【C8】A．performanceB．scopeC．ethicsD．management

【C7】

A．pressure

B．balance

C．weight

D．proportion

【C6】

A．functions

B．products

C．means

D．elements

【C5】

A．enhanced

B．compared

C．complied

D．replaced

【C4】

A．refusing

B．forcing

C．allowing

D．helping

【C3】

A．double

B．boost

C．harm

D．reduce

【C2】

A．elegant

B．expensive

C．ugly

D．humble

ch has revealed that office plants do so much more as they can help staff be more creative and productive, which could ultimately【C1】______promotion. At work,【C2】______houseplants have been proven to aid concentration, increase productivity and【C3】______staff well-being by 47 per cent, according to a study undertaken at this years Chelsea Flower Show. The results showed that【C4】______staff to make design decisions in a workspace【C5】______with office plants can increase creativity by 45 per cent and improve productivity by 38 per cent. The researchers believe their findings demonstrate that plants are not unnecessary【C6】______of business environments and add【C7】______to other studies, which indicate plants increase psychological comfort and business【C8】______. Psychologist Dr Craig Knight said: "We have previously shown that designing your own workspace improves health, happiness and productivity. It was time to go a step【C9】______and see whether the principle can also【C10】______creativity and indeed whether the very act of designing the workspace can be used effectively. The results indicate that plants, in a well-designed and personalized office environment can increase business effectiveness【C11】______improved staff productivity and creativity. This gives company managers a real【C12】______to share control of office space with their staff and create meaningful, less【C13】______and more grown up space." Plants have previously been proven to have【C14】______effects in hospitals, where patients with pot plants close by said they experienced less pain, anxiety and tiredness,【C15】______houses with plant-filled rooms【C16】______between 50 and 60 per cent fewer bacteria than other rooms【C17】______plants. Monique Kemperman from The Joy of Plants, said: "Scientific studies have demonstrated that we can see a【C18】______improvement in air quality alone, just by【C19】______a few common houseplants around a room." The organization wants to encourage everyone in the UK to add a houseplant to their home and office and claims it will make a 【C20】______ impact to peoples quality of life on a daily basis.

【C1】

A．put down

B．result in

C．depend on

D．take over

【C20】

A．dangerous

B．boring

C．absurd

D．extravagant

【C19】

A．skip

B．throw

C．choose

D．lose

【C18】

A．effects

B．turns

C．advantages

D．chances