Нужно! -! здесь нужно поменять предложения в косвенную речь. one day i was told the following story.an american in london went sightseeing.he was taken round the city by a a guide and was shown many interesting buildings."how long did it take to build this hous? "he asked the guide when they were passing a hotel."about six month",said the guide."six months! "cried the american."a building like that can be built in a month in america".then he was shown a new building."and how long did it take to buid that? "he asked."this building as built in a month"? said the guide."a month"! said the american .in america a place like that can be built in two days"some minutes later they came to the houses of parlament."that`s not a bad-looking place .when was built? "asked american ."you many not believe me ",said the guide smiling,"but that building was not there when i crossed the bridge last night" большое!
Сорьки, дальши не знаю што делать )))