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Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. disturbing；B. accustomed；C. deposit；D. prospects；E. inherited
F. overcome；G. vaguely；H. bettering；I. flexible；J. miracle；K. rewarded

For more than three centuries, the American colonies and later, the United States have been a place for many "have-nots" to make the "American Dream" come true for themselves and to become "haves." And the optimism that people have, knowing that this 1 will always happen, has grown out of some key elements in the history of the nation, a nation that has differed profoundly from every other country in the world. The economic 2 of the nation will also be very much tied to these success stories. Three characteristics have contributed to such attainments.

First, the United States had natural resources undreamed of in other parts of the world. For farmers and ranchers there was land, often to be had cheaply or even for free. There were endless forests to supply lumber and rich 3 of coal, oil, silver, copper and gold. Besides, critical to the development of these resources was a population of both native-born Americans and immigrant who were connected by their common work ethic. This ethic held that industry and thrift should be

4 with - as Benjamin Franklin says -- "a State of Affluence and some Degree of Reputation in the World," These Americans believed in self improvement as well as in the nobility of all kinds of work. They also, if somewhat 5 , often linked material success with spiritual movement. Next, by and large, America was characterized by a(n) 6 class structure. In contrast to England and other European countries with their history of aristocrats（贵族）, this country was filled by numerous communities in which family connections or 7 money counted for little.

However, the pursuit of American Dream sometimes also proved to be a source of tension and strain. At the beginning of the 20th century, writers like Jack London and F. Scott Fitzgerald depicted a lot of "have-not" characters whose fate is not a matter of free will. They are 8 by forces beyond their control. Often, in their works, children or young people are victimized by poverty that prevents them from 9 themselves. Convinced that a person's destiny is the result of his or her heredity interacting with the environment, they employ many 10 details to explore the oppressive world in which their characters are trapped. Analyzing characters' assumptions and values continued to illuminate the American experience.

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