Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a 36 tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to 37 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way．
One _39_, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They 40 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes．In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 42 ．
After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _44_, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．
Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50 .The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 ．The villagers mourned for him．
Marc 52 the winter．Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53 a family, and lived a happy, content life．
We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas．
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解析：：文章通过两个年轻人建房子的事情告诉我们做如何事情都要有计划。
【小题1】A 形容词辨析。根据下文内容可知这是一个很奇怪的传统，不提供任何帮助，让年轻人自己造房子。
【小题2】C 动词辨析。A发现；B制作；C完成；D买；指要带冬天到来之前完成房子的建设。
【小题3】A 动词辨析。解析同36.
【小题4】D 名词辨析。根据下文可知他们俩是在春天接受任务的。
【小题5】B 动词辨析。A交换；B接受；C认出；D建议；指他们接受了给他们的土地和钱。
【小题6】C 名词辨析。指他们到各个村庄去看好房子，和主人交流，那些漂亮房子的主人也给了他们很好的建议。
【小题7】D 名词辨析。解析同上。
【小题8】B 动词辨析。A期望；B收集；C创造；D理解；指Marc收集到很多好主意，回去建房子了。
【小题9】C 上下文串联。Marc已经回去建房子了，而Paul还在继续寻找好主意。上下文转折关系，故C正确。
【小题10】A 动词辨析。A忘记；B认为；C取代；D怀疑。指Paul得到的主意很多，他都忘记了一些。
【小题11】C 连词辨析。根据上文可知他开始的时候，犯了很多错误，但是他的房子还是慢慢地建起来了。
【小题12】D 动词辨析。指Marc的房子虽然不完美，但是足够坚固，而且他还有时间来提高改善。
【小题13】A 名词辨析。A对话；B成就；C斗争；D争论。指Paul仍然在欣赏那些房子仍然和和主人的交谈。
【小题14】B 动词辨析。A开车；B跑；C飞；D移动。指下雪了，Paul意识到时间不够了，所以匆忙跑回去。
【小题15】A 形容词辨析。仓促建起来的房子肯定不够牢固，A正确。
【小题16】B 名词辨析。暴风雪来了，房子倒塌了，他也被冻死了。
【小题17】C 动词辨析.A 带来；B喜欢，爱；C幸存；D花费；指Marc存活了下来。
【小题18】D 动词辨析。A带来；B挣得；C联系；D抚养。指Marc有了自己的家庭，养活了一家人。
【小题19】B 形容词辨析。指找到主意很容易也很有趣，但是如果我想真正运用我们的主意，我们要提高我们的精神。
【小题20】D 动词辨析。解析同54.