Rising Prices Cause House "Apartheid"
涨价导致房屋的“种族隔离”
The Government has admitted that soaring house prices have left people on average incomes, such as teachers and nurses, locked out of buying their first homes across large parts of southern England, including London and most of the South East.
A spokeswoman for the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, admitted last night that there was now an effective "housing apartheid", with people in their own homes pulling further and further away from those yet to get on the property ladder.
With house prices rising at between 15 and 20 percent a year, incomes, which are rising at between 5 and 10 percent a year, cannot keep up.
"Increasing housing supply is a national priority. In large areas of the wider South East, house purchase remains out of reach for families with average household incomes," the official said.
A. houses are only built in specific places
B. houses in some places become too expensive for people to buy
C. black people and white people live in different houses in a place
D. regulations are enforced on house pricing
As prices and building costs keep rising, the"do-it-yourself"(DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S.continues to grow.
"We needed furniture(家具) for our living room," says John Ross,"and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it.So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs."(76) John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a two-week course for $280 at a night school.Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died.He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420."I was deeply upset about it.Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car by myself."
John and Jim are not unusual people.In order to save money, most families
A. makes shoes in his home
B. does his extra work at night
C. does his own car and home repairs
D. keeps house and looks after his children
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