【听英文对话做选择】租售公寓

原文：

Roger: Hello.

Ann: Hello Roger? This is Ann.

 

Roger: Oh hi, Ann. How have you been? And how's your new apartment working out?

 

Ann: Well, that's what I'm calling about. You see, I've decided¹ to look for a new place.

 

Roger: Oh, what's the problem with your place now? I thought you liked the apartment.

 

Ann: Oh, I do, but it's a little far from campus, and the commute² is just killing³ me. Do you think you could help? I thought you might know more about the housing situation near the school.

 

Roger: Okay, what's your budget like? I mean how much do you want to spend on rent?

 

Ann:Uh, somewhere under $200 a month, including utilities, if I could. Oh, and I'd prefer to rent a furnished apartment.

 

Roger: Hmm. And anything else?

 

Ann:Yeah, I need a parking space.

 

Roger: Well, I know there's an apartment complex around the corner that seems to have a few vacancies⁴. I'll drop by there on my way to class today.

 

Ann: Hey, thanks a lot.

 

Roger: No problem.

 

1. What is the main topic of the conversation?

A. problems with living in an apartment

B. a search for a new apartment

C. the cost of rent near universities

2. Why doesn't Ann like her current apartment?

A. It's too expensive.

B. The neighborhood is noisy.

C. It's located some distance from school.

 

3. How much money does Ann want to pay for rent?

A. no more than $200

B. around $200

C. a little more than $200

 

4. What kind of place is she looking for?

A. somewhere that is within a short driving distance of campus

B. an apartment with furniture already in it

C. a place where she can live alone

 

5. How is Roger going to help her?

A. He is planning on calling a friend who owns an apartment building.

B. He will check the newspapers to see if he can find an apartment for rent.

C. He is going to visit an apartment building near his place.

 

正确答案：

1. a search for a new apartment

2. It's located some distance from school.

3. no more than $200

4. an apartment with furniture already in it

5. He is going to visit an apartment building near his place.

 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 vacancies   

n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 )；空虚；空白；空缺

参考例句：

• job vacancies 职位空缺
• The sign outside the motel said \"No Vacancies\". 汽车旅馆外的招牌显示“客满”。 来自《简明英汉词典》