Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money.
Suppose you plan to 46 a house, your first step
is to find a suitable piece of 47 , You will probably try to find a
sunny place, in a 48 situation, near stores and bus stops, not
too far from your friends and the place where you work.
Next you will find an 49 builder. And together with the builder
you will make a 50 , The builder will draw it. The
builder will also 51 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 52 , because the prices may the
prices may 53 , and many other thing may happen
between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the
house.
54 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
55 a little more and add something
to your original plan.
46.A buy B decorate C build D find
47.A floor B
place C land D playground
48. A mysterious B surprised C pleased D pleasant
49.A excited
B experienced
C interesting
D extra
50.A map
B plan
C decision
D discussion
51. A find out B carry
on C work out D work on
52.A be corrected
B be copied C be
read D be written
53.A swap
B change
C exist D
influence
54. A When
B While C
Until D
Since
55. A cost
B spend C
take
D pay for