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(2017·江苏卷)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us separately
chasing the same thing.
One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell________.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56...
A．off
B．apart
C．over
D．out
答案 B [本题考查固定短语。根据第二段中的“a series of unhappy events”可知，此处表示一系列的不幸使作者的梦想破碎了。fall off“数量减少，质量下降”；fall apart“崩溃，破碎”；fall over“(突然)发生故障，不运转”；fall out“争吵，解散”。故B项为答案。]