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My husband and I used to live in the city, but we often faced a lot of problems there. There
was a lot of late-night noise. It was difficult to find parking. And the rent of the apartment was high.
Finally, my husband and I decided to
move to the suburbs (郊区)
outside Boston.
We started looking for our new home. It turned out that many other people were also moving
to the suburbs and it wasn't easy to find a nice house there. Finally, we went to see a small and dark
house. It needed a lot of work. But it was well built and it was on a street
where we could walk to Starbucks, restaurants and bus stops. Well, before I knew it, we had made an
offer and the house became ours.
On our first night in the house I cried for five hours. I thought
we had made the wrong choice and I wanted to go back to the city. The house was smelly
and old. And many families
and old people lived around
it. But after thinking of the problems we had when we were living in the city, I calmed
down. Besides,
our
new home wasn't that bad,
after all. I had a driveway
of my own. There were three big bedrooms and a backyard for
my dog. Oh, how lovely the sound of nothing was. I changed the house
inch by inch and it became a very comfortable home.
We have been in our house for over two years until now and it's the best move we have ever made. While I'm glad I can
drive into the city in 15 minutes and enjoy all
it has offered, I'm always happy to
return home.
(1)
The writer and her husband moved to the suburbs because they ________.
A . no longer liked living in the city
B . couldn't afford the rent in the city
C . wanted to buy a small house
D . found work there
(2)
On the first night in the house, the writer ________.
A . was too excited
B . felt scared living there
C . regretted moving there at first
D . was moved to tears by its quietness
(3)
What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 show about the house?
A . It was lovely.
B . It was really quiet.
C . It had nothing in it.
D . It had beautiful sound.
(4)
We can learn from the passage that the writer ________.
A . hates driving to the city
B . is afraid of returning home
C . loves living in the suburbs now
D . cannot wait to go back to the city
答案: A
C
B
C