He is a/an ______ of an illness over which he has no control.

A、You make a loan to your neighbor.

B、You buy a U.S. Treasury bill from the bank.

C、You buy a U.S. Treasury bill from the U.S. Treasury.

D、A corporation buys a short-term security issued by another corporation.

Why is that？ To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the blame. We have not been good at communicating the real value that housing can contribute to economic growth. Then there is the scale of the typical housing project. It is hard to shove for attention among multibillion-pound infrastructure project, so it is inevitable that the attention is focused elsewhere. But perhaps the most significant reason is that the issue has always been so politically charged.

Nevertheless, the affordable housing situation is desperate. Waiting lists increase all the time and we are simply not building enough new homes.

The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the government to help rectify this. It needs to put historical prejudices to one side and take some steps to address our urgent housing need.

There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that. The communities minister, Don Foster, has hinted that George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt. Evidence shows that 60,000 extra new homes could be built over the next five years if the cap were lifted, increasing GDP by 0.6%.

Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment, which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.

But it is not just down to the government. While these measures would be welcome in the short term, we must face up to the fact that the existing ￡4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing, set to expire in 2015,is unlikely to be extended beyond then. The Labour party has recently announced that it will retain a large part of the coalition’s spending plans if returns to power. The housing sector needs to accept that we are very unlikely to ever return to era of large-scale public grants. We need to adjust to this changing climate.

The author believes that the housing sector______ .

A.has attracted much attention

B.involves certain political factors

C.shoulders too much responsibility

D.has lost its real value in economy

It can be learned that affordable housing has______ .A.increased its home supply

B.offered spending opportunities

C.suffered government biases

D.disappointed the government

According to Paragraph 5,George Osborne may______ .A.allow greater government debt for housing

B.stop local authorities from building homes

C.prepare to reduce housing stock debt

D.release a lifted GDP growth forecast

It can be inferred that a stable rental environment would______ .A.lower the costs of registered providers

B.lessen the impact of government interference

C.contribute to funding new developments

D.relieve the ministers of responsibilities

The author believes that after 2015,the government may______ .A.implement more policies to support housing

B.review the need for large-scale public grants

C.renew the affordable housing grants programme

D.stop generous funding to the housing sector

The following passage is organized by the structure of ________. During the months from May to September, the Loggerhead turtle comes ashore to nest at night. First the turtle crawls out of the sea to the beach in search of the right place to build a nest for its eggs. Once the location is identified, the turtle digs a hole with its flippers that measures 8" wide and 18"deep. Next, he turtle lays around 120 eggs the size of ping-pong balls. The turtle then covers the nest by throwing sand over the nest with its flippers. The turtle does this to protect the eggs from predators. Finally, the turtle makes its way back to the sea, and does not return to attend to the nest.

A、chronological sequence

B、compare and contrast

C、classification

D、deduction

A、Haughty.

B、Remote.

C、Incomprehensible.

D、Easy-going.

A、made fortunate

B、made a fortune

C、made advantages

D、made benefits

A、I hope that I will get much money.

B、I dream that one day all people have their own apartment.

C、I ask that all the students stand on the platform.

D、I wish that you all would listen to me.