Comprehension passages

The White House, the official home of the United States President, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants, President and Mrs, John Adams, in 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences. 

Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends. When British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave, and it was not until 1817 that then President James Monroe was able to return to a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has been occupied by each U.S. President.

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 Which of the following would be an appropriate title for this passage?

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 Why did George Washington NOT live in the White House?

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 It can be concluded, from the passage, that John Adams was

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 According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson's tenure in the White House?

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 According to the passage, when James Mornoe came back to the White House, it had been

Dorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind, and when she chose to live alone far away from people, she went about as far as it is possible to go to escape humanity. She lives in Belize - a country the size of Wales with a population only that of Swansea. Her home is at Gales Point, a tiny village which can be reached only by sea or air; after a 10-mile walk into the hills one finally reaches a plot of land and two small huts so hidden in the thick over-grown forest that only a handful of people know Dorothea is there. 

She lives happily and totally alone - growing her vegetables, looking after her trees and dogs, cats and chickens. Once a month or so an old friend passes by with her food supplies and mail - usually including a letter from her sister in Scunthorpe and some bits of clothing from friends in Canada. Sometimes a local man will come and chop wood for her and the occasional group of British soldiers will come across her and be greeted with the offer of a cup of coffee. 

At night she lies in her tiny sleeping hut with the dogs on the floor, the cats on the table near the typewriter and one of the hens settled down in a corner of the packed bookshelf, and listens for hours to any Spanish, English, German or French broadcasts she can find on her radio. Sometimes she gets lonely but most of the time the animals and the radio are company enough. 

But recently the very things which she had escaped from and hidden from so well have begun to catch up with her. The peace of the forest has been destrited by the roar of earthmoving machines not many miles away. Humanity and the 20th century, once only heard of distantly on the radio, are now on her doorstep. Things began to change three years ago. The new main north-south highway in Belize was cut through the forest only four or five miles away. 'Now more and more people know I'm here,' she says. 'I feel more threatened each day.'

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   Dorothea's huts

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 Dorothea lives in the forest because

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 To keep her company, Dorothea has

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 Dorothea spends a lot of time

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 In the last three years, Dorothea has been disturbed by

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 Mary and Anna ________ books in their bags.

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 If I were Tom, I ________ .

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   All the cheese ________ by the mice.

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 I asked my parents when they ________ me again.

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 She said to her son, "Don't play in the kitchen".

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   The boy was so dirty that he looked as if he ________ in the mud.

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 In ________ with London, Nicosia is a quiet city.

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 If you want to drive from the airport to your hotel as quickly as possible, you will look for the best

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 If your suitcases are too heavy, then the airline will probably charge you for

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 If you wish to eat your meals at a hotel, you will want to know how much it charges for