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

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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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1．You may go to Barbican Gallery to see the paintings at          on Tuesday．

A．9 am                          B．11 am                     C．9 pm                      D．10 pm

2．Mr. Smith wants to see the paintings with his 11-year-old son．How much will they pay for the tickets?

A．￡4.50                B．￡5.2                      C．￡7                        D．￡12

3．Mr. Smith is interested in Helmut Newton's paintings．He may go to the Gallery    ．                                                           

A．at 10:30 on Sunday morning

B．at 8 on Tuesday morning

C．at 4 on Friday afternoon

D．at 2 on Wednesday afternoon

4．How can Mr. Smith book group tickets?

A．By sending an E-mail．

B．By making a phone call．

C．By writing a letter．   

D．By sending a telegraph．

5．How much should you pay if you want to buy tickets for a group of eleven students?

         A．￡22                          B．￡44                       C．￡55                      D．￡66

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