Houses,Flats Apartment And Rooms

Question 1

Flat

Answer 1

level and smooth, with no curved, high, or hollow parts

a set of rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually all on one floor

Question 2

Flat rate

Answer 2

[ before noun ]
(especially of an amount of money) fixed and not likely to change
（尤指錢數）固定的，不變的
We charge a flat fee/rate of $25 per hour.
我們每小時統一收費25美元。

Question 3

Flat tyre

Answer 3

a tyre that does not have any or enough air in it

Question 4

Condo

Answer 4

condo
noun [ C ] US informal
UK /ˈkɒn.dəʊ/ US /ˈkɑːn.doʊ/

a condominium
公寓大樓（同 condominium）

an apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it, but also containing shared areas

Question 5

Studio apartment

Question 6

Complex building

Answer 6

adjective
UK /ˈkɒm.pleks/ /kəmˈpleks/ US /kɑːmˈpleks/ /ˈkɑːm.pleks/

B2
involving a lot of different but related parts
由許多相關的不同部分組成的；構造複雜的
a complex molecule/carbohydrate
複雜的分子／碳水化合物
a complex network of roads
錯綜複雜的道路網
a complex procedure
複雜的程序
The company has a complex organizational structure.
公司組織結構非常複雜。

Question 7

Commercial

Answer 7

adjective
UK /kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/ US /kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/

B2
related to buying and selling things
商業的；商務的；貿易的
a commercial organization/venture/success
商業組織／企業／成功
commercial law
商法
The commercial future of the company looks very promising.
這家公司的商業前景看起來非常光明。

Question 8

residential

Answer 8

A residential road, area, etc.
has only private houses, not offices and factories.

residential area

Question 9

Short-let

Answer 9

短期出租

Question 10

Rent

Answer 10

出租 v/n
英 let

Question 11

accommodation

Answer 11

noun
UK /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ US /əˌkɑː.məˈdeɪ.ʃən/
accommodation noun (PLACE TO LIVE)

B1 [ U ] mainly UK
a place to live, work, stay, etc. in
住處；工作場所；停留處
There’s a shortage of cheap accommodation (= places to live).
便宜的住所供不應求。
We have first and second class accommodation (= seats) on this flight.
本航班備有頭等和二等艙位。

accommodations [ plural ] US

a place to live or stay, especially on holiday or for students at college
（尤指度假時或供大學生使用的）住宿
They paid for his flights and hotel accommodations.
他們支付了他的機票和酒店住宿。
The cost of student accommodations is rising steadily.
學生住宿的費用持續上漲。

Question 12

Semester

Answer 12

one of the periods into which a year is divided at a college or university, especially in the US and Australia

Question 13

Three terms

Answer 13

one of the periods into which a year is divided at school, college, or university

Question 14

Real estates

Answer 14

房地產
Estate/property
a large area of land in the country that is owned by a family or an organization and is often used for growing crops or raising animals

Real estate agent/agency

Question 15

A wide range/variety of

Answer 15

noun
UK /vəˈraɪə.ti/ US /vəˈraɪə.t̬i/
variety noun (CHANGE)

B1 [ U ]
the characteristic of often changing and being different
多樣化；變化
When planning meals, you need to think about variety and taste as well as nutritional value.
做飯時，你既需要考慮飯菜的營養價值，又需要考慮飯菜的花樣和味道。
Sexual reproduction serves to create genetic variety.
有性繁殖可以使基因多樣化。
Work on the production line is monotonous and lacks variety.
在生產線上工作很單調，缺乏變化。

Question 16

Various

Answer 16

many different

Question 17

Reside

Answer 17

=live=dwell +in
to live, have your home, or stay in a place

Question 18

Resident

Answer 18

Dweller

a person who lives in a city, town, cave, etc.

Question 19

Inhabit

Answer 19

habitat棲息地
Inhabitant 居民
to live in a place
族群
棲息

Question 20

Spacious

Answer 20

large and with a lot of space

Question 21

Fully-fitted ketchen

Answer 21

全套廚房

Question 22

Off-road parking

Answer 22

帶有車位

Question 23

academic

Answer 23

adjective
UK /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/ US /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/
academic adjective (STUDYING)

B2
relating to schools, colleges, and universities, or connected with studying and thinking, not with practical skills
學校的；學院的；學術的
academic subjects/qualifications/books
學科／學歷／學術書籍
an academic institution
學術機構
the academic year (= the time during which students go to school or college)
學年
academic standards
學術水準

Question 24

mature

Answer 24

Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well developed emotionally.

Question 25

classified AD

Answer 25

a small advertisement that you put in a newspaper or a magazine, usually because you want to sell or buy something or to find or offer a job

classified 機密的

Question 26

Landlord

Answer 26

a person or organization that owns a building or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use of it

Proprietor

Question 27

Tenant

Answer 27

Ranter

noun [ C ]
UK /ˈten.ənt/ US /ˈten.ənt/

C2
a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building
租戶；佃戶；房客

Question 28

Story

Answer 28

B2 US
(UK storey)
a level of a building
樓層，層
a three-story house
三層高的房子
Their new house has four stories including the attic.
他們的新房子包括閣樓一共有四層。

Question 29

Cozy

Answer 29

Comfortable/comfy

Question 30

Airy

Answer 30

通風的
/with a lot of light and space

Question 31

Ventilate

Answer 31

to cause fresh air to enter and move around a closed space

Question 32

Overlook

Answer 32

to provide a view of, especially from above

to fail to notice or consider something or someone

Ignore/disregard/neglect

Question 33

Granny flat

Answer 33

a set of rooms, often connected to or part of a relation’s house, in which an old person lives

Question 34

extension

Answer 34

/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/
extension noun (REACH)
B2 [ C or U ]
the fact of reaching, stretching, or continuing; the act of adding to something in order to make it bigger or longer

Question 35

refurbish

Answer 35

verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˌriːˈfɜː.bɪʃ/ US /ˌriːˈfɝː.bɪʃ/
=renovate/remodel
to make a building look new again by doing work such as painting, repairing, and cleaning
再裝修；整修；把…翻新

Question 36

Do up

Answer 36

修繕

Question 37

Separate

Answer 37

US /ˈsep.ɚ.ət/
=individual/respective
B1
existing or happening independently or in a different physical space
各自的；單獨的，不同的

Question 38

dilapidated

Answer 38

/dɪˈlæp.ə.deɪ.t̬ɪd/

old and in poor condition
年久失修的，破敗的，破舊的

Question 39

Corridor

Answer 39

US /ˈkɔːr.ə.dɚ/
corridor noun [C] (PASSAGE)

a long passage in a building or train, especially with rooms on either side
（尤指兩邊是房間的）走廊，通道，過道
Business corridor 商業重鎮

Question 40

draughty

Answer 40

adjective (US drafty)
UK /ˈdrɑːf.ti/ US /ˈdræf.t̬i/

A draughty place, especially a room, has currents of unpleasantly cold air blowing through it.
有穿堂風的，有冷風吹過的

Question 41

Chilly corridor

Answer 41

Hallway 走廊

Question 42

affordable

Answer 42

US /əˈfɔːr.də.bəl/
=Cheep
not expensive
付得起的；買得起的

Question 43

cramped

Answer 43

adjective
UK /kræmpt/ US /kræmpt/

not having enough space or time
狹小的；狹窄的；受空間（或時間）限制的a cramped room/house
狹小的房間／房子
We have six desks in this room, so we’re a little cramped (for space).
我們這間房間裡放了六張書桌，因此很擁擠。
I have a very cramped schedule.
我行程安排得很緊密。

Question 44

shortage

Answer 44

noun [ C ]
UK /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/ US /ˈʃɔːr.t̬ɪdʒ/
=deficiency
B2
a situation in which there is not enough of something
缺乏，缺少
There’s a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.
難民營裡缺少足夠的食物和住處。
The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages.
這個夏天漫長而炎熱，導致嚴重缺水。

Question 45

Mortgage

Answer 45

noun [ C ]
UK /ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/ US /ˈmɔːr.ɡɪdʒ/

an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of money itself
（尤指購房的）按揭，抵押貸款
They took out a £40o,000 mortgage (= they borrowed £40o,000) to buy the house.
他們借了四萬英鎊的按揭貸款來買房子。
a monthly mortgage payment
每月償付的按揭貸款

Question 46

Feel at home here

Answer 46

融入這裡

Question 47

Second home

Answer 47

行館/渡假屋

Question 48

Make an fell homesick

Answer 48

相思病