[单项选择]Which president lived in the White House at the time of the fire
A. George Washington.
B. James Madison.
C. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Abraham Lincoln.

[填空题]The ways Bushes worked and lived in White House are unlike those of the Clintons.

[单项选择]When was the White House built
A. 1800.
B. 1600.
C. 1812.
D. 1884.

[单项选择]What has Jassie already known about White House
A. White House is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave. , Washington,D.C., facing Lafayette Square.
B. The east and west terraces, the executive office, the east wing, and a penthouse and a bomb shelter are added to the main building.
C. It was designed by James Hoban on a site chosen by George Washington.
D. It is the oldest public building in Washington.

[单项选择]Bush officials say the White House may send peaeekeeping troops to ______.

[单项选择]Which one is oval in shape in White House
A. The East Room.
B. The Red Room.
C. The Blue Room.
D. The Green Room.

[单项选择]The White House and other federal buildings were ______ as a plane enters the restricted airspace.
A. vacated
B. empty
C. deserted
D. evacuated

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The cornerstone of the White House was laid October 13, 1792, on a site selected by President George Washington. Plans for the house were drawn by Irish-born architect James Hoban, who also superintended its construction. (Hoban also supervised the reconstruction of the house after it was burned by the British in 1814, and the erection of the north and south porticos some years later. ) The exterior sandstone walls were painted during the course of construction, causing the building to be termed the "White House" from an early date. For many years, however, people generally refered to it as the "President’s House" or the "President’s Palace".
The White House was first occupied by President and Mrs. John Adams in November 1800. Most of the building’s interior had not yet been completed, and Mrs. Adams used the unfinished East Room to dry the family wash. During Thomas Jefferson’s administration, the east and west terrac
A. the architectural beauties of the White House
B. early residents of the White House
C. improvements in the White House
D. the history of the White House to 1950

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We get up early this morning and (51) a long walk after breakfast. We walked through the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city was larger (52) I thought it would be. (53) the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that’s (54) Washington is a special kind of city. (55) the people in Washington work for the government. About 9:30 we went to the White House. It’s (56) 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 (57) 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, (58) many trees and shrubs. The grounds (59) about four square blocks. I mean, they’re about
A. include
B. cost
C. cover
D. spread