | B.designing | C.reading | D.hanging |
41.A.in | B.out | C.away | D.back |
42.A.that | B.which | C.whose | D.what |
43.A.same | B.free | C.safe | D.new |
44.A.looking for | B.watching over | C.staring at | D.spying on |
45.A.plants | B.companies | C.signs | D.bargains |
46.A.missing | B.shut | C.dead | D.cheap |
47.A.save | B.select | C.change | D.collect |
48.A.hit | B.led | C.informed | D.reminded |
49.A.under repair | B.under way | C.in use | D.in danger |
50.A.until | B.since | C.after | D.before |
51.A.water | B.buy | C.provide | D.grow |
52.A.pay | B.raise | C.charge | D.lend |
53.A.Generally | B.Obviously | C.Suddenly | D.Fortunately |
54.A.instead of | B.because of | C.in honour of | D.in need of |
55.A.customers | B.advertisers | C.owners | D.employees |