[单项选择]Young people tend to stay with their family longer on these days for accommodation is expensive but, when they move away to a job or college, there are various options open to them.
A. these days for
B. during these days as
C. these days as
D. within these days for

[填空题]短文1（12.5分） Young people in Britain tend to stay with their family longer these days as accommodation is expensive but, when they move away to a job or college, they rent a room in someone’s house. They can also get a bed-sitting room. They can share a rented flat or house with a group of young people. When young people get married or have a steady income, they often buy a house. They do this by taking out a mortgage with a building society or bank. They are the official owners and the mortgage is a financial loan for anything up to 100% of the value of the house, repayable over twenty to forty years. People can find it difficult to repay their mortgage, but at least they know that in the end the house will be theirs. If people cannot afford to buy their own house, they can rent property from a private landlord. In city areas the problem has been made worse by the bad condition that a lot of council property is in. High-rise flats, for example, have developed structural faults. Unfor

[填空题] Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers 【B1】 it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I 【B2】 her more each day. My mother does not change, but I 【B3】. As I grow older and wiser, I realize 【B4】 an extraordinary person she is. How 【B5】 that I am unable to speak these words in her 【B6】, but they flow easily from my pen. How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself For the love, patience and just 【B7】 hard work that go into 【B8】 a child For running after a toddler, for understanding a 【B9】 teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows 【B10】 For waiting for the day when a daughter 【B11】 how wise her mother really is How does a 【B12】 woman thank a mother for 【B13】 to be a mother For being ready 【B14】 advice (when asked) or remaining 【B15】 when it is most appreciated For not saying, "I
A. A．common
B．plain
C．normal
D．usual