阅读理解
A share house is money-saving. When you share a house, your bills, rent and possibly food costs will be much lower. If the house is already established, you don't have to worry about buying things like a fridge and TV.
Choosing good housemates(合租人)
Moving in with friends can be fun but it can result in conflict(冲突)and a loss of friendship. Think carefully about the type of person suited to your character.
Ask advice from friends who have lived in share houses, or consult a youth worker or a relative.
Setting some guidelines
Every share house is different, but there are some guidelines(准则)that can help you avoid conflict:
Issue or ask for a receipt(收据)when you pay or collect the rent.
Spread responsibility for bill payment.
Where possible, deal with problems through face-to-face communication.
Our Living in a share house web-page has some advice and ideas to help make sharing with your housemates a great experience.
单选题
According to the first paragraph, the main advantage of a share house is that ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：事实细节题。本题询问根据第一段，合租房子的最主要优势是什么。根据第一段第一句“合租房子节省金钱(money—saving)”，可知B项saves your money(节省金钱)正确。
单选题
According to the passage, an ideal housemate is a person who is______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：事实细节题。本题询问一个理想的室友是什么样的人。第一个小标题Choosing good housemates下第一段最后一句提到，仔细想想哪类人适合你的性格(suited to your character)。言下之意是，这类适合自己性格的人是理想的室友，A项suitable for your character(适合你的性格)与之一致，为正确答案。
单选题
When you collect the rent from your housemate, you are advised to ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：事实细节题。本题询问当向室友收租时，建议你要怎么做。第二个小标题Setting some guidelines提出了一些避免与室友冲突的准则，其中第一条提到，付租时索要收据，收租时开具收据。issue意为“开出”之义，D项的give与之同义，故正确。
单选题
To solve a problem with your housemate, it is better for you to ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：事实细节题。本题询问要解决与室友的问题，最好要怎么做。行为准则的最后一条提到，在可能的情况下，面对面沟通处理问题。C项与之一致，talk with him or her表达了原文中的communication，故正确。
单选题
The passage is mainly about how to _____.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：主旨大意题。本题询问这篇文章的主旨。文章首先提到合租(A share room)省钱，接着用两个小标题分别阐述如何选择好的合租人，设定一些准则来避免与室友的冲突。综合以上内容，可知本文的主题是如何在合租房居住，故C项live in a share house正确。