Read the passage and answer the following questions.

We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house; it was hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and electricity, but for some reasons there were no electric lights in the kitchen. It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house. I telephoned for an electrician. He came and fixed it for us. And he charged $86 for doing the job. 3

1. Why was it quite puzzling not to have electricity in the kitchen?

 32. When did they move into their new house?

 33. How old was the house? 

34. What didn’t the house have? 

35. How much did he charge for the electrician?

V. Change the sentences into the reported speech.

1. “We have moved into our new flat. We don’t like it nearly so much as our last one,” said my aunt.

2. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” he remarked.

3. “I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break a window,” he said.

4. “It’s time we began training for our next match,” the coach said to them.

5. “I wrote to him the day before yesterday. I wonder why he hasn’t rung up,” she said.

6. “My wife wants to take a job but I’d rather she concentrated on our home,” he said.

7. “I wish you’d seen it,” I said to her.

8. “I don’t know what your father will say when he sees what a mess your puppies have made of this five-pound note,”

9. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” she said.

10. “My father forbids me to see this man again,” she said to me.

1. We_______whild we were on holiday
A.were burgled our house C.had burgled our house
B.had our house burgled D.got burgled our house
2. My sister______her ear pierced last weekend
A. made B.got C.did D.took
3. New programs_______installed on the computer after the furniture is moved to the new office
A.had been B.has been C.would be D.will be

Complete the story using The Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets

Last weekend my brother Quentin and I (go) on a day trip to the forest near our town. While we (Walkman) , we (seo) a small lake and (stop) to have lunch there. We were very hungry.

We (este) our sandwiches when suddenly it (start) raning. Unfortunately Quenti and I (not have) umbrellas with us, so we (decide) to leave. While we (run) in the rain, i (saw) a small house. Quetin was cold so we( go) into the house. There was nobody there, but it was nice and tidy.

When the rain(stop) ,we (get) up to lave. We (close) the door of the house when a strange man(arrive) . We (not want) to talk to him so we (run) away and (not look) back.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

   The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President and Mrs.John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.

   When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave.All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed. It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president.

Question: What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?

A. main staircase

B. laundry yard

C. pool

D. A and B

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 

The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President and Mrs.John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.

When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave. All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed. It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president

What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?

A. pool

B. main staircase

C. walls

D. floor

official , movement, staircase, modified, comfort, interior

The White House, the ........... home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President and Mrs.John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main ............... was incomplete, which hindered .......... from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the ............... of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.

When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave.All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the ........... was completely destroyed. It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be ........... but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president.

VII/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 46 to 55.

The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President and Mrs. John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adams moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adams suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.

When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave. All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed. It was not until December of that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president.

What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in? 

A. main staircase

B. laundry yard

C. pool

D. A and B