题目内容
is the question on everyone's lips."As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent, nothing might be able
to prevent housing prices going up, " said one house seller in Santa Monica, California.
"It's crazy, " said Tim, who is looking for a house near the beach."In 1993, I bought my first place,
a twobedroom flat in Venice, for $70,000.My friends thought then that I was overpaying.Five years later,
I had to move.I sold it for $230,000, which was a nice profit.Last year, while visiting friends here, I saw
in the local paper that the exact same flat was for sale for $510,000!"
It is a seller's market.Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking
price.Donna, a new owner of a onebedroom flat on Venice Beach, said, "That's what I did.I told the
owner that whatever anyone offers you, I'll give you $20,000 more under the table, so you don't have
to pay your house seller any of it.I was tired of negotiating with the house sellers."
Tim says he hopes he doesn't get that desperate."Whether you decide to buy or n
ot, you still feel likeyou made the wrong decision.If you buy, you feel
like you overpaid.If you don't buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity."
Everyone says the bubble (气泡) has to burst sometime, but everyone hopes it will burst the day
after they sell their house.Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring."All we can
say is that, clearly, these things go in regular cycles, " said the state director of housing."What goes up
must come down.But, as we all know, housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down
(被接受). So you can't lose over the long run.Twenty years down the road, your house is always worth
more than you paid for it."
B. $440,000
C. $280,000
D. $160,000
B. secret money made low price
C. the owner asked for the money
D. she was bored with bargaining
B. buying a house is always a great opportunity
C. homebuyers never make the right decision
D. both sellers and buyers become desperate
B. Only experts know when it will burst.
C. It is unavoidable in the regular circles.
D. It usually stays for about twenty years
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| 阅读理解。 美国长大的台湾人气歌手Wang Lee Hom在接受CNN Talk Asia栏目专访时，回答了主持人 Lorraine Hah提出的五个问题(第1-5题)。请从下列提问(A、 B、C、D、E和F)中选出与他的 回答相匹配的问题，选项中有一项是多余选项。 | |
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| Born in New York in 1976, Wang grew up in the United States. Blessed with a mix of brains and talent, he spent his youth performing in local musicals. While in university, Wang landed a recording contract in Taiwan. His breakthrough album firmly established him as a rising star in the Asian music scene. In addition to writing and producing his own music, Wang has also taken part in movie projects around Asia. He has won a great popularity, and now he is having an interview with CNN Talk Asia. 1. ______________ WL: It is a school of hip hop, which is the way I like to think of it. It combines Chinese elements and sounds. I started it off in my last album called Shangrila. And this album combines the music of ethnic minorities, in China, in Tibet, and in Mongolia. It's beautiful and original to Chinese culture. And this new album called Heroes of Earth combines Opera and Quen-chu, which are thousand-year-old traditions also unique to Chinese culture. Very unique instruments, costumes, singing styles. I don't think anyone has ever done this before in the hip hop world. 2. ______________ WL: Um, just the large quantity of work that I have to come up with. I produce for other artists and compose for them as well. And there are a lot of changes in music going on right now in Asia. And it's really exciting so I decided that I'm going to need a studio in New York. I'm going to need a studio in Taipei. And maybe the rest I can get by with just my laptop. 3. ______________ WL: Well, I started doing musical theatre. And I loved it so much from the age of 13, you know. Actually in 2000, I did my first movie and ever since then I've been enjoying doing movies. I don't think I'm much of an actor. But I just love being surrounded by creative people and a lot of times doing music is a lonely struggle, especially composing, and arranging, producing my own albums. Acting, every day you get called and you're surrounded by other actors and creative people. 4. ______________ WL: The first time I won, like you just said, when I was 22, it meant a lot to me. It was like…I didn't know I could make this happen. I didn't know I could get this kind of recognition. So back then, it was huge increase of confidence. And I don't want to say vanity(虚荣心), but confidence. I think every artist needs confidence. 5. _______________ WL: Well, it can be a real pain in the neck. You know, I feel lucky that I can go back to New York and not be recognized and not be followed. At times it can be really, really annoying. Today many people own a cell phone that has a camera on it… |