Days later,we made a(n)__18__—far below the asking price. Surprisingly,they didn't __19__ us. They renewed their offer __20__. It was also much more than we could afford,but far __21__ than the original asking price.
The next day,we got a __22__ message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so,we decided to talk with the __23__ directly. We made our final offer,which __24__ was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid. We knew it,__25__ we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner. Then he __26__: He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd __27__ the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a __28__ by selling it to us,but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the __29__ in the price “an early wedding present.”
That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are __30_,they are not strangers,only friends we haven't yet met.
11. A. needed
B. limited
C. enough
D. large
12. A. recommended
B. decorated
C. sold
D. rented
13. A. below
B. within
C. beyond
D. between
14. A. at least
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