House price （价格）in England rose quickly between 1971 and 1972. The following records how much a house in Chelsea, London had risen in price since 1955.

　　　　Take No. 29 Smith Terrace for example. In 1955, Jane Grey sold it for ￡2,000. Mrs Bowena Black bought in next for ￡4,900 and sold it nine years later to Bill and Doreen White for￡22,950. Now, four years later, in 1972, the house was priced ￡30,000.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. The price of the house was ______ as high in 1972 as in the year Jane Grey sold it.

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　　 A. about 10 times　　　　B. twice

　　 C. 150%　　　　　　　　　D. fifteen times

　　2. Mrs Bowena Black made a profit（利润）of ______.

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　　 A. ￡2,900　　　　B. ￡8,050　　　　C. ￡7,050　　　　D. ￡18,050

　　3. Jane Grey lived in No. 29 Smith Terrace ______.

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　　 A. for four years　　　　　　　B. for nine years

　　 C. between 1971 and 1972　　　 D. before 1955

　　4. When did Mrs Black buy the house? In ______.

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　　 A. 1971　　　　B. 1972　　　　C. 1968　　　　D. 1959

　　5. Of all the tenants（居住人）, who made most money? ______.

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　　 A. the Whites　　　　B. Jane Grey　　

　　 C. Mrs Black　　　　 D. Mr White

Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle.
I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasn’t enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.
At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldn’t go swimming there!
The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now it’s a museum.

1. 1.

   The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _____.

   1. A.
      城堡
   2. B.
      胜地
   3. C.
      城垛
   4. D.
      楼阁
2. 2.

   “Casa Grande” is _____ the other three ones at Hearst Castle.

   1. A.
      younger than
   2. B.
      bigger than
   3. C.
      older than
   4. D.
      smaller than
3. 3.

    There are _____ at Hearst Castle.

   1. A.
      beautiful gardens
   2. B.
      one swimming pool inside
   3. C.
      one swimming pool outside
   4. D.
      all the above
4. 4.

    _____ made Mr. Hearst build this wonderful castle.

   1. A.
      A tour around Europe
   2. B.
      The paintings and castles in Europe
   3. C.
      His mother
   4. D.
      His dream
5. 5.

    Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Hearst Castle in California was cheap to build.
   2. B.
      Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.
   3. C.
      Many Hollywood film stars come to Hearst’s parties.
   4. D.
      After Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle.

The weather in England never gets too hot ________ too cold.

1. A.
   and
2. B.
   or
3. C.
   but
4. D.
   with

The students all behaved respectfully ________ their teachers when they met them.

1. A.
   at
2. B.
   to
3. C.
   for
4. D.
   with

I can’t find the book about famous sportsmen ____ I borrowed from the library yesterday.

1. A.
   which
2. B.
   who
3. C.
   what
4. D.
   whom