There are many white houses in the world, but the one at 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.(華盛頓特區), USA, is the most special. It was George Washington, the first president of the USA, that built the house. However, he had never got to live in it by the time he left office. John Adams was the first president to move inside in 1800. In the beginning, the White house   24.   “the President’s House.” Theodore Roosvelt, the 26th president of the USA, started calling it “the White House” in 1901.
         The White House has been the president’s home   25.    There are 132 bedrooms, 35 bathrooms, and 28 fireplaces in the White House. The office in the West Wing is     26.   the president works. With three kitchens and lots of cooks, the White House can prepare dinner for up to 140 guests. It is not only the USA president’s home but also the place in which some of the most powerful people in the world meet and make some important decisions.
*avenue街道 *president總統 *leave office卸任 *fireplace壁爐 *wing翼 *guest賓客
【題組】24.
(A)called
(B)was called
(C)was calling
(D)has called