第三节：完形填空：（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up. “How high can they go ?” is the common question that 46 in the city is asking. But right now, few people seem to have the answer. “ 47 interest rates（利率） stay at about 5 percent, there’s no way of knowing,”, said a local Guangzhou economist.
“It’s crazy,” said Li Hua, who is 48 a house near the river. “In 1993, I bought my first place, a two-bedroom apartment in Haizhu district, for 100,000 yuan. My friends thought that I was overpaying and said it just wasn’t worth it. Five years later , I had to move to Shenzhen. I 49 it for 160,000 yuan, which was nice profit. Last year, while 50 friends here, I saw in the local paper that exact same 51 was for sale for 450,000 yuan!”
It is a seller’s 52 . Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price just to have a chance. Li Hua says the situation is really diffcult. “Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you still feel like you made the 53 decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don’t buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great 54 .”
Everyone says prices must fall, but everyone hopes it will happen the day after they sell their house. 55 government officials have no idea what the future will bring. “All we can say is that these things change,” said the state director of housing. “What goes up must come down.”
46. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
47. A. When B. As long as C. Before D. As soon as
48. A. looking at B looking out C. looking after D. looking for
49. A. bought B. sold C. got D. gave
50. A. visiting B. watching C. making D. having
51. A. friend B. apartment C. house D. bedroom
52. A. shop B. home C. house D. market
53. A. right B. wrong C. strong D. weak
54. A. opportunity B. time C. happening D. pity
55. A. Even B. When C. As D. Though