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The White House began to be built in 1792, but it was not completeduntil te
The White House began to be built in 1792, but it was not completeduntil te
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The White House began to be built in 1792, but it was not completed
until ten years later. Every American president lived in it except for George S1.______
Washington, although he did have a majority part in designing it The gov- S2.______
ernment held a competition to choose the best design for the president’s
house.
The winner was a young man of South Carolina James Hoban. His de- S3.______
sign 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 in the White S5.______
House. When he and his wife moved on the new house in November, 1800, S6.______
work was still going on, although the main live area was completed. The S7.______
whole work did not finish 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 experts said the White House was so dangerous to live in. Later on S8.______
workers rebuilt the inside of the White House. More offices were added,
most of which underground. None of the work, however, changed the S9.______
appearing of the building. Many people asked why the president’s house is S10.______
called the White House. Historians say it bas been so called simply be-
cause it was painted white.
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答案
去掉for
解析
赘述。在句子中说明前后两个相等成分的关系时用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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