Building a house costs quite a lot of money. __1__you plan to build a house. Your first__2__will be to find a right piece of land. Your choice will depend on many different things. You will probably try to__3__a sunny place, with__4__surroundings near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.

　　Next you will find an excellent__5__, and together with the builder you will work out a__6__. The builder will draw the plan. It will__7__the number of rooms, their position and size, and other parts which must be noticed,__8__windows, doors and electric outlets. The builder will work out__9__is needed to__10__your house. He will__11__the cost of the wood, bricks, the glass, and__12__else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate(预算)must be corrected and revised. His estimate is based on existing__13__, but prices of such things may __14__, and many other things may happen__15__the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.

　　When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to__16__your plan. (You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too__17__!) You may find that some of the features you wanted at first__18__too much, or that you can spend a little more and__19__something to your plan. The builder's estimate depends on the plan,__20__the final plan depends on the builder's estimate.

　　1. A. Think B. Expect C. Suppose D. Decide

　　2. A. step B. method C. way D. class

　　3. A. find B. look C. discover D. uncover

　　4. A. happy B. pleasant C. lonely D. pleased

　　5. A. builder B. worker C. secretary D. father

　　6. A. cost B. plan C. map D. problem

　　7. A. show B. draw C. see D. appear

　　8. A. such as B. for example C. that D. which

　　9. A. how many builders B. how much money C. the days D. the bricks

　　10. A. give B. sell C. build D. buy

　　11. A. work out B. depend on C. take away D. put up

　　12. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. other thing

　　13. A. things B. plan C. goods D. price

　　14. A. rise B. reduce C. increase D. change

　　15. A. in B. between C. among D. by

　　16. A. give up B. turn off C. change D. put off

　　17. A. low B. high C. fine D. cheap

　　18. A. cost B. pay C. spend D. takes

　　19. A. reduce B. place C. add D. lay

　　20. A. and B. so C. but D. then

　　[答案与解析]

　　1. C。这里是举例说明建一座房子要花很多钱, suppose意为"假设"。2. A 3. A 4. B。第一步要找到一块合适的土地,一个充满阳光的地方,距商店和汽车站很近、而且离朋友的住处和你的工作地点也不太远的地方。5. A 6. B。下一步你要找一个优秀的建筑商,然后与其一起策划一份设计图。7. A 8. A。房屋的平面图应该显示出房间的数量、位置和规格,其它部分如窗、门和电源插座也应该标出。9. B 10. C。建筑商会计算出来建造这座房子要花多少钱。11. A 12. C。他将计算出木材、砖、玻璃以及建房子必用的一切材料的费用。13. D。根据下文的prices可确定此答案。14. D。材料的价格可能会发生变化的,下一句也暗示了这一点。15. B。由the time when... and the time when...可判断此处用介词between。16. C 17. B。当建筑商提供预算之后,你也许想改变计划。如果他的预算太高,你也可能想换一个建筑商。18. A 19. C 20. C。你可能发现你当初的设计花费太高,或者你可以多花一点儿钱,设计上再增加点东西。建筑商的预算根据你的设计而定,但最终的设计依建筑商的预算而定。

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