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It was at this point I broke my self-made rule. After sharing
35 a student house with two friends in Oxford - a period that
ended in a fist-fight over fruit juice - I had decided I would
never again put a friendship to the phone-bill test. B ut of
course I couldn ' t afford a one-bedroom flat in central
London so I agreed to get a place with a very neat and tidy
40 friend from school.
The house we found had three bedrooms, a washing-
machine and a nice little garden. We moved in at once. I got
the smallest bedroom because I wasn't going out with
anyone, but my new flatmates promised we would swap
45 round within six months. That was 18 months ago. I'm still
in the small room and my belongings are still in boxes on
the landing , though one of the original girls has been
replaced by a banker.
What we had advertised for was a female non-smoking
50 professional, but anyone who looked even slightly
interesting had always found a better place by the time we
decided that they wouldn't steal our boyfriends . The banker
got in by promising that being male hadn't made him
incapable of washing dishes and cleaning. H e lied, of
55 course.
[There are, though, advantages to the flat-sharing life . I f
you can forgive them for drinking the last of your milk, you
get captive shoulders to cry on.] I f you can forget about the
ring around the bath, your CD collection instantly gets
60 three times bigger - though you won't want to listen to most
of it. You get three minds to remember to put out the
rubbish . Three ways to split the rent. And, unlike a partner,
your flatmates won't care if you wear those old clothes all
weekend.
ou might think that sharing a flat with other
young people is a good idea. But there is one
major problem: how to choose the right people?
I've had at least 25 flatmates, so I should know. It
seemed the sensible thing to do when I moved to
London. Missing myoId friends and worried
: X l U t feeling lonely, I moved in with 13 other people so that
- 'Q u Id always have someone to talk to. I did - my bed was
t h e landing.
[ E v entually I was promoted to a room with a door - the
. g cupboard. It was just big enough for a single mattress
~ I had to leave the door open so I could breathe.] Then
=c r e w as the bathroom rota. Accommodating 14 people
: : e : o r e breakfast needed a military-style operation. We
=r e d taking turns at 5.30 and the last person to join the
- u s e hold got the first turn. The only advantage was that he
_ sh e also got all the hot water.
a dly, the owners threw us out and I had to find a new
e fast, which is why I ended up with Gina the circus
- ~o r mer. When I first met her, she was hanging upside-
above the stairs. She seemed nice though, and the
=ga u t old building was ideal. While we were sipping herbal
= a n d she was questioning me about my diet and political
:: - " efs , I noticed she had lots of great books I wanted to
' . However, things went sour the day I moved in when
2: : la r e fused to let me get rid of an army of ants that had
- e d into my room. She said that killing was against her
-=: · o n. So was cleaning the bath. As if that wasn't enough,
-e e f t a note on the fridge, where we usually left messages
_ l it phone calls and milk, stating her intention to murder
- ~ \ \ i t h poison. I moved out in the middle of the night.
= . \ f t er that I ended up with some student doctors and
,;s h a ppy enough until we all caught a mysterious illness.]
In fact, on a good day I wouldn't be without mine.
Unless I could afford a place of my own .
65
W hy
did
the
writer
share
a flat
when
she
moved
to
5
Why
did
she
move
in with
her friend?
L o ndon?
A
A
Living
alone
would
be too
expensive.
She
went
there
with
friends.
S
The
one-bedroom
flat
was
big
enough
for
two.
e
S
She
wanted
to
have
company.
They
had
already
shared
a flat
in Oxford.
o She
C
There
were
twenty-five
people
to talk
to.
had
decided
only
to
live
with
friends.
D
She
had
a big
room
all to
herself.
6
Why
is she
still
in the
smallest
bedroom?
T he
newest
person
in the
flat
had
to
A
Her
flatmates
broke
their
promise.
A
get
up very
early.
S
It is part
of the
agreement
she
made.
e She
S
wash
with
cold
water .
now
has
a boyfriend.
o
C
go without
breakfast.
It is big
enough
for
her
and
her
things .
D
wash
after
breakfast.
7
Why
did they
let the
banker
move
in?
S he
moved
in with
Gina
because
A
He was
the
kind
of person
they
had
A
she
wanted
to
live
in a modern
flat.
advertised
for.
S
she
was
in a hurry
to find
somewhere
to
live.
S
He was
the
writer's
boyfriend .
e
C
Gina
worked
in a circus.
He
had
a lot of money.
o
D
Gina
did
not
ask
her
any
personal
questions.
He
said
he would
do
housework.
S he
moved
out
because
Gina
8
One
reason
she
likes
flat
sharing
is that
A
refused
to
pay the
telephone
bill.
A
it is better
than
owning
a flat.
S
was
cruel
to animals.
S
someone
else
will
clean
the
bath.
e
C
was
always
cleaning
the
bath.
it is much
cheaper
than
living
alone.
o
flatmates
encourage
each
other
to
dress
well.
D
threatened
to
kill her .
The multiple·choice
questions
in Reading Part 2 always follow
the
order
of the
text,
apart
from
any questions testing
overall
understanding,
which
come at the
end.
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