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Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do, while others don’t.
The White House is a house in Washington D.C. The president of the USA works in it. It is really white. But do you know why the White House is white?
The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war (与……交战)with America; the British army (军队)got to Washington and set the president’s house on fire.
In 1814, in order to hide the marks of the fire, the stone walls of the president’s house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since.
(   )⑴The White House is______.
A.a house for the president of the USA
B.a house for American people
C.a house for American soldiers
D.one of the American museums
(   )⑵In______American people painted the president’s house white.
A.1810         B.1812         C.1814          D.1816
(   )⑶The house is called“White House” because______.
A.the house is very clean
B.the stone walls of the house are white
C.the American people like white colour
D.it is covered with snow
(   )⑷In the passage “set...on fire” means “______”in Chinese.
A. 放火烧         B. 解雇         C. 开火        D.把……放在火上
(   )⑸The Chinese for“the White House” is“______”
A.白房         B.白殿         C.怀特•豪斯         D.白宫