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Every American President lived in the White Houseexcept for George Washingt

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问题     Every American President lived in the White House
except for George Washington, although he did have a                      S1.______
majority part in designing the White House.                               S2.______
    The government held a competition to choose the best                  S3.______
design for it. The winner was a young man of South Carolina,
James Hoban. His design was a three-level house of
stone. And President Washington made some changes in
the winning design. He made the house long and wider,                     S4.______
and changed it into a two  storied house instead of three.
    The second President, John Adams, was first to live                   S5.______
in the White House. When he and his wife moved onto the                   S6.______
new house in 1800, work was still going on, although the
main live area was completed. The whole work did not finish               S7.______
until the administration of the 3rd President, Thomas
Jefferson. Twelve years later, the British army invaded
Washington and burned the White House. The fire completely
destroyed the inside of the building and the White
House was so dangerous to live in. Later on workers rebuilt               S8.______
the inside of it. More offices were added, most of
which underground. None of the work, however, changed                     S9.______
the appearing of the building. Many people asked why the                  S10.______
President’s house is called the White House. Historians say
because it was painted white.
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答案 去掉for
解析 在句子中说明前后两个相等成份的关系时用except，否则用except for。本句是说每位美国总统，除了乔治·华盛顿，都曾在白宫居住过，“Every American President”与“George Washington”为对等成分，故应去掉for。
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