The White House
We got up early this morning and _____1_____ a long walk after breakfast. We walked through the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city was larger _____2_____ I thought it would be. _____3_____ the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that’s _____4_____ Washington is a special kind of city. _____5_____ the people in Washington work for the government. About 9: 30 we went to the White House. It’s _____6_____ to the public from 10 till 12, and there was a long line of people waiting to get in. We didn’t have to wait very long, because the line moved _____7_____ quickly.
The White House is really white. It is painted every year. And it seems very white, because it’s got beautiful lawns all around it, _____8_____ many trees and shrubs. The grounds _____9_____ about four square blocks. I mean, they’re about two blocks long _____10_____ each side. Of course, we didn’t see the whole building. The part _____11_____ the President lives and works is not open to the public. But the part we saw was beautiful. We went through five of the main rooms. One of them was the library, on the ground floor. On the next floor, there are three rooms named _____12_____ the colors that are used in them: the Red Room, the Blue Room, and the Green Room. The walls are covered with silk _____13_____. There are _____14_____ old furniture, from the time _____15_____ the White House was first built. And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and other famous people from history.
1. A. made B. did C. took D. got
2. A. than B. as C. so D. like
3. A. But B. Yes C. So D. Then
4. A. since B. as C. because D. because of
5. A. Much of B. Most of C. A lot D. Lots
6. A. open B. opening C. being opened D. opened
7. A. pretty B. little C. much D. very much
8. A. / B. having C. with D. together
9. A. include B. cost C. cover D. spread
10. A. by B. on C. for D. with
11. A. which B. what C. that D. where
12. A. by B. for C. after D. before
13. A. cloth B. clothes C. clothing D. cloths
14. A. much pieces of B. many pieces of
C. many a D. a great many
15. A. that B. which C. who D. when
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