[填空题]The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States. It was (36) by James Hoban, an Irish born (37) . He based the design on certain buildings that he knew in Ireland. The White House was not white at the very beginning. The location was (38) by George Washington, but he never actually lived in it. The first president to live in the White House was John Adams, in 1800. During the war of 1812, the British (39) Washington and burned the White House. Repairs were (40) by Hoban. In 1817, President Monroe moved into the White House and had the gray sandstone painted white, to cover the smoke (41) that remained after the fire. Ever since then the building which was called "the President’s (42) ", was also called "the White House". That was kind of a (43) , at that time. It wasn’t until 1902 that (44) . Massive repairs were done in 1947 and 1948 because parts of the build

The White House is the most visited residence in the world. Tours may be scheduled through our Washington DC. office. Due to security and scheduling procedures, there are a few things you should know before requesting a tour:
● Only groups of 10 or more may request a tour.
● Requests must be submitted with a minimum of one month’s advance notice from the date of the tour. Notice of whether your application is accepted will be given 10 days prior to the date requested. All tours, even after they have been confirmed, are subject to cancellation due to security interests.
● Tours are only conducted Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30 am to 11:30 am.
To process your request for a tour, please contact our Washington office at (202)224-5521 and provide the following information:
● Date(s) requesting.three words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
● Security information for each person in your party, including: name as it appears on
A. on weekdays only
B. five days a week
C. every other day
D. on weekends only