(单选题)

What would be most helpful to reduce vacancy rates? ( )

A.to build fewer premises

B.to convert pop-up shops into permanent ones

C.to close down pop-up shops

D.to encourage new business to start more pop-up shops

参考答案：B

参考解析：

对降低空置率有帮助的是？A选项“建造更少的房屋。”与建房子多少无关，A错误。B选项“将弹出式商店转换为永久性商店”。原文第三段The rise to10.1%, from 9.6% in April 2016, is being partly blamed on start-up retail businesses taking short term leases, but then failing to convert them into longer agreements.可知，如果把短期租约的店铺转化为长期协议，是可以有效减少空置率的。CD原文没有提及。故本题正确答案选B。

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