Home prices slid in November, raising questions about whether the housing recovery is robust enough to maintain a sustained turnaround. From October to November, home prices fell 0.2% after (1) 0.1% in October, according to a report Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller’s home price index. (2) five of the 20 metro areas (3) by the index saw price increases for the month.
On a(n) (4) basis, prices were 5.3% lower in November than in November 2008. Prices were the same as in late 2003. "What we’ve seen (5) the past couple of months is that the pace of (6) has fallen down," says Maureen Maitland of Standard & Poor’s. "Some markets have (7) Is that because we haven’t (8) the foreclosure (回赎权的取消) cycle Because of unemployment We’re not seeing the (9) we were seeing in the last summer months. "
Metro areas that have seen a retreat in home prices (10) Seattle, Charlotte, Las Vegas and Tampa. All four (11) gains they made in recent months (12) . (13) , for the 20-metro index, the annual rate of decline is improving. That (14) , with other recent housing reports that show prices (15) or accelerating, could point to (16) the housing market is starting to (17) its footing, some economists say. Existing home sale prices were $178 300 in December, which is 1.5% higher than December 2008, according to a report this week by the National Association of Realtors. That was the first year-over-year (18) in median price since August 2007.
"The most (19) thing we can say is not only the market is stabilizing, but we’ve seen that housing demand is strong," says Bernard Baumohl, with the Economic Outlook Group. "Housing probably will continue to climb upwards through the summer, (20) it could slip a little as the tax credit expires. /

A:fallen over B:fallen behind C:fallen back D:fallen out

Home prices slid in November, raising questions about whether the housing recovery is robust enough to maintain a sustained turnaround. From October to November, home prices fell 0.2% after (1) 0.1% in October, according to a report Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller’s home price index. (2) five of the 20 metro areas (3) by the index saw price increases for the month.
On a(n) (4) basis, prices were 5.3% lower in November than in November 2008. Prices were the same as in late 2003. "What we’ve seen (5) the past couple of months is that the pace of (6) has fallen down," says Maureen Maitland of Standard & Poor’s. "Some markets have (7) Is that because we haven’t (8) the foreclosure (回赎权的取消) cycle Because of unemployment We’re not seeing the (9) we were seeing in the last summer months. "
Metro areas that have seen a retreat in home prices (10) Seattle, Charlotte, Las Vegas and Tampa. All four (11) gains they made in recent months (12) . (13) , for the 20-metro index, the annual rate of decline is improving. That (14) , with other recent housing reports that show prices (15) or accelerating, could point to (16) the housing market is starting to (17) its footing, some economists say. Existing home sale prices were $178 300 in December, which is 1.5% higher than December 2008, according to a report this week by the National Association of Realtors. That was the first year-over-year (18) in median price since August 2007.
"The most (19) thing we can say is not only the market is stabilizing, but we’ve seen that housing demand is strong," says Bernard Baumohl, with the Economic Outlook Group. "Housing probably will continue to climb upwards through the summer, (20) it could slip a little as the tax credit expires. /

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A:fallen over B:fallen behind C:fallen back D:fallen out

Helen (did not arrive) until the meeting was (nearly) over for the simple reason (why) she (had fallen) asleep in the bus.（）

A:did not arrive B:nearly C:why D:had fallen

The exchange ______ of the pound has fallen against the dollar.

A:amount B:currency C:rate D:worth

? ?下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。
{{B}}第一篇{{/B}}

The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people ______.

A:who suffer from the worst disease—AIDS hag fallen B:who think AIDS threatens the countryside has fallen C:who worry about AIDS and health problems has fallen D:who think AIDS is the country’s top health killer has fallen

{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}

The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people______.

A:who suffer from the worst disease—AIDS has fallen B:who think AIDS threatens the countryside has fallen C:who worry about AIDS and health problems has fallen D:who think AIDS is the country’s top health killer has fallen

{{B}}第二篇{{/B}}

The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people

A:who suffer from the worst disease — AIDS has fallen. B:who think AIDS threatens the countryside has fallen. C:who worry about AIDS and health problems has fallen. D:who think AIDS is the country’s top health killer has fallen.

Attitudes to AIDS Now
Most people say that the USA is making progress in fighting AIDS. But they don’t know there’s no cure and strongly disagree that "the AIDS epidemic is over."
The findings, released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, reassure activists who have worried that public concern about AIDS might disappear in light of recent news about advances in treatment and declines in deaths.
"While people are very optimistic about the advances, they’re still realistic about the fact that there is no cure," says Sophia Chang, director of HIV programs at the foundation.
The Kaiser survey, like a recent USA today Gallup Poll, does find that the number of people ranking AIDS as the country’s top health problem has fallen. In the Kaiser poll, 38% say it’s the top
concern, down from 44 % in a 1996 poll; in the Gallup Poll, 29 % say AIDS is N0.1, down from I 41% in 1992and67% in 1987.
Other findings from Kaiser, which polled more than 1,200 adults in September and October and asked additional questions of another 1,000 adults in November..
52% say the country is making progress against AIDS; up from 32% in 1995.
51% say the government spends too little on AIDS.
86 % correctly say AIDS drugs can now lengthen lives: an equal number correctly say that the drugs are not cures.
67% incorrectly say that AIDS deaths increased or stayed the same in the past year; 24% know deaths fell.
Daniel Zingale, director of AIDS Action Council, says, "I’m encouraged that the American people are getting the message that the AIDS epidemic isn’t over. I hope the decision-makers in Washington are getting the same message...We have seen signs of complacency."
Epidemic n.流行病; (流行病的)流行,传播
Reassure vt.向.......一再保证,安慰,使放心,使消除疑虑.
Poll n.民意测验,民意测验结果
Complacency n.自满(情绪),沾沾自喜;满足,满意
The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people______

A:who suffer from the worst disease—AIDS has fallen B:who think AIDS threatens the countryside has fallen C:who worry about AIDS and health problems has fallen D:who think AIDS is the country’s top health killer has fallen

? ?下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。
{{B}}第一篇{{/B}}

The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people______

A:who suffer from the worst disease—AIDS has fallen B:who think AIDS threatens the countryside has fallen C:who worry about AIDS and health problems has fallen D:who think AIDS is the country’s top health killer has fallen

C Human demands on natural resources have doubled in less than 50 years and now outstripping what the Earth can provide by more than half, a new report has warned. If this situation continues, globally it will need the capacity of two Earths by 2030, the Living Planet Report said. And the report, from the World Wide Fund For Nature, the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network, said British people are still consuming far more than the Earth can offer. Wildlife in tropical countries is also under huge pressure, with populations of species falling by 60 percent in three decades. The study, which looked at 8,000 populations of 2,500 species and studied the change in land use and water consumption across the globe, warned that if everyone lived such a lifestyle as they like, humans would need 2.75 planets to survive. The world’s people are now living lifestyles which would require one and a half planets to support their lives, though there are significant differences between rich and poor nations. The UK comes 31st in a list of countries based on their "ecological footprint"—the amount of land and sea each person needs to provide the food, clothes and other products they consume and to absorb the carbon dioxide they give off. The country has fallen down the league table from haing the 15th biggest footprint in the last report two years ago,but the World Wide Fund For Nature points out this is due to an increase in other countries’influence not a reduction in the UK’s use of resources. Ireland has the lOth highest ecological footprint in the world,while the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Denmark,Belgium and the USA are the five worst countries for over-consumption of resources. It also camed a warning about the loss of wildlife and ecosystems which people depend on for food, fuel, clean water and other resources-with populations of’species declining by 30 percent worldwide between 1970 and 2007.According to the text, what has happened worldwide in the last three decades and seven years

A:Populations of species have fallen by 60 percent. B:Human demands on natural resources have doubled. C:Populations of species have declined by 30 percent. D:Our lifestyles have used up 1.5 planets’resources.