Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in California. America is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. Yet a number of US cities garnered “affordable” status, namely Dallas and Kansas. Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes．

　　The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if you’re Australian and choose to live down under．

　　12. To buy an affordable house, you should pay _____．

　　A. 3 times or less of the average family’s income

　　B. 4 times or less of the average family’s income

　　C. 5 times or less of the average family’s income

　　D. 9.5 times or less of the average family’s income

　　13. What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia?

　　A．The rising family’s income．

　　B．The demand over supply.

　　C．The excessive development charges．

　　D．The decrease of land．

　　14.The underlined word “dismal” in Paragraph 3 may mean _____．

　　A． cheerful

　　B． satisfactory

　　C． difficult

　　D．sad

　　15. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

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