听力原文:M: That is it. I know that it is smaller than you wanted, but it is one of the nicest apartments in the building.
W: Does it have three bedrooms?
M: No. There are two. The master bedroom is quite spacious. Maybe you could let the children share the larger room, and you and your husband could use the smaller one.
W: I suppose that I could do that.
M: A three-bedroom apartment will be difficult to find.
W: Yes, I know. Believe me, I have been looking for over a week. The few three-bedroom apart- ment that I have found are either extremely expensive or the owner won't allow children as tenants.
M: Well, the owner allows two children in this apartment complex.
W: Aren't you the owner?
M: No, I am the manager. I live here, too, on the first floor of this building.
W: Oh. That's nice. Then if anything gets broken?
M: Just leave a note on my door.
W: You said that the rent would be $300 a month. Does that include any of the utilities?
M: Yes. It includes gas. Your furnace and stove are gas, so, as you can imagine, your other utilities, electric and water, are quite expensive.
W: This sounds better. But before I sign a lease, I would like my husband to see it.
M: Why not stop by with him this evening?
W: But he doesn't get off work until five.
M: It doesn't matter. Come by at six. I will still be in the office. I am sure you are eager to move from the hotel, and if we get the paper work out of the way tonight, you can move in tomorrow.
W: Oh, that would be fine.
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A three-bedroom apartment.
B. A two-bedroom apartment.
C. A three-bedroom hotel.
D. A two-bedroom hotel.
Businesses large and【C1】______,now realize that physical work space influences employee behaviour.【C2】______, businesses are redesigning their buildings and offices with the intent of offering their employees better working environment. As firms 【C3】______ their offices, they focus on three main factors that have a strong impact【C4】______ employee behaviour: how much space employees have, how the space is arranged, and how much【C5】______ employees have.
Historically, the amount of space an employee had was【C6】______ related to his or her position. The higher an individual was in an organization,【C7】______ the office he or she typically got. That,【C8】______, no longer seems to be true. As organizations seek to develop more equality, the trends have been toward reducing space【C9】______ to specific employees, and making more space【C10】______ for groups or teams to meet in.
According to recent【C11】______, the amount of personal office space organizations give to administrative employees has【C12】______by 25 to 50 percent over the past decade. This change is【C13】______ in part to economies. Space costs money【C14】______ reducing space cuts costs. But a lot of this reduction can be【C15】______ to changes in the organizations. As jobs have been redesigned and traditional hierarchies(等级制度)replaced【C16】______ teamwork, the need for large offices has lessened. Today, an increasing number of organizations are changing closed offices to cubicles (小隔间) which are【C17】______ in size.
Research has shown that people are more likely to【C18】______ with those individuals who are physically close to them. Employees' work location,【C19】______, are likely to influence the information【C20】______ they are exposed.
【C1】
A. modern
B. advanced
C. small
D. beneficial
People who travel by air across time zones will not suffer from "jet lag" if they get good
A. Y
B. N
C. NG
【C13】
A. caused
B. made
C. due
D. dedicated