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A.The new apartment is cheaper.B.She likes to listen to the radio.C.She needs a quiete
A.The new apartment is cheaper.
B.She likes to listen to the radio.
C.She needs a quieter place.
D.The present one is too expensive.
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A.The new apartment is cheaper.
B.She likes to listen to the radio.
C.She needs a quieter place.
D.The present one is too expensive.
听力原文:M: I hear you are moving to a new apartment soon.
W: Yes, but it'll be more expensive. My neighbor played the radio all night long and I couldn't sleep.
Q: Why is the woman moving?
(4)
A.The new apartment is cheaper.
B.The present one is too expensive.
C.She likes to listen to the radio.
D.She needs a quieter place.
听力原文:Moving into the new apartment has taken a great deal out of him.
What does the speaker mean?
A.The moving cost him much money.
B.The moving made him very tired.
C.The moving took him a lot of time.
D.The moving made him lose many belongings.
M: Well, it's pretty good. I pay 500 dollars a month, which is great for this area.
Q: How does the man feel about his rent?
(13)
A.The man thinks his rent is very cheap.
B.The man thinks his rent is very expensive.
C.The man thinks he lives in a good area.
D.The man thinks his rent is reasonable.
M: Because until I find a new apartment, I'm having the post office forward my mail to you.
Q: What is happening to Gary's letters?
(13)
A.The woman is mailing them to Gary's old address.
B.The post office is sending them to the woman's house.
C.They are being held to Gary's apartment.
D.They are being held at the post office.
听力原文:M: I am going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive.
W: Why book a hotel7 My brother has 2 spare rooms in his apartment.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(18)
A.The man can stay in her brother's apartment.
B.Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.
C.Her brother can find an apartment for the man.
D.The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.
Renters and city planners are worried about the high cost of renting apartments. Many cities now have rent control laws to keep the cost of renting low. These laws help low-income families who cannot pay high rents.
Rent controls in the United States began in 1943 when the government imposed rent controls on all American cities to help workers and the families of soldiers during World War Ⅱ. After the war, only one city—New York—continued these World War Ⅱ controls. Recently, more and more cities have returned to rent controls. At the beginning of the 1980s, nearly one fifth of the people in the United States lived in cities with rent-control laws.
Many cities have rent-control laws, but why are rents so high? Builders and landlords blame rent controls for the high rents. Rents are high because there are not enough apartments to rent, and they blame rent controls for the shortage of apartments. Builders want more money to build more apartment buildings, and landlords want more money to repair their old apartment buildings. But they cannot increase rents to get this money because of the rent-control laws. As a result, landlords are not repairing their old apartments, and builders are not building new apartment buildings to replace the old apartment buildings. Builders are building apartments for high-income families, not low income families, so low-income families must live in old apartments that are in disrepair. Builders and landlords claim that rent-control laws really hurt low income families.
Many renters disagree with them. They say that rent control is not the problem. Even without rent controls, builders and landlords will continue to ignore low-income housing because they can make more money from high-income housing. The only answer, they claim, is more rent controls and government help for low-income housing.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Highest Rent.
B.Rent Controls.
C.Building Apartments for Low-Income Families.
D.Rent-Control Laws.
Which of the following details about the apartment is INCORRECT?
A.The apartment"s owner prefers that the man rent the apartment by himself.
B.The apartment"s rent includes electricity and gas fee.
C.The apartment has a balcony, a kitchen and a bedroom.
D.The apartment"s kitchen is a little bit small.
Why is Paula unhappy?
A.The apartment is too far from the campus.
B.The apartment needs a lot of repair work.
C.She's having trouble with the owner of the apartment.
D.Her roommate won't share expenses.
Why does the woman want to move?
A.The apartment is better furnished.
B.She prefers to live in a quiet place.
C.It' s less expensive to live in an apartment.
D.She finds her roommates difficult to get along with.
Why does the man want to move out of me students dorm?
A.The apartment is cheaper than the dorm.
B.Smoking is forbidden in the dorm.
C.The dorm is too noisy for him to write his essays.
D.He can"t get along with his roommates.