The white House began to be built in 1792, but it was not 9 {2 ^! n, C, _; V' N2 m! ~
completed until ten years later. Every American president lived 0 J8 z$ C* C. |
in it except for George Washington, although he did have a 1.________
2 g) x p7 y7 S; O cmajority part in designing it. 2.________ ) s) k: A1 F, G$ q# `! j+ r5 a
! |! L/ [& C* i* f% ?The government held a competition to choose the best ! t( ^2 D5 e4 h# {$ D! j
design for the president's house. The winner was a young man of 3.________
1 s" o5 i2 r) y2 H0 \7 j }; ASouth Carolina, James Hoban. His design was a three-level
" D. q5 T; v/ R& L4 L7 K3 shouse of stone. And President Washington made some changes ; s# J+ i) A8 \4 R
in the winning design. He made the house long and wider, and 4.________ 9 Z2 m' X% G4 V
changed it into a two-storied house instead of three. / A9 i4 w0 S1 l
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The second president, John Adams, was first to live in the 5.________
~1 O8 `: U# K2 x7 ]! V/ Z) zWhite House. When he and his wife moved onto the new house 6.________
, ~1 E/ b/ w! M& Iin November, 1800, work was still going on, although the main
! g+ J! V6 K R2 `live area was completed. The whole work did not finish until the 7.________ ) n2 ^& j/ L, i& K) P/ c- A
administration of the 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson., O7 b. @1 X+ y2 d5 `7 r8 A5 X" m0 V7 ~
Twelve years later, the British army invaded Washington L4 X, u! y. p7 x5 p
and burned the White House. The fire completely destroyed the
; U, B+ {& x einside of the building and experts said that the White House was so 8.__________" N$ X0 N( b" m$ z' R: y
dangerous to live in. Later on workers rebuilt the inside of the & H4 W" k5 L/ `$ Z7 N
White House. More offices were added, most of which underground. 9.___________8 k) C A; \" ^/ x$ b
None of the work, however, changed the appearing of 10.___________5 A; {! X; E) g* T2 a# \
the building. Many people asked why the president’s house is
) i8 H# S3 t! K( Y Z3 H6 N7 acalled the White House. Historians say it has been so called simply because it was painted white.
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