High Housing Cost Makes Sub-Divided Flats
HONG KONG—Average home price have increased by73% since the end of 2008.This huge jump in home price has pushed more and more low income families into sub-divided flats.
What is a sub-divided flat? It is a flat that is divided into parts, so that it can house more than one family. Many sub-divided flats do not meet fire-safety standards (标准）.For example, some flat owners have turned fire escape exits into part of their own rooms.
In June 2011, a fire happened in an old eight-storey building and left four people dead. That building was filled with sub-divided flats, some as small as 100 square feet. Many people believed that sub-divided flats were one of the causes for the accident. Since then, the government has paid more attention to the housing problem.
The best way to lower housing prices is to increase the number of flats; however, the best way may not be the easiest way. To lower housing prices, the government said that 20,000 new flats must be added every year for the next ten years.
Even if government could provide land for 20,000 flats a year, we would not know how much that would affect the housing market. One thing is for certain, Hong Kong’s housing problem will not soon go away and will be with us for a very long time.
1.The purpose of this article is to talk about__________.
A.the fire in June 2011
B.the housing problem in Hong Kong
C.the sub-divided flats
D.the fire-safety laws
2._________ family / families would live in one sub-divided flat.
A.0 B.1 C.4 D.100
3.The flat owner divided their flats into parts because they wanted to ________.
A. bread the law B.help the government
C.help the low income families D.make more money
4._________is one of the causes that drives people to live in sub-divided flats.
A. The flat owner’s invitation
B.The fire-safety law
C. The high cost of buying a home
D.The effect of sub-divided flats
5.According to the article, ________ can lower housing prices.
A. to reduce the number of flats
B.to build more flats
C.to set fire to buildings
D.to give money to the poor
6.According to the government, _____flats will be needed in 10 years.
A. 200 B.2,000
C.20,000 D.200,000
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However, moblogs can be dangerous, too. Not long ago in Korea, a woman’s dog made a mess on the train, but she 2. to clean it up, became angry, and left. Her picture was taken and posted on the Internet, 3. the story of what she did. People all around the country were angry with her. Imagine how she felt!
Moblogging can be wonderful, but it is really impolite to post another person’s picture on the Internet without asking for permission. One idea from Japan may help: people can no longer 4. take pictures with their cell phones, Japanese cell phones “click” like a real camera when you take a picture.
A.refused B. travelling C. quietly D. instead of E. together with |
Moblog is a combination of two words. The first word is mobile, which 1. a mobile camera phone. The second word is blog, a website for posting words and pictures. Typically, mobloggers are people who take photos or videos with their phones and post them on the Internet. Moblogging has caused a lot of excitement. It has also caused a lot of 2. .
With a picture phone or a moblog, anyone can be a reporter. Moblogging first got the world’s 3. during a terrorist attack on four London buses. People were posting photos on the Internet many minutes before real reporters could get there. Similarly, information about car accidents has been 4. right away.
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