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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 aspects 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.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this text?

• The burning of the White House.

• The Early History of the White House .

• Presidential Policies of Early U.S. Presidents.

• George Washington's life in the White House .

Multiple Choice

Why didn’t George Washington live in the White House?

• Construction had not yet been completed.

• It had been burned by the British.

• He did not like the architectural features.

• He did not want to suffer the inconveniences that the Adamses had suffered.

Multiple Choice

The word "inhabitants" is closest meaning to____________________

• celebrations

• residents

• moves

• modifications

Multiple Choice

It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was_____________

• The second president of the United States.

• The first president of the United States.

• The third president of the United States .

• The fourth president of the United States.

Multiple Choice

The word "forces" could best be replaced by____________.

• energy

• power

• effort

• military

Multiple Choice

According to the passage, when James Monroe came to the White House, it had been___________.

• relocated

• reserved

• repressed

• reconstructed

VOCABULARY

• President : tổng thống

• White house: nhà trắng

• Complete : hoàn thành

• Suffer : chịu đựng

• hinder: ngăn cản, dào cản

• architectural features : đặc điểm kiến trúc

• tobe forced to leave: buộc phải rời đi

vocabulary

• the following presidents: các đời tổng thống sau

• rebuilt residence: khu đân cư, định cư đã được tu sửa

• modified : cải cách/ sửa chữa/ chỉnh sửa

•  improve: cải thiện

• aspects: khía cạnh 

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