Question

One of the great advantages of growing houseplants is how good they make your home look．

    “When I design a home，I put a houseplant in every room，because I don't think a room is complete without a live plant，”said interior（室内）designer Barbara．“When you bring a living object into a room，you promote feelings of nature，life and vitality．The different shades of green also soften a space and give it a lived-in look．’’

    Indoor plants make great decorator pieces，agreed interior designer Stacey．“Most fumishings and architectural details are made up of hard surfaces and straight lines，but houseplants add softness and depth to a space，”she said．

    With their wide variety of leaf shapes，：sizes，colors and textures，houseplants can be used to decorate just about any interior, and they serve a wide variety of design purposes．

    “Houseplants can be used to make a room look larger,’’ said Stacey．If you want to make a ceiling appear higher, for instance，put a tall, thin plant in the comer of the room, to fill in dead comers，use a tall，bushy plant．If you don’t have enough-space for floor plants，try hanging houseplants．

    You can also use houseplants to make large rooms look smaller．Accomplish this by bringing in a plant that is ovemized for the space, which will make the ceiling feel lower, or choose a plant that grows up and then drapes（悬垂）．

    Plants can also be used to break up large living spaces and create transitions between rooms．

    “If your home's design is such that you step right into your living room when you enter your house，you can make the entry less unpleasant with a line of houseplants，”said Barbara．

    Clusters（丛群）of small plants add a decorative touch to certain areas of the home such as on desks，pianos，fire-place mantels，nightstands and in bathrooms next to sinks or on bathtub decks．They can be placed in individual decorative pots or grouped together in a basket or larger pot．

1．According to Barbara，a plant is _______ in the room one lives in．

A．an object              B．a must                 C．an advantage          D．a life

2．The plants in the home will make living __________．

    A．soft                     B．complete              C．natural                  D．comfortable

3．The followings are the decorative purposes of houseplants except __________．

    A．making a room look less empty

    B．bringing life into the house

    C．making the air of the room flesh

    D．softening the hard surfaces and lines of furniture

4．With _________ in the comer, the ceiling will appear high．

    A．a short plant                                            B．an oversized plant

    C．a tall slim plant                                           D．a thin plant

Answer 1

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