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The national foreclosure average is now 3%, but the average for subprime loans (不良贷款)—a disproportionate share of mortgages in high - stress markets—is 13.9%. That number could rise even after the recession ends because solid economic growth can’t bring back housing prices that fell so tar 80 fast after the boom.
"We had a housing decline in Massachusetts in the 1990s with no recession, "says Mark Fleming, chief economist of real estate analytics firm First American CoreLogic, "and a recession in 2001 within the middle of the housing boom. "
In other words, home prices and lending rates rising right along with the economy was never good for borrowers.
What does the author what to convey to the reader by quoting Mark Fleming’s remarks

A. The general economy cannot have immediate impact on housing market.
B. Homes prices may start to decline at any time without warning.
C. Even housing boom can lead to economic recession.
D. People shouldn’t borrow money even when economy is in boom.

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The National Trust in Britain plays an increasingly important part in the preservation for public enjoyment of the best that is left unspoiled of the British countryside. Although the Trust has received practical and moral support from the Government, it is not a rich Government department. It is a voluntary association of people who care for the unspoiled countryside and historic buildings of Britain. It is a charity which depends for its existence on voluntary support from members of the public. Its primary duty is to protect places of great natural beauty and places of historical interest. Members of the National Trust are people

A. who are government employees and get their pay from the government.
B. who are interested in dealing with social problems.
C. who are rich enough to work for the organization without pay.
D. who care for the unspoiled countryside and historic buildings in Britain.

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With books tucked neatly off the shelves and a comfy purple - dragon rug in a back-coruer nook, the library at San Diego’s Willard B. Hage Elementary School is the perfect place for children to fall in love with reading. Since the start of the school year, however, the library has been off - limits to students, who get to go there only when (already overworked)teachers can escort them and handle the record - keeping. With all of the cutbacks we’ve had in the last few years, the district can’t pay for someone to help check out books, explains Pare Wiesenberg, a third -grade teacher at the school. As a result, the children suffer. Students at Willard B. Hage Elementary school can use the library when

A. teachers can take care of them.
B. they can handle the record - keeping themselves.
C. teachers can go with them and help.
D. they can to in groups and help each other.