WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON A LOT OF MONEY?

　　What would you do if you__1__US$50 million in a lottery?Would you__2__your job and go on__3__for a year?You could 4__to all those countries you’ve read about. You could even__5__your own private plane and fly to the most__6__places!

　　You will want a large house—perhaps one that__7__all the luxuries of a modern mansion:a(n)__8__swimming pool, two kitchens(one for European-style cooking and the other for Asian or African), a sauna, etc. The house must also have beautiful__9__from all the rooms and a huge private garden.

　　After you have bought your__10__house, you will need a television set and a stereo. Now is the time to buy the newest home cinema at a__11__of US$100,000! The__12__and picture quality of the best of these home cinemas will be superior to any movie theatre in your town or city.

　　Then you will have to get a yacht(帆船) with plenty of comfortable cabins on board so you can__13__your friends to take a voyage with you.

　　But how will you get to your yacht?Certainly__14__. You will need to make the journey there in a very expensive car—preferably a car which__15__at least US$800,000.

　　1. A. borrowed B. earned C. awarded D. won

　　2. A. look for B. find C. leave D. do

　　3. A. work B. study C. holiday D. research

　　4. A. be busy working B. earn money

　　C. arrange a trip D. search for work

　　5. A. hire B. adopt C. borrow D. lend

　　6. A. difficult B. foreign C. nearby D. faraway

　　7. A. contains B. includes C. consists D. lacks

　　8. A. indoor B. small C. imaginary D. polluted

　　9. A. walls B. views C. photos D. furniture

　　10. A. second-hand B. dirty C. small D. luxury

　　11. A. speed B. money C. cost D. rate

　　12. A. noise B. listening C. broadcast D. sound

　　13. A. invite B. match C. see D. make

　　14. A. by bus B. on foot C. by car D. by taxi

　　15. A. pays B. costs C. spends D. worth

　　【答案与解析】

　　1. D 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. D。本篇短文讲的是如果你抽奖赢了很多钱,你会干什么?如果你抽奖赢了5千万美元,你会干什么?你会辞职去度假一年吗?你可以安排一次旅行到所有你听说过的国家去,你甚至可以租一架私人飞机飞到最远的地方去。7. A。这座大房子拥有现代公馆所具备的一切豪华设施。8. A 9. B。这座豪华的公馆有室内游泳池、两个厨房等,从各个房间都可以看到漂亮的景色。10. D。上文已经说明这是一座豪华住宅。 11. C 12. D。花10万美元购置最新的家庭影院,最佳的家庭影院的音像质量比你们城镇或城市中任何一家的影院都好。13. A。买一个帆船,邀请朋友去航海。14. C 15. B。可怎样才能到达帆船那里呢?肯定不能坐公共汽车去,你得乘坐很昂贵的轿车去,至少是一辆花80万美元买的车。

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