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Accommodations Vocabulary

By Kenneth Beare, About.com

Choose the correct answer or phrase to fill in the blank. Each question has only one correct answer.

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It's important to get your _____ settled immediately when you arrive in a new town.

  • studio
  • accommodation
  • landlord

_____ are generally more expensive than studios to rent.

  • Apartments
  • Rooms
  • Accommodation

If you work _____, it's best to get a place that's not too far away.

  • at home
  • downtown
  • outdoors

Make sure you can _____ an apartment before you sign the lease.

  • permit
  • allow
  • afford

If you are looking for nightlife, don't live in the _____.

  • downtown
  • suburbs
  • studio

Make sure to get to know your _____ in the city as quickly as possible.

  • neighborhood
  • local
  • region

My friend Jack tries to avoid the _____ at the end of each month!

  • landmaster
  • landlord
  • renter

If you can't find a place on your own, you'll have to go to a _____ agent.

  • home
  • real estate
  • showing

Unfortunately, agents' _____ can be very high in this city.

  • tickets
  • fees
  • fares

I'd never live in a _____. It's much too damp and the lighting is awful.

  • roof
  • basement
  • quarter

If you are staying for less than a year, you might want to get a _____.

  • furnished studio
  • mansion
  • neighbor

I need to get rid of some things because my apartment is much too _____.

  • crowded
  • cluttered
  • spacious

I live on a quiet _____ next to Central Park.

  • quarter
  • suburb
  • block

Make sure you understand everything before you sign a _____.

  • receipt
  • check
  • lease

He's living in a beautiful ____ just a few blocks from downtown.

  • area
  • suburb
  • accommodations

Original Quiz with Answers at: http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_accommodation.htm

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