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Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of homes in Britain have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty or thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of homes have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more.

The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents’ homes, and they often go to different cities. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.

1. How many homes in Britain have 3 people living in them?

　 A. 8% of homes.　 B. 15% of homes.　 C. 17% of homes　 D. 35% of homes.

2. At what age do children in Britain usually leave their parents’ homes?

A.　　 About 18 or 19.　 B. About 20 or 21.　 C. About 25 or 26.　 D. About 30 or 31.

3. What is the passage?

　 A. An invention.　 B. A report.　 C. A. play　 D. A joke.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Young people in Britain.　 B. Old people in Britain.

C. Families in Britain.　 D. The population in Britain.

5. According to the passage, which of following is right?

A.　　 There are 25% of homes have 3 people in them.

B.　　 There are 25% of homes have 2 people in them.

C.　　 There are 25% of homes have 1 people in them.

D.　　 There are 35% of homes have 3 people in them.

25. ----I really hate winter, because I’m afraid of coldness.　 ----_______.

　 A. So did I.　 B. So do I　 C. So I do　 D. So did do

24. ----You have never been to the West Lake, _____ you?

　 ----No, never.

　 A. do　 B. did　 C. haven’t　 D. have

23. How _____ the girls are playing!

　 A. happy　 B. happier　 C. happyly　 D. happily

22. ----Why do you come here?

　 ----We are here to ____ the public _____ service.

　 A. provide; to　 B. provide; with　 C. provide; for　 D. providing; to

21. He often says, “I shall tell you about them.”

　 He often tells me that ____ will tell _____ about _____.

　 A. I; you; them　 B. he; me; them　 C. he; you; us　 D. I; me; you

20. ----May I go out and play games?

　 ----No, you _____. You have got a lot of work to do.

　 A. needn’t　 B. wouldn’t　 C. mustn’t　 D. won’t

19. ----Why did the policeman stop us?

　 ----He told us not _____ so fast in the street.

　 A. drive　 B. driving　 　C. to drive　 D. drove

18. I didn’t catch ______ because it is very noisy.

　 A. what did you say　 B. what you said

　 C. what you say　 D. what do you say