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The Chinese government plans to reactivate the housing market by reducing real estate taxes and fees．Despite the moves it may still be difficult to convince people to buy in the current climate． 　　Yang Meng has been working in Beijing for three years．His dream is to have his own home in the city．But soaring housing prices have dashed his hopes one time after another．He visits real estate agents for information whenever he is free, and high prices are a sore point． 　　Yang Meng said, "I am getting old and am ready to get married．I work in this area and have considered buying a home nearby．But the housing prices and loan rates are rising so fast that my salary increases and savings lag far behind．" 　　The Chinese government is stepping up efforts to help people like Yang Meng realize their dream of owning a home．According to the State Council, China is planning to cut tax rates and fees for real estate deals in the near future． 　　Song Yulan is a real estate agent and she doesn't think the government move will be much help to buyers． 　　Song Yulan said, "Some housing prices have started falling in the fourth quarter．But the price level remains very high．So the reduction of taxes will not be that helpful as it is calculated based on housing prices．" 　　According to statistics from the Beijing Housing Trading Administration, real estate transactions dropped by 34％ this August compared with the same period last year．Sellers are holding firm on prices while buyers are waiting for the market to cool down even more． (1) The Chinese government plans to reduce real estate taxes and fees in order to ________． [　　] A． cool the housing market in Beijing B． let house prices go down C． attract more people to buy houses D． encourage young people like Yang Meng to sell a house． (2) The underlined phrase “dashed his hopes” in the in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________． [　　] A． go to realize his hopes B． give up his hopes C． wait for his hopes D． destroy his hopes (3) In your opinoin, the most important reason for Yang Meng’s not being able to buy a house is that ________． [　　] A． reducing real estate taxes and fees is only a good dream for local people B． real estate transactions dropped by 34％ this August compared with the same period last year C． housing market in Beijing has cooled down D． housing prices remain very high

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．D;