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The bad news is that things are a little more complicated than "buy low, sell high." And while tradition has it that spring is the best time of year to market a piece of property, that's not true in every locale. Throw in the fact that the old cycles have been thrown off by a tight housing market, and it's enough to make a homeowner's head spin.
"It's a good time to sell your home," says Theodore Kaplan, who specializes in real estate at the Manhattan law firm Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, "if you have another place to go." It is tempting to cash out of a home and realize the gains of the past several years. But it's a risky proposition un- less you are downsizing your residence or moving from a very expensive market, such as New York City, to a less pricey one, such as Atlanta. Otherwise, you will end up spending just as much--if not more--on new digs. In Manhattan or Las Vegas, for example, real estate prices can increase in a blink.
"The market is moving much faster than data can be collected," says Jacky Teplitzky, an executive vice president at New York -based Douglas Elliman. "For prices, you can't even look at what's sold--you have to look at what's in contract right now."
When it comes to annual home sales cycles, the slowest months of the year are typically January and February, since fewer deals are made over the holidays, explains Walt Molony, spokesman for the National Association of Realtors, an industry organization based in Washington, D.C. A peak in June reflects the fact that many people want to move in between school years.
In the first paragraph, the third line, the word "sizzling" probably means _________.

A. prosperous
B. drizzling
C. dazzling
D. freezing

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听力原文:M. Need a hand with those boxes?
W: That's OK, I can manage. They're empty.
Q: What does the woman mean?
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A. The man should have offered his assistance earlier.
B. She doesn't need the man's help.
C. She didn't realize the boxes were empty.
D. She wants the man to move the boxes.

England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from a job in the north they often prefer to move down to the milder south.
Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the southwest quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo(竹) and many semi-tropical(亚热带的) plants grow well in the southwest of England. Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟) as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England's most popular holiday areas.
The distance from the center of England to the south coast is about______.

A. one hundred miles
B. threes hundred miles
C. one hundred and fifty miles
D. six hundred miles

The Massachusetts study showed that no one with a cholesterol level below 150 had ever had

A. Y
B. N
C. NG

A.She was invited only for the weekend.B.The weather was too hot.C.She had an appointm

A. She was invited only for the weekend.
B. The weather was too hot.
C. She had an appointment.
D. She has schoolwork to do.

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