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    Of London's estimated (估计) 75,000 homeless people, a high percentage (百分率) are between the ages

of seventeen and twenty-five. Every year in Britain, over 5,000 young people leave home. Most of these

young people are over sixteen but some are even younger. Most of them are escaping (逃走、逃脱) from

an unhappy home life but a few of them just want the bright lights of a big city and a chance to earn (赚、挣)

some money. When their money runs out, some start begging or busking (街头卖艺) to earn money. They

start living on the streets and sleeping in doorways or in squats (蹲踞). Many of them return home after a

few months but the rest stay. Some say they prefer the freedom (自由) of the streets to life at home.

1. Most young people are            when they leave home. [ ]

A. more than fourteen

B. over fifteen

C. over sixteen

D. seventeen

2. Every year in England, more than            young people leave home. [ ]

A. 50

B. 500

C. 5000

D. 50000

3. They leave home because           . [ ]

A. they don't have a happy home life

B. they want the bright light in the cities

C. they want to make much money

D. all the above three answers

4. After a few months many of the young people           . [ ]

A. start begging

B. live on the streets

C. sleep in doorways

D. have to return home

5. The rest of these young people don't go home because they like            better than life at home. [ ]

A. the freedom

B. the city

C. the lights

D. the money