2017年公共英语三级英语知识运用模拟题（20）

　　My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were 16 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

　　One agent 17 a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was 18 our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look 19 .

　　We finally did and it was 20 at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 21 of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of 22 it would be like to live there.

　　Days later, we made a(n) 23 —far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t 24 us. They renewed their offer 25 . It was also much more than we could afford, but far 26 than the original asking price.

　　The next day, we got a 27 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the 28 directly. We made our final offer, which 29 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, 30 we had to try.

　　“Sold!” said the owner. Then he 31 : He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d 32 the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a 33 by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the 34 in the price “an early wedding present.”

　　That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 35 they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.

　　16. A. needed B. limited C. enough D. large

　　17. A. recommended B. decorated C. sold D. rented

　　18. A. below B. within C. beyond D. between

　　19. A. at least B. at most C. at times D. at hand

　　20. A. relief B. concern C. love D. curiosity

　　21. A. pride B. happiness C. challenge D. desire

　　22. A. which B. why C. that D. what

　　23. A. effort B. offer C. promise D. profit

　　24. A. come across B. look after C. depend on D. laugh at

　　25. A. instead B. indeed C. aside D. apart

　　26. A. worse B. better C. less D. higher

　　27. A. relaxing B. disappointing C. pleasant D. regular

　　28. A. agents B. buyers C. managers D. owners

　　29. A. already B. still C. generally D. ever

　　30. A. so B. or C. for D. but

　　31. A. apologized B. complained C. criticized D. explained

　　32. A. check B. analyze C. appreciate D. ignore

　　33. A. loss B. risk C. chance D. lead

　　34. A. increase B. difference C. interest D. average

　　35. A. kind B. polite C. smart D. energetic