Nine out of 10 people have run up unsecured debt and many fear they will never be able to pay back what they owe, a survey has claimed.
Around 89% of people aged between l|8 and 35 said they owed money on a credit card, loan or overdraft, the research showed．
A third of people admitted they did not think- they would ever be debt-free, 54% of whom said they would always need to borrow money in order to fund the lifestyle they wanted．
One in five of these people also claimed they were not worried about the possibility of their debts being passed on to their next of kin if they died before they were repaid．
Just over half who owed money said they did not feel in control of their debt, with 8% admitting they had needed to ask for help with repayments from a friend or family member．Eight out of 10 people also told the research for discount website MyVoucherCodes．co．uk that they thought it was too easy to borrow money through their bank or on credit cards．
Farhad Farhadi, MyVoucherCodes．co．uk’s personal finance expert, said: "The majority of British adults owe money m some way, shape or form, but to see that almost a third think they'll never be free c ^ from debt is quite alarming．
"When borrowing money from any source, how you are going to repay it should always be in the back of your mind．
"A lot of people don't-really think about 'die consequences of borrowing money and it can be easy to get complacent, but keeping it all under control should be a priority from the off．Only borrow what you really think you can afford to pay back．"
1.The best title for this passage is_________．
A．I'll die in debt, say one in three B．Desperate British
C．The beginning of the end D．Borrowing money from any source
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Most British adults are in debt in some v/ay．
B．It is hard for the British to borrow money through their bank．
C．Lots of people do not take repaying money seriously．
D．This passage is a warning for the British．
3.What does the underlined phrase mean?
A．end with B．from the start
C．ever since D．fore ever
4.What does Farhad mean by saying "the majority of British adults owe money in some way, shape or form"?
A．It is natural to owe money m Britain so there in no need to worry．
B．It is natural to owe money in Britain as long as you are in control．
C．It does not matter to owe money in Britain if you are rich enough．
D．It seems that the British enjoy owing money in some way．
ONCE again, I was in new school. 36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities 37 . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the 38 in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my 39 .
40 she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me 41 and I said yes I was too shocked to say no．42 no one had invited me over to play before．But this girl, who wore the 43 fashions, wanted to see me．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next 44 ．I would have thought she'd outgrown them．I had 45 played with them．But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we 46 crazy stories about the Barbies．That's when we found out that we both wanted to be 47 when we were older．We both had wild 48 ．
We had a great day that afternoon．Our jaws （下巴） 49 from smiling so much．She showed me her 50 , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store （时装设计店） down the block．The woman who owned it used her as a 51 sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange．
Paris had the whole 52 charmed．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces．Soon I was 54 in her magic world．We slept over at each other's houses, spent every free moment together．My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall．
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the 55 teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend．
1.A．It B．So C．She D．I
2.A．ended B．started C．came D．began
3.A．youngest B．shortest C．oldest D．tallest
4.A．enemy B．friend C．sister D．rival
5.A．And B．But C．So D．Or
6.A．off B．up C．over D．in
7.A．However B．Actually C．Therefore D．Besides
8.A．modem B．new C．late D．latest
9.A．surprise B．joy C．delight D．happiness
10.A．once B．ever C．never D．yet
11.A．made for B．made up C．put up D．made into
12.A．writers B．singers C．dancers D．designers
13.A．laugh B．imaginations C．behaviors D．experience
14.A．harmed B．ached C．injured D．wounded
15.A．books B．paintings C．food ． D．outfits
16.A．writer B．outfits C．model D．exchange
17.A．family B．neighborhood C．class D．school
18.A．colleges B．clothing stores C．restaurant D．movie theater
19.A．attracted B．drawn C．included D．attached
20.A．tough B．happy C．colorful D．rich
After the whistle rang, the coach appeared in the field. Behind him the team wearing black and white suits.
A．had B．walked C．was followed D．led
—Were all the supplies for the people carried to the flood-stricken areas?
—No, only some of them nearly all the roads there cut off.
A．it was; with B．they were; because
C．there were; for D．there was; because of
This website is for those of us who can’t it to Tibet to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
A．go B．take C．get D．make
—I’ve heard that he is seriously injured in the accident.
— . He’s being treated in hospital.
A．I hope not B．I’m sure C．I don’t think so D．I’m afraid so
