Question 14 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

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W: (12) [Wow, congratulations, Simon! The place looks absolutely amazing.]

M: Really? You think so? 

W: Of course. I love it! It looks like you had a professional interior designer. But you didn’t, did you?

M: No. I did it all by myself with a little help from my brother Greg. He’s actually in the construction business, which was really helpful.

W: (12) [Well, honestly, I’m impressed.] I know I could probably repaint the walls in my house over a weekend or something, but not a full renovation. Where did you get your ideas? I wouldn’t know where to start.

M: (13) [Well, for a while now, I’ve been regularly buying home design magazines. Every now and then, I’d saved a picture I liked.] Believe it or not, I had a full notebook of magazine pages. Since my overall style was quite minimal, I thought and hoped a whole renovation wouldn’t be too difficult. And sure enough, with Greg’s help, it was very achievable.

W: Was it very expensive? I have imagined a project like this could be.

M: (14) [Actually, it was surprisingly affordable.] I managed to sell a lot of my old furniture and put that extra money towards the new material. Greg was also able to get some discount materials from a recent project he was working on as well.

W: Great! If you don’t mind, I’d like to pick your brain a bit more. Jonathan and I are thinking of renovating our sitting room, not the whole house, not yet anyway. (15) [And we’d love to get some inspiration from your experience. ]Are you free to come over for a coffee early next week?

14. What did the man say about the project he recently completed?

解析：C。录音后半部分女士问男士整体装修的花费贵不贵，男士回答说自己没想到整个装修下来能这么便宜，C项中affordable为原词复现，故正确答案为C。

错项排除：录音中虽然女士盛赞男士的装修，但男士并没有说努力都是值得的，A项属于主观臆断，故排除。录音中间部分男士说到整体装修风格是非常简约的（style was quite minimal），并非时尚的（fashionable），故B项错误。录音后半部分男士说到整体装修的花费是出乎意料地便宜（surprisingly affordable），并非是效果出乎意料，故D项错误。