英语四级改错精练(8)

　　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 Washington, although he did have a 1.________
　majority part in designing it.? 2.________

　The government held a competition to choose the best
　design for the president's house. The winner was a young man of 3.________
　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, and 4.________
　changed it into a two-storied house instead of three. ?

　The second president, John Adams, was first to live in the 5.________
　White House. When he and his wife moved onto the new house 6.________
　in November, 1800, work was still going on, although the main
　live area was completed. The whole work did not finish until the 7.________
　administration of the 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson.