[填空题]The White House began to be built in 1792, but it was not
completed until eight years later. Every American president lived
in it except for George Washington, although he did have a 1. ______
majority part in designing it. 2. ______
The government held a competition to choose the best design
for the president’s house. The winner was a young man of South 3. ______
Carolina, James Hoban. His design was a three-level house of
stone. And President Washington made some changes in the
winning design. He made the house long and wider, and changed 4. ______
it into a two-storied house instead of three. The second president,
John Adams, was first to live in the White House. When he and his 5. ______
wife moved onto the new house in November, 1800, work was still 6. ______
going on, although the main live area was completed. The whole 7. ___

[填空题]The White House began to be built in 1792, but it was not
completed until eight years later. Every American president lived
in it except for George Washington, although he did have a 1. ______
majority part in designing it. 2. ______
The government held a competition to choose the best design
for the president’s house. The winner was a young man of South 3. ______
Carolina, James Hoban. His design was a three-level house of
stone. And President Washington made some changes in the
winning design. He made the house long and wider, and changed 4. ______
it into a two-storied house instead of three. The second president,
John Adams, was first to live in the White House. When he and his 5. ______
wife moved onto the new house in November, 1800, work was still 6. ______
going on, although the main live area was completed. The whole 7. ___

[填空题]The construction of the White House began in 1792, but it was not completed until ten years later. Every American president lived in it except George Washington, although he did have a major part in designing it.
The second president, John Adams, was the first to live in the White House. When he and his wife moved into the new two-story house in November, 1800, construction work was still going on, although the main area was completed. Work was not finished until the administration of the third president, Thomas Jefferson.
Twelve years later, the British army invaded Washington and burned the White House. Later on workers rebuilt it. None of the work, however, changed the apearance of the building.
The White House was completed in (46) .
(47) never lived in the White House.
As to the height of the White House, it is a (48) house.
The third president of United States was (49) .
In 1812 (50) burned the White House

[单项选择]That evening roving gangs of white teenagers began to attack blacks in downtown Chicago, and the city erupted in a five-day race （） that ended with 38 deaths, 537 serious injuries, and widespread destruction.
A. fuss
B. maneuver
C. deterioration
D. riot

[单项选择]The idea that, if your house is built in the right position, this may affect your success in life seems strange to many people. However, to believers in Feng-Shui, or the art of geomancy, not only the position but also the choice of decorations and even the color of your home can mean the difference between good fortune and disaster. This art has been practiced for centuries in China and is still used all over South East Asia. Even the huge Hong Kong banks call in a geomant if they are planning to build new offices. They have such faith in his knowledge that if he advises them to move, they will alter their plans for even their biggest buildings.
Like many Oriental beliefs the geomant’s skill depends on the idea of harmony in nature. If there is no imbalance between the opposing forces of Yin and Yang, the building will bring luck to its inhabitants. This means that the house must be built on the right spot as well as facing the right direction, and also be painted an auspicious c
A. houses must only be painted red
B. houses must face mountains
C. nature and life should be in harmony
D. green is an unlucky color