Making small spaces look bigger is one of the biggest challenges often met by homeowners． There is no need to use the professional staff to fix this problem because， in most cases， it is possible to do it on your own． If you feel your living room uncomfortably small，you can follow some tips to make it seem bigger．
Clean up the mess． Do not use more than three pieces of any type of decorations， for example， flower vases． Cut down the number of items displayed on the floor， such as house plants． Place as many of them as possible on the shelves．
Choose a small dining table． You can move and put away small tables in other rooms when they are not needed， and this can help to make the living room appear more spacious（宽敞的）．And a new kind of furniture has appeared． The newly﹣designed furniture takes up very little space and makes a room look spacious． It is a very nice design．
Place a large wall mirror．If you have a good wall that you are thinking about using to decorate，try finding a large wall mirror that you can place there and see if it can make your living room look larger．
Choose bright colors or light ones instead of dark colors when treating the walls，avoid dark colored wallpaper， which can make the room seem even smaller．Consider using one color theme in two neighboring rooms that are in the same line of sight．If you want to make a room look bigger， try painting it blue．It seems to push the walls back．
How to make a small living room seem（1） |
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Clean up the mess |
Place the house plants on the（2） to cut down the number of things displayed on the floor． |
Choose a small dining table |
Small tables can be（3） and put away in other rooms to make the living room appear more spacious． |
Place a large wall mirror |
Try finding a large wall mirror to see（4） it can make a living room look larger． |
Choose bright or light wallpaper |
Consider（5） blue to paint a wall，and it seems to push the walls back． |
Zak's grandfather，Stan， was very famous．Why？ Because he had a very，very，very long white beard．
One day Zak asked his grandfather，"When you sleep，do you put your beard over or under the quilt（被子）？""I'm not sure． I never care about that． "said his grandfather，"I'll look tonight．
Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt． Then he remembered his grandson's question．Aha! His beard was under the quilt． But wait． Did that feel right？
He lifted his beard from under the quilt and put it above it． This also didn't feel right． So he put the beard under the quilt again． But he soon felt it would be better if it were out． The beard went in
and out﹣first under the quilt ，then over it，under ， over ， all night long．
Stan spent a sleepless night． In the morning ，he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off!
Stan's wife was so happy． She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times，but he never did it． Now a simple question made him do that．
（1）Why was Stan very famous？
A． Because he had a big family．
B． Because he was very old．
C． Because his grandson was very clever．
D． Because he had a very ， very， very long white beard．
（2）Did Stan have a good sleep that night？
A． Yes．
B． No．
C． Maybe．
D． Sure．
（3）What did Stan do with his beard at last？
A． He put his beard over the quilt．
B． He put his beard under the quilt．
C． He cut his beard off．
D． He cared about his beard after that．
（4）How did Stan's wife feel when she noticed her husband's short beard？
A． She was very happy．
B． She was worried．
C． She was angry with him．
D． She didn't care about it．
（5）From the passage ， which of the following sentences is true？
A． Stan's wife asked him a question one day．
B． Stan never cared about Zak ， his grandson．
C． Stan was sleepless that night because of his beard．
D． Stan listened to his wife's words to cut his beard off．
Words could not （表达）her feelings at that moment．
Is wealth related to （幸福）？
He f the exam because he was careless with his spelling．
The test i three parts：listening， speaking and writing．