Part of the American Dream for most people is to own home. Right now,about 65% of them do. But in time,fewer and fewer Americans will be able to make their dreams come tree. There are fewer houses to buy,and houses have become much more expensive in the last thirty years. In Atlanta,Georgia area,for example,a house that cost $60,000 in 1976,sold for $500,000 in 1995.

  Americans are proud of their homes. Very often they ask a firsttime visitor to their homes, "Would you like to see the house?"

  They spend a lot of time on home improvements and often they do the work themselves. Americans say, "Home is where the heart is."And their hearts can be found in such unusual places as boats,railroad stations,factories and barns.

  Ed and Gina moved into a church tower in Boston,Massachusetts,in 1998. The church tower is seven stories (層) high,with one room on each floor. There's no lift. But when the phone rings,they don't have to run far. There are four phones. One on every other floor. "Everybody loves this place”，said Gina , " even my grandmother. She came here with some of her friends who were in their seventies,and they went all the way to the top."

  "We like it because it's different," said Ed.

(   ) 1.        of Americans own their houses.

   A. Only one half   B. Only a quarter

   C. Less than a half   D. More than a half

(   ) 2. Because         ，fewer and fewer Americans will realize (實現(xiàn)) their dreams.

   A. no new houses are being built ,

   B. many new factories have been built

   C. the cost of housing is going up

   D. the cost of housing is going down

(   ) 3. The words "their hearts" here mean         

   A. their homes   B. their gardens

   C. parts of their bodies   D. their working places

(   ) 4. Ed and Gina like their home because .

   A. it's different from other houses

   B. Gina's grandmother likes it very much

   C. it's in Boston,Massachusetts

   D. there is one phone on every other floor 

(   ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. There are seven rooms in the church tower.

   B. Americans spend lots of time on home improvements.

   C. Gina's grandmother is too old to reach the top of the tower.

   D. Americans often ask a firsttime visitor to see their houses.

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