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The furniture and accessories in a private office can send apowerful message

游客2024-01-31  21
问题    The furniture and accessories in a private office can send apowerful message about the image the occupant wants to project. A more subtle choice—the【C1】______ you face when sitting at your desk—says a lot about you too, designers say.
   People whose desks face straight toward the door may want to【C2】______ an image of power and【C3】______ . "It gives them a view of everything going on outside the office," enabling them to【C4】______ visitors, avoid surprises and【C5】______ what’s going on, says Leigh Stringer, workplace strategist at the architecture and interior-design firm HOK. Others, however, find the door distracting.
   Those who sit at an angle can keep an eye on who is【C6】______ by to avoid being ambushed (伏击；埋伏 ). Ms. Stringer calls it "the Serengeti effect". Being able to "look out across the office and see the【C7】______ approach" is naturally calming, she adds. Workers are【C8】______ in cubicles (小 隔间) often must face a corner or back wall. This might work for hermits, but it can foster anxiety. It allows colleagues to "come up and startle you, and maybe see what was on your screen," says industrial designer Douglas Ball.
   Have you been stuck with your desk facing in a direction you disliked? Have you【C9】______ your desk to convey the image you want? Or do you notice feeling differently about the occupant of an office based on where they【C10】______ their desk?
A) anticipate F) beautiful K) seeing
B) monitor G) passing L) convey
C) stuck H) give M) tiger
D) involved I) repositioned N) get
E) place J) direction O) authority [br] 【C6】
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答案 G
解析 passing by是一个短语，意为“路过，擦肩而过”。
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