Color is fundamental in home design. Do you want a room full of life? Professional? Whatever you’re looking for,color is the key to    1    (make) a room feel the way you want it to feel.

There are really only three kinds of    2    (decide)you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.

Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar     3     They are small spots of color,such as pillows,mirrors and baskets. It's     4    (cheap) than painting walls and buying a colored sofa. Small color choices bring significant benefits that can be easily     5    (change) Medium color choices are    6    ( general) furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones,     7    they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.

The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors.    8    you are looking at wallpaper or paint，the time,effort and relative expense put into it are     9    . (importance). So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right    10    first time.

At about the age of 65, most Californians stop working full time and begin benefiting from social     1    (secure), Medicare and their years of saving. Usually the decision to retire     2    (follow) by a series of lifestyle changes as retirees take advantage     3    their newly-increased freedom and     4    (finance) power.

One of the most significant changes is     5    they put their current home up for sale and     6    (responding) move to a new residence(住所) with a better year-round climate or one nearer to their family. As these retirees begin to relocate(搬迁), opportunities will come for real estate brokers(房产经纪人). Farsighted hometown brokers will prepare for this immigration,     7    (offer) relocation services to those moving locally. The U.S. Census Bureau reports 50% of senior citizens who relocate choose to move to a new residence within     8    same community.

On the other hand, those with lower retirement pensions may relocate to Mexico. Brokers can be of service to these sellers or home buyers as well. They need to take the opportunity     9    (suggest) new residences in retirement-friendly communities     10    they have built relations with cooperating brokers, and profited from referrals(介绍) to these relocations.

Most students     1    (study) abroad choose to live with the host family because it is relatively cheaper and they can freely communicate with local people. Unfortunately it can be difficult to figure out     2     kind of a person a host is. Some are very friendly, they offer good food     3     overseas students and teach them something about their customs and people. Sometimes they may even drive students to school.     4     some students may end up with a mean and     5     (friend) host, who will ask them to pay extra charges if they eat too much, or complain because they use the shower too often. So as a student, one of the     6     (lucky) things is to find a pleasant home to live in.

Generally, rent varies according to your living     7     (require). If you’d like a big house with the garden and want to be the only guest, the rent will obviously be higher and don’t forget the fact that you     8     (expect) to pay the rent on a weekly or monthly basis.

Also the location of the living area is very important. Most students choose to live not far away from their schools     9     colleges. If you live a little far from where you study, it’s a good idea to live in     10     area with good transportation.