Exam card I i reading Charles Darwin (1809—1882)

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II Grammar
1. Where are the keys? I can’t find ..... .
they
them
their
2. I like skiing ..... as skating.
more
as much
as more
3. They would like to buy ..... chalet house.
not very old, wooden, nice, four-bedroom Swiss
a wooden, Swiss, not very old, nice, four-bedroom
a nice, four-bedroom, not very old, wooden Swiss
4. I really appreciate _____ this opportunity. I’ll do my best.
giving
being given
having been given
5. Look here Sam! I am not going to clean your room. Why don’t you do it .....?
youself
yourselves
yourself
6 That ceremony ......... enacted on Tuesday next.
has been
is
is being
have
7 I am thinking _____ finding a new job.
of
on
to
at
8 If we knew more about history, we ________ of the test.
will not be afraid
would not be afraid
had not been afraid
9 Jerry believed that Sally ..... the book since Monday, but she had read only fifty pages so far.
had been reading
had read
was reading
10. Sharon said she ..... her key in her pocket, but she couldn't find it there.
had been left
left
had left
III Essay Writing
Cultural life in Great Britain.

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EXAM CARD XXV
I Reading
THE WHITE HOUSE
The White House, the official residence of the President, stands in tree-shaded grounds (18 acres) on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue. The main building has 6 floors, with the East Terrace leading to the East Wing, a 3-story building used for offices and as an entrance for official events. The West Terrace contains offices and leads to the Executive Office.
The White House was designed by James Hoban, an Irish-born architect. President Washington chose the site which was included in the plan of the Federal City prepared by Major Pierre L'Enfant.
The cornerstone of the Executive Mansion, as it was originally known, was laid on October 13, 1792, 300 years after the landing of Columbus. President Washington was not present and never lived in the house. It was John Adams, the second President (1797-1801), who arrived in the new Capital City to take up his residence in the White House. The President's home was the earliest of all government buildings in the District of Columbia.
On August 24, 1814, during Madison's administration (1809— 1817), the British troops entered Washington and set fire to the White House. By December 1817, James Hoban had completed rebuilding the Executive Mansion, and President Monroe (1817— 1825) moved in.
In 1947 President Truman (1945-1953) had a second-floor porch built into the south portico. In 1948 he asked Congress to authorize complete rebuilding because the White House was unsafe.
Reconstruction cost $5,761,000. The interior was completely removed. New underpinning 24 feet deep was placed under the outside walls and steel frame was built to support the interior. All original trim and metal work were preserved.