Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.

The White House is a house in Washington. The president(总统) of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House”ever since.

41. 1.White House is a house for ___________.

A. the American people.

B. the soldiers of U.S.A.

C. the presidents of U.S.A.

D. the patients of U.S.A.

2.England fought with America in ____________.

A. 1810           B. 1812

C. 1814           D. 1916

3.The house is called “White House” because ____________.

A. it's covered with snow

B. the house is very clean

C. the stone walls of the house were painted white

D. they like white color

4.The White House was painted white because ____________.

A. the house is old

B. the house is new

C. it was once on fire and was with marks

D. they have enough paint

5.“ever since” means ___________.

A. never    B. once

C. from then on   D. before

How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the      the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won’t have to         passing the ball in the game, he will just do it. You can      yourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words      book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you _______a “book” you should think of it in English instead of(代替) in your mother language.

After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step—thinking in     . Listening and repeating is a very useful      to learn a language. Listen first and don’t care too much about     you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the      you learn. After you reach a higher level（水平）, ___   having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.

1.A. practice  B. break   C. game   D. day

2.A. wait for  B. think about  C. look at      D. give up

3.A. allow     B. train     C. tell       D. ask

4.A. in   B. about        C. like   D. from

5.A. buy   B. keep     C. borrow      D. see

6.A. sentences    B. passages    C. lessons      D. classes

7.A. idea     B. steps     C. way   D. pan

8.A. which     B. if           C. how      D. why

9.A. harder     B. less     C. later      D. more

10.A. remember    B. stop     C. start      D. finish

—Jim takes______ his father. --- You mean he is similar _____his father?

A. for; as     B. to with

C. after; to   D. away; from

Don’t put off ____ to the doctor when you are ill.

A. go         B. to go      C. going     D. gone

May I _______ your bike?

---With pleasure. But you mustn’t  ____ it to others.

A. lend, borrow     B. borrow, lend

C. lend, lend    D. borrow, borrow

You eat _______ junk food. I think you need________vegetables.

A.too much;much             B. too many; many

C. too much; lots of       D.too many;lots of

Aron wrote a book         Between a Rock and a Hard Place

A. called   B. is called

C. was called    D. call

My sister is very clever.  She         at the age of four.

A. can read by herself

B. could read by herself

C. is able to read by herself

D. was able to read herself

I fix the bikes and ________

A. give them away             B. give them off

C. give them up               D. give off them

He even        notices at the supermarket to ask for old bikes.

A. put up        B. hand out

C. open up      D. hand up