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House-price falls are gathering momentum and are spreading across the UK, according to a monthly poll of surveyors which on Monday delivered its gloomiest reading for nearly 12 years.
Fifty-six per cent of surveyors contacted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported price falls in the three months to October. Only 3 per cent saw prices rise in their area, compared with 58 per cent as recently as May.
There was further evidence of slowing activity in the property market as the number of sales per surveyor dived to a nine-year low. Unsold stock on agents’ books has increased 10 per cent since the summer. Ian Perry, Rics’ national housing spokesman, said it was now very clear that buyers were unsettled by higher interest rates.
The Bank of England raised rates five times to 4.75 per cent over the last year to cool the property boom.
But he also blamed comments by Mervyn King, the Bank’s governor,
A. optimistic.
B. uncertain.
C. pessimistic.
D. indifferent.

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House-price falls are gathering momentum and are spreading across the UK, according to a monthly poll of surveyors which on Monday delivered its gloomiest reading for nearly 12 years.
Fifty-six per cent of surveyors contacted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reported price falls in the three months to October. Only 3 per cent saw prices rise in their area, compared with 58 per cent as recently as May.
There was further evidence of slowing activity in the property market as the number of sales per surveyor dived to a nine-year low. Unsold stock on agents’ books has increased 10 per cent since the summer. Ian Perry, Rics’ national housing spokesman, said it was now very clear that buyers were unsettled by higher interest rates.
The Bank of England raised rates five times to 4.75 per cent over the last year to cool the property boom.
But he also blamed comments by Mervyn King, the Bank’s governor,
A. the number of houses sold by each agent is the lowest in history.
B. the house market is bound to suffer because of the high interest rates.
C. both Mr. King and the media worried too much over the price falls.
D. the Bank and the media are helping push the house prices further down.

[单项选择]The republican movement has been gathering momentum in Australia since ______ became Prime Minister in 1992.
A. John Howard
B. Bob Hawke
C. Malcolm Fraser
D. Paul Keating

[单项选择]Gathering of more than three persons were prohibited, supposedly in the name of______.


A. the law and the order
B. law and order
C. the order and the law
D. order and law

[单项选择]Niagara Falls embodied national qualities in that ______.

[单项选择]Where is not the gathering place of Chinese Americans mentioned in the conversation


A. California.
B. Washington.
C. New York.
D. Hawai

[单项选择]Many hunting and gathering people of the late 20th century have recently adopted some form of organized agriculture to ______ their wild food resources.


A. compliment
B. implement
C. supply
D. supplement

[单项选择]Many hunting and gathering people of the late 10th century have recently adopted some form of organized agriculture to ______ their wild food resources.
A. accumulate
B. implement
C. compensate
D. supplement

[单项选择]According to the passage, prostitution falls into the category of______.


A. index crime
B. professional crime
C. white-collar crime
D. victimless crime