单选题 It's not much, but it's home. Francis Chan, an engineer, lives in Hampstead, north Lon don, in a flat that's just 4ft wide by 21ft long. He loves it.
Tiny though it is, it has got all the comforts. Peter Baynes, Chan's architect(建筑师), has achieved a clever piece of design, according to architectural experts.
The Chan mini-house was built on what was once a path down the side of a big Victorian house. Not an inch of space is wasted.
When you step in through the front door, you're standing in the shower, on Britain's only self-cleansing doormat(自动清洁门垫). A door opens on to an equally tiny toilet with washbasin. Two steps further in comes the kitchen, complete with full-sized cooker and fridge, and washer/ drier. A worktop folds down from the wall.
Another step and you're into the dining/office area. Four people can sit here for dinner, says Chan as he sets the table-top into place. He even has a fold-down drawing-board for when he's working at home. The bed is hidden under a cover board fight at the back. "I don't even have to make the bed," Chan says. "I just put the cover down. "
Chan's business suits hang neatly on the wall over the bed. Daylight comes in through the skylight. The house feels like a very small boat and Chan admits he toyed with the idea of naming it the "boat-house".
"It cost around £ 4,700 to build last year. Now it's been valued at £ 30,000. It proves that good design doesn't need to cost more. It just needs a lot of care," says Chan.

单选题 By saying "It's not much" (line 1, para.1), the author means that Chan's flat______.
A. is cheap
B. has cheap furniture
C. has a simple design
D. is fairly small
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由文章第一段可知,Chan的公寓非常小。所以正确答案是D。
单选题 Where is Chan's flat?
A. Next to a big house.
B. Under an old building.
C. In a busy London street.
D. By the side of a country road.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由文章第三段可知,Chan的公寓建在一所大房子旁边。所以正确答案是A。
单选题 Which of the following is the fight order of things described in the text?
A. Shower, kitchen, toilet, dining table and bed.
B. Shower, toilet, dining table, kitchen and bed.
C. Shower, toilet, kitchen, dining table and bed.
D. Shower, kitchen, toilet, bed and dining table.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由文章第四段可知,正确答案是C。
单选题 What is the purpose of this writing.?
A. To sell Chan's flat for more money.
B. To tell people how to take care of small flats.
C. To introduce to readers a cleverly-designed flat.
D. To call on engineers to design their own homes.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 主旨题。由整篇文章可知,作者是要向读者介绍一个设计精巧新颖的公寓。所以正确答案是C。