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23.01.2022 06:02 •  Английский язык

activ ON 7 % 10:13 Please select your answer 4,30 Welcome to the White House ! 1 In 1789 , George Washington became the first President the United States . Two years later , he chose this place to build the President's house . Unfortunately , Washington died before ? house was ready , so the first person to live there was the second President , John Adams . He moved 3 the house with his wife , Abigail , in 1800. Since then , every President has lived there . Over the years , there have been many changes . The British set fire to the house in 1814 during a war between the two countries . Three years President Monroe organised the repairs . In 1901 , President Roosevelt named the house the ' White House ' and the next year , he started a programme to modernise it . This included building a new part of the house : the West Wing . 1909 , , William Taft created the Oval Office in the West Wing , and this has been the President's office since then . The White House has 132 rooms , 35 bathrooms , eight staircases , three lifts , a swimming pool , a tennis court , a jogging track and a private cinema . It receives 30,000 visitors 5 week . While it is the home of the US president and his ( or her ) family , the White House is also a museum of American history . 2 USE OF ENGLISH Read the White House information sheet . Choose the correct words to complete the text . 1 a of bat c for b some c the 3 a in b into conto 4 a more b later c then 5 a At b On C In ба а b the Cone 2 a a 3 Read through the information again and answer the questions . 1 Who decided where to build the White H Submit 2 Who was the first President to live in the 3 When did people start calling it the White House ?​