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　House prices （价格）in England went up quickly between 1951 and 1972. The following records （记录）show how much a house in London had risen in price since 1955.

　Take No. 29 Smith Terrace for example. In 1955, Jane Grey sold it for ￡（英磅符号）2,000. Mrs Black bought it next to ￡4,900 and sold it nine years later to Bill and Green White for ￡22,950. Now four years later, in 1972, the house is at the price of ￡30,000.

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

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A． about 10 times   　 B． twice

C． 150 percent　  　　D． 15 times

2． Mrs Black made a profit of （净赚）　　  　.　　　

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A． ￡2,900　　　　　 B． ￡8,050

C． ￡18,050　　　　 　　　D． ￡7,050

3． Of all the people, who got most money?　　　

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A． The Whites　　    　B． Jane Grey

C． Mrs Black　　　　 　D． No one

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

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A． 1972　　　　　　　 B． 1959

C． 1968　　　　　　　　   　　　D． 1972

5． Jane Grey lived in No. 29 Smith Terrace 　　  　.

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Years ____3____ they knew many things about the moon. They knew ____4____ it was and how far away it was from the earth. ____5____ they wanted to know more about it. They thought the best way was to send ____6____ to the moon. In 1969, two Americans landed on the moon.

The moon is about 384000 kilometres away from the earth. A plane cannot fly to the moon because the air ____7____ only 240 kilometres away from the earth, But something can fly even when there is no ____8____. That is a rocket(火箭).

____9____ does a rocket, fly? There is gas(气体)in it.When the gas is made very ____10____ inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of rocket, so it can make the rocket ____11____ the sky.

Rockets can fly far out into space. Rockets with people in them ____12____ the moon. Several rockets without people in them have ____13____ to another planet(行星)much farther away than the moon. One day rockets ____14____ be able to go to ____15____ place in space.

1． (　)A．know　　    B．mean　　　　  C．say　　　　    D．point

2． (　)A．without　　  B．behind　　　　 C．between　　　　 D．over

3． (　)A．before　　    B．after　　　　  C．later　　　　    D．ago

4． (　)A．how long　　 B．how heavy　　  C．how wide　　    D．how big

5． (　)A．
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So　　　　   B．Because　　    C．After　　　　  D．But

6． (　)A．men　　　　 B．satellites　　   C．spaceships　　    D．news

7． (　)A．gets 　　　　B．reaches　　    C．arrives　　　　   D．stays

8． (　)A．air　　　　  B．space　　　　  C．cloud　　　　    D．smoke

9． (　)A．Where　　    B．When　　　　 C．How　　　　    D．What

10． (　)A．cook　　    B．cold　　　　  C．hot　　　　　　    D．warm

11． (　)A．to run out of   B．run out of    C．to fly up into　　   D．fly up into

12． (　)A．have been to   B．have gone to   C．have been in　　 D．have gone in

13． (　)A．visited　　    B．flown　　　　 C．risen　　　　    D．fallen

14． (　)A．can　　　　  B．may　　    C．need　　   　　   D．would

15． (　)A．any　　　　  B．some　　　　    C．a　　　　　　   D．the

　　　　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.

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　　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