单选题 MORTGAGE:PTICELESS ADVICE

Advisers work for banks，building societies．estate agents，mortgage and insurance brokers and also as independent mortgage advisers．Some gain further qualifications to become a financial adviser，who can (21) a sizeable pay rise．
Common (22) is as a customer service adviser in a bank or as an insurance technician or mortgage administrator in a brokerage firm， (23) to mortgage advice as you gain qualifications (24) by the Financial Services Authority(FSA)．
Required qualifications (25) mortgage advisers include the Chartered Insurance Institute(CII) (26) in mortgage advice and the School of Finance certificate in mortgage advice and practice．It is possible to study for these by distance learning．This is a career that requires advisers to (27) up to date with new financial products and regulations．CII and the ifs School of Finance offer courses and formal (28) professional development schemes．
"There are (29) highs and lows with this job but the highs far outweigh the lows．You have to be able to take frustration and then move on and find the answers．What you really must have is an understanding of the wider economy and tile industry．Outside of that you have to be a great listener and be able to (30) with your clients and you must be a people person．New clients are buying you as much as the service．"said Paul Newman，senior mortgage and protection consultant at independent mortgage adviser John Charcol's head office in Chancery Lane，London．

单选题 A. command B. ask C. demand D. require

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。A项意为“应得，博得，命令”；B项意为“问，要求”；C项意为“强力要求，需求”；D项意为“要求，需要，命令”。根据句意：“一些人获得成为经济顾问的资质，他们可以取得很高的薪酬。”，应该选A项。

单选题 A. access B. approach C. entry D. passageway

单选题 A. moving B. sending C. pushing D. carrying

单选题 A. approved B. supported C. endorsed D. passed

单选题 A. to B. in C. for D. with

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 介词搭配题。根据上下文意思，可知此处要表达的是：“抵押顾问的资格”，介词for常与qualification搭配，意为“……的资格”，C项正确；其余项不与qualification一词搭配，故不选。故应选C项。

单选题 A. identification B. quality C. credential D. certificate

单选题 A. catch B. keep C. hold D. preserve

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。A项意为“抓住，赶上”；B项意为“保持，保留”；C项意为“抓住，握住”；D项意为“保持，维持，保护”。该句要表达“保持时新”的意思，B项和D项都有保持的意思，但根据原文中后面的介词短语up to可确定答案为B项，D项没有此种搭配。故应选B项。

单选题 A. continuing B. lasting C. enduring D. persisting

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。A项意为“继续，持续”；B项意为“持续，继续”；C项意为“持续，持久，忍受”；D项意为“持续，持久，坚持”。该句要表达“继续”的意思，四个选项都有此意，但根据空格后面的professional development schemes可知，此处需要及物动词，B，C，D三项均为不及物动词，故不选，A项是及物动词，正确。故应选A项。