A. 从下列单词中选择恰当的词填空，每个词只能用一次。

It        dreamed   if     complain    except     sunshine Sooner  tell            fast     before         Than     down

My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years（51）he returned to England. He had often（52）of retiring in England and had planned to settle （53）in the country. He had no （54）returned  （55） he bought a fine house and went to live there. Almost immediately he began to（56）about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. After so many years of（57）, Harrison got a shock. He acted as （58）he had never lived in England before. In the end,（59）was more than he could bear. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought of everything （60）the weather.

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