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箇則WITS計REG雪山語CUeSHCn HOU80 would you do with a milion

dollars?! most people tend to give similar anSWer3・  Quit my job,” “Buy

my dream house,” or "Go traveling.′ People often think that having a

million dollars would make all their dreamSs con1e uo TO

dollars may not really be that much money. Twenty years ago, t might

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easy today.

[2 ] Tim most inqustrialized countries, prices for everything from food to
transport to university fees have steadily increased over the years.
Housing prices in particular have risen greatly。 The main reason iS that
the population has increased一becoming very *dense in certain areas一but
there are fewer MG2衣UDB for sale or rent. For example, in the U.S
the average price of a new home in 1990 was $149800。 The average
price in 2010 was $272900. With increases like that you can see why
Js 1S considered_a good long-term investment

[3 」 Housing in city centers also costs more than ever before. People
used to move from the city center to the *outer city neighborhoods or
suburbs to escape overcrowding and noise。 Today many are moving back

because they want to be closer to their workplace.  Since space iS limited

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im these 2rG2o肖 supply has not caught up with EiSng demand。and prices

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jave gone up as
+eSult.
For example。 it is nearly impossible to Rndl

place in Lonqonms
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、 Mayfair distict or Manhattan in New York

City, for a milion d
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Even countes that tradidonaly have a lower cost

of living jike mdi
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Brazil have seen property prices rise dramaticaly。

\ 2000 square foot 86 squa,
間            uare meter) apartment in Mumbai's southern
neighborhoods ca cost more      53 milli
                 re than $3 milion一the same as a two-bedroom
Hat in central London
4 mmflation i       ド
TS another important reason for the rise in the cost of living
Over the 1      7
aSt 150 years as prices have gone up, the value of money has
gone dov
F     YH。 So we now need more money to buy things。 Im 1913, for
example, $50.000 had about 4S much buying power as $1 million does
today、 Of course, people now earn more money than they did 150 years
ago, but they also pend more on necessities such as food, medicine。 and
housing。 Du     is i            iv
9 守  e to thiS increased cost of jiving and a tendency for younger
generationS to spend more, people are actually Saving less than ever before.

[5] m orqer to jive well after you retire, you should begin saving as
early as possible. Experts suggest that after you stop Working, you w過
need 70 to 75 percent of your salary to ve on every month. In other
words, 培 you make $3.000 per month while working。 you wil need
between $2100 and $2.250 per month to HiVe on during retirement This

calculation assumes that you have no mortgage on a house to contnue

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paying, or other major expenses like your children's university education.
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However, more retired people now rent their housing because they cant

afford to buy a home, so they wl pay more in housing GR ee tme.

People also have to spend more on health care because they Ive longer:

many people in developed countries noW jive into their 80s or 90s.
[ 6 ] Due to increased demand for housing。 higher inflation。and a longer
s may not be enough to live on。 Of

*jife expectancy。 a milion dolar
how long you Hive wil influence how far a

course, where you live and
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問3 下線部(b)の "available" と 類似した

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⑩  which are mappropriate
@⑳@  which people can get
⑬  which reduces 3Verage cost

⑳  which shoulq be avoided

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⑩  enabling people to have their own homes is good for the economy
@⑳  having your own home can be eficient in making a good fortune
6)  Hvimg in your own home jis good for the community for a long tme

⑳  owing a lot of money to the bank is a good asset

間5 下線部(4)の “supply has not caught up with rising demand! の内容に最
も近いものを, 下の0)-⑩のうちから一選びなさい。(衝番号は | 5 | )
⑩  increasing population prevented people from selling their homes,

rising house prices iS the main reason for the shortage ot homes 反

the cities
⑧⑬  the number of homes for sale is smaller than required

too much stock in the housing market has stopped people from

purchasing houses

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