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What happens if you release the odor of lavender into a restaurant? In case of

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问题 What happens if you release the odor of lavender into a restaurant? In case of                    【B1】_____
a small shop in France, at least, it led to customers’ staying longer and spending more,
researchers say. The researchers, whose report appears in the current edition of                  【B2】_____
Hospitality Management (a journal), say the findings offer more evidence of the power that
aromas have to influence human behavior. In the past, studies have suggested, among other things,
that peppermint oil may help athletic performance and that pleasant smells make
people more collaborative and even induce them to gamble more at casinos.                         【B3】_____
The authors of the new study say this is the first time when researchers have looked at           【B4】_____
the effect on restaurant customers of aromas - at least, those not coming from the kitchen.
In Brittany on three Saturday evenings at a 22-seats restaurant that serves mainly pizza,         【B5】_____
the researchers released either oil of lavender, oil of lemon or nothing at all. The scent
was spread by diffusers that plugged into three electrical outlets. The study found               【B6】_____
no change in customer behavior when no scent was used or when they used lemon,
considering to have stimulating effects. Things changed, though,                                  【B7】_____
with the lavender, which is believed to make people relax. In average,                            【B8】_____
customers spent about 15 minutes long in the restaurant. And they spent almost                    【B9】_____
4 euros more, about ＄5. Noting that the findings were in with earlier research,                  【B10】_____
the researchers wrote, "These studies taken together support the position that scents could
influence many consumption environments."
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答案 In ∧case of→the
解析 本题考查短语辨析。In case of 是强调“如果发生……”，强调假设的可能性。而in the case of 强调“就某一特定情况而言”，强调环境。而本文中正是后者，因此选择in the case of。
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