The president (or head) of the House of Lords in Britain is （）

A:Lord Chancellor B:Speaker C:Prime minister

Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began（）

A:He was in bed. B:He was inside the house. C:He was outside the house. D:He was on the roof.

One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp
Bob had an idea. The horses ! Let the horses take them back ! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!
It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree It was one of their tents!
It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to ______.

A:John’s house B:the camp C:the forest D:the mountains

Passage One
For millions of people, the American dream of owning a home seems to be slipping out of reach:
"Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did," says 40-year-old building instructor Pat Hennin. "But they can still have a home. Like their pioneer ancestors, they can build it themselves, and at less than half the cost of a ready-made house."
The owner-builders came from every occupational group, although surprisingly few are professional building workers. Many take the plunge with little or no experience. "I learned how to build my house from reading books." says John Brown, who built a six-room home for $25,000 in
High Falls, New Jersey. "If you have patience and the carpentry skill to make a bookcase, you can build a house."
An astonishing 50 percent of these owner-builders hammer every nail, lay every pipe, and wire every switch with their own hands. The rest contract for some parts of the task. But even those who just act as contractors and finish the insides of their homes can save from 30 percent to 45 percent of what a ready-made home would cost.
One survey revealed that 60 percent of owner-builders also design their homes. Many others buy commercial house plans for less than $100 or use plans available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

According to the passage, owner-builders are those who （）

A:are professional house builders B:build houses of their own C:are contract house builders D:sell or let houses

Passage One
For millions of people, the American dream of owning a home seems to be slipping out of reach:
"Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did," says 40-year-old building instructor Pat Hennin. "But they can still have a home. Like their pioneer ancestors, they can build it themselves, and at less than half the cost of a ready-made house."
The owner-builders came from every occupational group, although surprisingly few are professional building workers. Many take the plunge with little or no experience. "I learned how to build my house from reading books." says John Brown, who built a six-room home for $25,000 in
High Falls, New Jersey. "If you have patience and the carpentry skill to make a bookcase, you can build a house."
An astonishing 50 percent of these owner-builders hammer every nail, lay every pipe, and wire every switch with their own hands. The rest contract for some parts of the task. But even those who just act as contractors and finish the insides of their homes can save from 30 percent to 45 percent of what a ready-made home would cost.
One survey revealed that 60 percent of owner-builders also design their homes. Many others buy commercial house plans for less than $100 or use plans available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

What is the main subject of the passage（）

A:The cost of having a house built. B:The American dream of owning a house. C:A description of owner-builder in America. D:A comparison between young couples and their parents.

They came to inspect the house ______ buying it.

A:in the event of B:with a view of C:with reference to D:on account of

“house”the document

We watched carefully ______ the house.

A:during she walked against B:during she walked towards C:while she walked against D:while she walked towards

We watched carefully ______ the house.

A:during she walked against B:during she walked towards C:while she walked against D:while she walked towards