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　　体裁：夹叙夹议　话题：人物故事　词数：284　时间：18′

　　(2017·江苏卷)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage (按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us__1__chasing the same thing.

　　One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell__2__.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I__3__the countryside for some place I could rent for the__4__possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road__5__the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was__6__，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and__7__a corner to camp in.

　　The locals knew nothing about me，__8__slowly，they started teaching me the__9__of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began__10__around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a__11__American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of__12__.

　　What I have believed in，all those things I thought were__13__for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.__14__on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my__15__with my neighbors.

　　Four years later，I moved back into__16__.I saw many people were having a really hard time，__17__their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to__18__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__19__if we hadn't banded together.

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