43. What effect does reading have on the author?
(A) It helps him to realize his dream.
(B) It opens up a wider world for him.
(C) It makes his college life more interesting.
(D) It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

39. (A) nearly (B) finally (C) really (D) suddenly

40. (A) attempted (B) managed (C) wanted (D) decided

41. What can be inferred about the author as a child? (A) He never watched TV. (B) He read what he had to. (C) He found reading unbelievable. (D) He considered reading part of his life.

42. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”. (A) an idea (B) a sound quality (C) a way of writing (D) a world to write about

44. Which of the following can be the best title of this text? (A) Why do I read? (B) How do I read? (C) What do I read? (D) When do I read?

45. What is the purpose of describing the boiler room in the first paragraph? (A) To explain the measures the city takes to care for poor people. (B) To suggest that affordable housing is possible in all areas. (C) To show how the environment-friendly building works. (D) To compare old and new boiler rooms.

46. What is an advantage of the buildings meeting the Green Communities Standards? (A) Lower running costs. (B) Costing less in construction. (C) Less air to be lost in hot days. (D) Better prices for homeless people.

47. It can be learned from the text that, (A) New York City is seriously polluted (B) people’s daily life causes many carbon emissions in New York City (C) a great number of people in New York City don't have houses to live in (D) some other cities have developed more affordable housing than New York City

48. What is the main purpose of this text? (A) To call on people to pay more attention to housing problems. (B) To prove that some standards are needed for affordable housing. (C) To ask society to help homeless people and low-income families. (D) To introduce healthy, environmentally clever-and affordable housing.

49．What can be learnt about the new laboratories from the text? (A)They have not yet been set up． (B)They are in Hatfield，Australia． (C)They belong to University College London． (D)They are new workplaces for Australian researchers only．