Fill in the missing words.

1. Our family lives in a new flat in one of the newly built _________areas.

2. It is important that our ______ of flats is within easy ______ of the underground station and it doesn’t take me long to ______ to any place I like.

3. Our flat has all modern __________: central ______, running ______ and _____ water, electricity and _____ .

4. We have a two-_____flat.

5. In my opinion, it’s quite a well-_______ flat.

6. As my parents don’t like much furniture in the house so in the living room there are two _________ armchairs and a sofa, a coffee table and a nice ______ carpet on the floor.

7. Opposite the window there is a _______, but it doesn’t take much ____ in the room.

8. We like to _______ our guests in this room.

9. I am very glad to have a room for ________, that’s why I always try to keep it ______ and cosy.

10. In the _______ I keep clean linen and handkerchiefs and in the _______ I keep my clothes which I hang on the _______.

11. On the _______ table in front of the mirror there is a hair ______ and a comb, a _______ of scent and a powder ______.

12. We are not big-eaters, but we use our kitchen as a ________ where we can have a ______ about our problems and life.

13. There is a _______ above the staircase. It is made of _______.

14. Please tidy your room. You always make a ______ in it.

15. All the things like empty tins, bits of paper we throw away into our ______ bin.

16. Come ____stairs immediately. It’s time for bed.

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Lucky Houses

People in California are learning about the Chinese art of feng shui.

Michael Ho is a seventy-two-year-old retired professor from Hong Kong. He is a lean man with grey hair, and he owns a home in Covina Palms, an area outside Los Angeles.

Before Ho bought his house in Covina Palms, he had looked at a house in an area called Hillcrest. Ho didn’t buy the Hillcrest house, because it had several major problems. It was unlucky, according to Ho.

“ The front and rear doors were in a straight line, without any obstruction,” said Ho.

The Hillcrest house had another problem in the main bedroom, Ho recalled: “It was difficult to find a suitable place to put the bed.”

Why were these things problems? Ho and many Asians believe that some houses are “lucky” or “unlucky” because of feng shui (pronounced fung-shway). Feng shui is the Chinese word for “the art of placement.” Feng shui tries to create a good relationship between people and all the things around them.

For example, according to feng shui, a straight path from the front to the rear door allows cosmic energy (ch’i) to come in and out of the house too fast. This may mean that the money, peace, and happiness of people who live in the house escape too easily. This was a problem in the Hillcrest house.

Feng shui dictates that the owner’s bedroom should be in a particular part of the house – usually in the house’s south-west corner. And some Chinese think it is very bad when the foot of the bed faces the door, because this echoes the Chinese way of positioning dead people with feet toward the door. In the Hillcrest house, it was hard to find a good or “lucky” position for the bed.

There are many Asians in California who want to buy “ lucky” houses, so building companies are listening to Michael Ho. They want to know more about feng shui. What about you?

rear – back

obstruction –something that blocks the way

With a partner, decide which one of these three floor plans is lucky for Professor Ho. Underline the parts of the text that support your choice.

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Part A.Read the text.

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