We are anxiously awaiting the ______ (结果) of the negotiations.

--- Would you be _____ lend me your bicycle?

     --- Sure.

A. so kind as to           B. kind enough as to　     C. very kind to            D. so kind to

People nowadays buy a second home for different purposes. If you want to enjoy your vacation in a second home, then you should buy a second home where your family wants to stay during their vacation. And a second home is becoming very important from the real estate (房地产) point of view. It is one of the largest parts of the real estate business. If you want to invest (投资) in a second home, then you should buy one in a great location. When buying a second home, you should select a location where there are great attractions for tourists.

　 Investing in a second home is becoming very popular now that people have realized the great profit (利润) that can come from second homes. Also you can use your second home as your vacation home until you feel like selling it for a great profit. The price of the second home will always increase as the demand for second homes keeps increasing. Also you can use the second home for rent by buying a second home at a location where there are many attractions for tourists.

　 If you want to buy or sell second homes, you should contact GMAC Real Estate as it is offering different types of real estate services that will help you to buy and sell your second homes.

1.How many reasons for buying a second home are mentioned in Paragragh1?

A.One　 　　B.Two　　　 C.Three　　 D.Four

2. According to the author, the price of second homes will always go up because _________.

A.the number of second homes is going down

B.more people use the second homes for rent

C.most second homes are near great attracions　　　

D.the demand for second homes is increasing

3. The passage is most probably taken from ______.

A.an advertisement　 B.a news report

C.a survey report　　 D.a government report

——Is there any hope of saving his life?

　　 ——His injuries are extremely serious, but he’s expected to ____.

A、pull in B、pull through C、pull up D、pull over

　 —How are you today?

　 —Oh, I __________ as ill as I do now for a long time.

　 A. didn’t feel　　 　 B. haven’t felt　　 C. wasn’t feeling D. don’t feel

—Here are the best styles of the clothes. Which one do you like?

— _______. They are not so nice as I expected.

A. Neither　　　　　　　　　 B. All

C. Nothing　　　　　　　　　 D. None