1 . As Chinese new Year approaches, many people go on house cleaning.     1     In other words, get rid of things that take up space but aren’t used often or at all. If you are interested in tidying up for Chinese New Year, here are a few tips that might help you.

Decluttering is important but lacks urgency, so it’s easy to keep putting it off.     2     Make sure your family is free during this time, too, since some of the things are probably theirs. Then take an hour or two or maybe even a whole day to declutter.

Be prepared with a place to put items for disposal.     3     You may want separate containers for items you want to throw away, those you plan to donate and those you want to sell. Thus four boxes are needed: a box for things you’ll keep, a box for things you’ll store, one for things you’ll donate or sell, and the last one for things you’ll throw out.

    4     Sorting through your things is the hard part. Now, you just have to throw out all of the trash and put all of the items you want to keep back where they belong, and make sure to have a great organizational system that will keep them neatly in place.

Make time for weekly and daily decluttering.     5     Now that your home looks nice, you have to make an effort for it to stay that way by making time to keep your space organized every day and at the end of every week.

A．Reorganize your space.

B．Empty out all the things.

C．Decluttering is only half the battle.

D．Part of the cleaning process is decluttering.

E．This could be a trash bag, a box or a plastic container.

F．Schedule a time to do it when you have a few hours free.

G．Many people just simplify their lives by removing things they don’t need.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the phrase “a stone’s throw away” probably mean?

A．Close by.

B．Far away.

C．Hard to find.

2. Why did Mr. Brown decide to have a look at the house?

A．The house was very cheap.

B．The house was very big.

C．The house was in a good location.

3. What can we learn from this talk?

A．Mr. Brown thought the housing agent had lied.

B．Mr. Brown bought the house in the country.

C．Mr. Brown thought the house was closer to the city.