1 . The party began shortly after Mr Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard exciting voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had _________ some work home from the office, _________ he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise overhead. But by eleven o’clock he felt _________ and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was _________ trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he _________ himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and _________ his head in the pillow. But even so he could not shut _________ the noise; finally, after what seemed hours, his _________ was gone.

He jumped out of bed, _________ some clothes, marched firmly up the stairs, and walked into his neighbour’s flat. The owner of the flat, who __________ him in his dressing gown, came across the room and, __________ Mr Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and __________. I know our party __________ you. I meant to send you __________.” Mr Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get __________.” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

2 . Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical (经验的，实证的) basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to_________.

Researches show that aspects of the_________environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan MeyersLevy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room’s ceiling (天花板)_________how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more_________, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings,_________, may inspire a more detailed outlook.

In addition to ceiling height, the view you can_________in a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who_________ the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off_________, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with_________views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily__________roads and parking lots (停车场).

Recent study on room__________design suggests that dim (昏暗的) light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could__________relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors__________.

So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “We have a very__________number of studies, so we’re almost looking at the problem through a straw (吸管),” architect David Allison says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make__________, generalized use of them? That’s what we’re all struggling with.”

7 . When 19-year-old Chloe Mitchell’ s senior trip was canceled because of the pandemic, she knew she couldn’t just lie around the house. Not only is she an ______ volleyball player with a healthy lifestyle, but she’s also a teenager. Being ______ in the house all day with your parents isn’t ideal — no matter how much you love them.

“I was bored. I was really depressed because quarantine (隔离) had taken away my senior year,” she explained. “I needed something to ______ worries in my mind. I needed ______ . labor I needed space ______ my family.”

As a self-described DIY obsessive (痴迷者), Mitchell saw the shabby shed (破旧小屋) in the yard, a relaxing space to call her own. Unfortunately, as she set about ______ the forgotten shed into a stylish vacation home — “She Shed”, Mitchell was upset that social-distancing rules meant she couldn’t invite her friends over. So she decided to share the ______ with her 34 followers on TikTok, ______ close friends, letting them know every step she did during the following days.

Over the next 10 days, Mitchell began to ______ the contents of her small shed first so that it could be cleaned easily. After that, she wiped down the original wooden beams (梁) before giving them a fresh layer of white ______ . Once the paint had dried, she hung fairy lights, ______ the space with plants and added a television and refrigerator donated by neighbors. She ______ built herself a daybed (躺椅) and bought a little bed for her dog, Lilly.

Happy to be out in the sun, putting her DIY skills to good ______ and sharing the experience with her friends, Mitchell could never have ______ what happened next. Known as “She Shed Girl”, Mitchell now has a(an) ______ 2.7 million followers on TikTok, ______ she shares DIY tips and moments of her life as a freshman at Aquinas College in Michigan. ______ by the success of her first work, Mitchell turned her attention to the family’s pool house, imagining it as a charming pub shed.

Commenting on Mitchell’s ______ shed renovation (翻新), the experts at Му Tool Shed DIY said, “Pressure levels have ______ rapidly in the last year due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever people need time to do something they love. Having a ______ space like a ‘She Shed’ can be perfect for this.”

8 . My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were______, and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

One agent______a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was______our range, so we refused. But she kept urging us to have a look______. We finally did and it was______at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and______of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was , the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of______it would be like to live there.

Days later, we made a(n)______far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t______ us. They renewed their offer______. It was also much more than we could afford, but far______than the original asking price.

The next day, we got a______message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so , we decided to talk with the______directly. We made our final offer, which______was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it,______we had to try.

9 . About 20 minutes away from River Campus, one might _______ sounds of magical flights at the mysterious Mushroom House of Powder Mills Park. The private houses,   _______ as the landmark of Town of Perinton, show off extraordinary architectural _______ with tree-like doors and wooden sculptures, treasure-filled mosaics, and naturalistic components in both inside and _______ .

This odd artistic _______ has gained the Mushroom House its own official website and widespread media _______ . Since the house's _______ , it has actively been covered by many media. Much like Disney's Pixie Hollow, the Mushroom House appears to be a collection of “found” parts. The _______ starts from the underground garage to the tunnel, a reminder of the University's tunnel system,   _______ the outer of the Mushroom House.

The ________ tops and inner branches of the Mushroom House are in good condition,   ________ to any old mushrooms found in a backyard. But the different types of glass, with their ________ shapes and materials, used to build walls of the Great Room and the master bathroom lend the inside a colorful personality. Though ________ , the curves（曲线）of the ceilings in all four mushrooms create acoustics（音响效果）that its website ________ that of Carnegie Hall in New York City. ________ builders Peter Strong and William Ashton, the four 80-ton Mushroom House were ________ from models on the ground. The outside Mushroom House was then ________ with works of art, including fashionable lighting and handmade bricks, hobbit-like doors, tree and ________ sculptures, sand-molded walls and ceilings, custom wood furniture, and iron railings.

These works of art were all designed and ________ by local artists. Though this seems like a dream, it ________ a sweet past.