1. Where do the speakers meet? 　23

1. At the school cafeteria.
2. At the student bookstore.
3. At a party.
4. At an apartment for rent.

2. The apartment owner and the student meet because 　23

1. A the student has a roommate.
2. the student needs to rent an apartment.
3. the student works at the bookstore.
4. the apartment owner is a little worried.

3. The apartment has 　23

1. two bedrooms, a living room, and a dining room.
2. one large room divided into a bedroom and a living room.
3. a master bedroom, a guest room, and a dining room.
4. a living room, a dining room, and a bedroom.

4. June Gregg wants to move 　23

1. the night table closer to the bed.
2. the closet next to the bed.
3. the sofa closer to the window.
4. the refrigerator into the bedroom.

5. How does June Gregg feel about the price, deposit, and references required? 　23

1. She agrees instantly.
2. She has some doubts about her references.
3. She has no problem with any of them.
4. She needs time to think about them.

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Directions: Mark your answer by filling in the oval next to your choice.

6. What is the main topic of this lecture? 　23

1. A course in contemporary architecture.
2. An exhibition of old houses and furniture.
3. Making home furniture for rich people.
4. Eighteenth century furniture design for two different social levels.

7. According to the speaker, 18th century working-class home furniture 　23

1. was very comfortable and luxurious.
2. was plain and functional, usually made by the people themselves.
3. used exclusive designs and elaborate figurines.
4. used special tables for almost everything.

8. The speaker describes how furniture was distributed in working-class and rich people's houses in detail to 　23

1. show how poor and rich people lived in the 18th century.
2. teach how to distribute furniture in a house.
3. explain how people decorated their houses in the 18th century.
4. make clear how many pieces of furniture were necessary in each house.

9. According to the teacher, Chippendale and Hepplewhite were 　23

1. well-known movie stars and sports heroes of the 18th century.
2. famous furniture designers who worked for rich people.
3. expensive house builders.
4. makers of bedroom and living room tables and chairs.

10. Which details mentioned in the lecture belong to working-class houses and which to rich houses? For each description, mark the correct column.

	Working-class	Rich	正确答案
Dishes were only bowls of wood.			23
The tables were placed under the windows for maximum use of light.			23
Most of the living space was arranged around the only fireplace.			23
Many families had fireplaces in their bedrooms.			23

11. Which of the sentences below is not true according to the lecture? 　23

1. There were many rooms with fireplaces in poor houses.
2. Poor house, beds were only wooden platforms with straw mattresses.
3. There were beautiful chairs, cabinets, and sofas in rich houses.
4. In rich houses, floors were covered by thick rugs.