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Home prices slid in November, raising questions about whether the housing recovery is robust enough to maintain a sustained turn

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问题     Home prices slid in November, raising questions about whether the housing recovery is robust enough to maintain a sustained turnaround. From October to November, home prices fell 0.2% after【1】0.1% in October, according to a report Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller’s home price index.【2】five of the 20 metro areas【3】by the index saw price increases for the month.
    On a(n)【4】basis, prices were 5.3% lower in November than in November 2008. Prices were the same as in late 2003. "What we’ve seen【5】the past couple of months is that the pace of【6】has fallen down," says Maureen Maitland of Standard & Poor’s. "Some markets have【7】Is that because we haven’t【8】the foreclosure (回赎权的取消) cycle? Because of unemployment? We’re not seeing the【9】we were seeing in the last summer months. "
    Metro areas that have seen a retreat in home prices【10】Seattle, Charlotte, Las Vegas and Tampa. All four【11】gains they made in recent months【12】.【13】, for the 20-metro index, the annual rate of decline is improving. That【14】, with other recent housing reports that show prices【15】or accelerating, could point to【16】the housing market is starting to【17】its footing, some economists say. Existing home sale prices were $178 300 in December, which is 1.5% higher than December 2008, according to a report this week by the National Association of Realtors. That was the first year-over-year【18】in median price since August 2007.
    "The most【19】thing we can say is not only the market is stabilizing, but we’ve seen that housing demand is strong," says Bernard Baumohl, with the Economic Outlook Group. "Housing probably will continue to climb upwards through the summer,【20】it could slip a little as the tax credit expires. "  
选项 A、worked through
B、worked at
C、looked through
D、passed through
答案A
解析 空格所在句是对取消回赎权这项工作的描述。从上下文可以看出，该句是说怀疑这个动作是否已完成，表示一种能够产生结果的动作，因此worked through符合文意。work at指从事某项工作，为持续性动作，没有表示结果之意。look through与pass through和文意不相关，可排除。[B] worked at用法举例：Tom has been working at the subject for many years．汤姆已经钻研这门学科多年。[C] looked through用法举例：Look through the contents before reading．读书之前先看看目录。[D] passed through用法举例：We were passing through，so we thought we’d come and call on you．我们路过此地，所以想来拜访你。  
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