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A few weeks ago, I surfed the Internet and came across a book called The Debt to Pleasure. At first sight, I _______, immediately, to own it. Its structure was novel and it had won wide _______among readers.

But before I could _______ the Buy Now button, a tiny inner voice _______the library, the library, which was simply three blocks from my apartment. I searched the catalog(目录)of the library and sure enough, " _______" now. However, by the time the book was borrowed, I couldn't say with _______that I would love it. This worn, yellow-papered object was just so _______. No matter how promising our first _______was, my initial(最初的) desire _______sank. When the book was ________, I walked to the library and ________it into the Returns box. Once reshelved, it would ________for others. I sighed and walked off. It had never ________me from the very beginning.

One thing I should mention: I did end up loving The Debt to Pleasure, I loved it so much that I finally ordered a copy of my own. The library book does ________me the cost of a paperback, but it just delivers a temporary satisfaction, one that can't promise forever ________. Live your life fully, for our lives are only lent to us and can't be owned forever.

1.
A.decidedB.triedC.arrangedD.stopped
2.
A.sympathyB.judgmentC.recognitionD.adaptation
3.
A.spotB.clickC.untieD.strike
4.
A.defendedB.conveyedC.confirmedD.insisted
5.
A.accessibleB.affordableC.availableD.dynamic
6.
A.patienceB.certaintyC.reliefD.honesty
7.
A.uniqueB.vividC.plainD.attractive
8.
A.responseB.adventureC.interactionD.meeting
9.
A.frequentlyB.graduallyC.consequentlyD.normally
10.
A.dueB.extraC.missingD.out
11.
A.abandonedB.donatedC.droppedD.lost
12.
A.applyB.exchangeC.cheerD.head
13.
A.appealed toB.belonged toC.turned toD.depended on
14.
A.saveB.offerC.paidD.prepare
15.
A.successB.achievementC.freedomD.ownership
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