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In 2020, Laura Rudd and her fiancé (未婚夫) bought their first home. They expected the moving day would be emotional, but they didn’t expect the following would be one of the reasons why. On the kitchen table, the couple discovered a letter from the previous (先前的) owners. With it was a bottle of wine to celebrate the big day.

The letter shows that the previous owners were parents to four children. Sadly, both of them have passed away, leaving their adult children to sell the home they cherished so much. Now, they’re hoping the future owners have the same love for the home as they always have.

“In the following years there has been so much happiness and love and sadly a little grief, too, hence where we are today,” part of the letter reads. “But in all of these years the thing that resounds (回响) the most is the laughter, and there was so much of that with family, relatives and friends.”

“We thought the note was so thoughtful, and of course we kept it,” she shares. “It was with a bottle of wine when we entered the house. It was clear that the family loved the home, and we knew that when we bought the house.” Laura shares that she cried when she first read the letter. She plans to take it with them wherever they go in life. This was proven to be true when the couple moved out of the home in 2022.

Like the previous owners, Laura and her fiance told the newest owners everything they knew about the kind folks who left them that letter. Best of all, their wishes for the couple came true. “We loved that home very much,” Laura says, “it was filled with our love, too.”

1.What surprised Laura on the moving day?

A A letter.

B The new house.

C A bottle of milk.

D Something in the bedroom.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“but they didn’t expect the following would be one of the reasons why. On the kitchen table, the couple discovered a letter from the previous owners.”可知，令他们没有想到的是，在厨房的桌子上，有一封来自前房主的信。故选A。

2.Which word can replace the underlined word “cherished”?

A Treasured.

B Wasted.

C Owned.

D Saved.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据划线单词后文的“Now, they’re hoping the future owners have the same love for the home as they always have.”可知，他们希望未来这个房子的主人能像以前他们爱它一样，由此可推知，以前的主人很“珍惜”这个房子。故选A。

3.What impressed the previous owners most?

A Excitement.

B Success.

C Happiness.

D Sadness.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句的“But in all of these years the thing that resounds the most is the laughter”可知，在这个房子里面，让他们印象最深刻的还是在一起的欢声笑语。故选C。

4.What does Laura think of the letter?

A It’s sweet but boring.

B It means a lot to her.

C It’s simple but special.

D It’s a waste of time.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“We thought the note was so thoughtful, and of course we kept it”以及“She plans to take it with them wherever they go in life.”可知，劳拉认为这封信很贴心，然后就保留了它，并且劳拉她打算随身带着这封信。由此可推知，劳拉觉得那封信意义重大。故选B。

5.What did Laura do when they moved out of the home?

A Sharing information only.

B Treating the new owners.

C Replying to the letter.

D Passing the love.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Laura and her fiance told the newest owners everything they knew about the kind folks who left them that letter.”可知，劳拉在搬离这个房子的时候，像他们的前房主那样，告诉下一任新房主，关于这个房子之前的故事。由此可知，他们在将这种特殊的爱进行传递。故选D。