The locals knew nothing about me，__28__ slowly，they started teaching me the __29__ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began __30__ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a __31__ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of __32__.

　　What I had believed in，all those things I thought were__33__ for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.__34__ on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my __35__ with my neighbors.

　　Four years later，I moved back into __36__.I saw many people were having a really hard time，__37__ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to __38__ a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places.We'd all be in __39__ if we hadn't banded together.

　　The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It's not so much about what I can get for myself；it's about __40__ we can all get by together.

　　【语篇解读】 本文属于夹叙夹议的文体。作者从自己的亲身经历，反映出一个人的梦不是美国梦，所有人的梦才是美国梦，只有大家共同努力才能实现共同的梦想。

　　21．A.separately

　　B．equally

　　C．violently

　　D．naturally

　　22．A.off

　　B．apart

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