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While Americans (36) pride in having risen to a position where it is no longer necessary to depend on manual labor for (37) a living, they find real delight in (38) they are able to (39) with their hands, This attitude toward (40) above is seen in many aspects(方面)of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home (41) is not only comfortably but even luxuriously(豪华的)furnished, and (42) which there is every evidence(证据)of the fact (43) the family has been able to afford foreign travel, (44) hobbies, and college educations for the children; (45) the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it (46) ,and will wash the dishes afterward (47) she does most of (48) household work,and (49) her husband may be a professional man, he talks about washing the car, digging in his flower (50) or painting the house. His wife may even help him (51) these things, (52) he often helps her with the dish washing. The son (53) college may wait on tables and wash dishes at a (54) for his board, or during the summer he may work with a construction group on a new highway in order to (55) his next year’s school expenses.

55().

A. win
B. afford
C. obtain
D. earn

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53().

A. for
B. at
C. on
D. around