Rent（出租）a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger （房客） earn you some money, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a roo m” program, you won’t have to pay any tax （税） on the first ￡4,500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis （基础）。 If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Use your roof （屋顶）
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment （around￡14,000）， and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier （供应商）， which could prevent you from changing the roof.
28. If you earn ￡5,000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ________.
A. ￡300 B. ￡500 C. ￡4,500 D. ￡5,000
29. If you want to use energy free, you have to ________.
A. sign an agreement with the government
B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment
C. sell the roof to some energy companies
D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years
30. Who would most like to read the passage?
A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers.
C. House owners. D. Online companies.
C
Friendly Advice: The main cause for boys and girls to start drinking or smoking is whether they have friends who do, a National Institute of Health study suggests. Researchers find that school children are likely to do the same things as their five closest friends do, and girls are more likely than boys to give in to pressure（压力） to drink. However, the parents’ role makes a difference: children whose mums and dads talk and listen to them regularly are less likely to smoke and drink.
Crying for a Smoke: New mums are often annoyed（生气的） by the cries of new-born babies, but according to（根据） one study, there is something they can d o about it: give up smoking. Researchers at a Netherlands organization of scientific research questioned parents of 3,000 babies up to six months old and found that stomachache was three times as likely in small babies whose mothers smoke 15 to 30 cigarettes（香烟） a day, either before or after their bab ies were born. No data（数据） yet on dad’s smoking, but it’s a safe suggestion that he should put the cigarettes out, too.
Out of Shape: Even as the number of overweight children increases, many schools are making unhealthy habits worse by cutting back on sports classes. Physical（体育的） education is meant to provide exercise and encourage lifetime fitness, but a recent study found that only 26% of high schools require at least three years of physical education. It’s worse in lower grades: California middle school students get only 25 minutes of physical activity a week.
31. According to “Friendly Advice”， what should parents do to prevent their children from drinking or smoking?
A. Do researches on drinking and smoking habits.
B. Talk with their children like friends.
C. Take advice from their children’s friends.
D. Put more pressure on boys than on girls.
32. “Crying for a Smoke” suggests there is a cause-and-effect relation between _______ .
A. the mother’s annoyance and her baby’s cries
B. research results and the babies’ parents
C. the mother’s smoking and her baby’s stomachache
D. dad’s smoking and mum’s smoking
33. What is a common problem in American schools according to “Out of Shape”？
A. Students spend too little time on physical exercise.
B. A large number of children are overweight.
C. Many students have unhealthy habits.
D. Students’ grades are getting lower