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  3. Every American President lived in the White House except for George S1.______ Washington, although he did have a ma

Every American President lived in the White House except for George S1.______ Washington, although he did have a ma

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问题     Every American President lived in the White House except for George              S1.______
Washington, although he did have a majority part in designing the White              S2.______
House. The government held a competition to choose the best design for it.
The winner was a young man of South Carolina, James Hoban. His design                S3.______
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                 S4.______
changed it into a two-storied house instead of three.
    The second President, John Adams, was first to live in the White                 S5.______
House. When he and his wife moved onto the new house in 1800, work was               S6.______
still going on, although the main live area was completed. The whole work            S7.______
did not finish until the administration of the 3rd President, Thomas Jefferson.
    Twelve years later, the British army invaded Washington and burned
the White House. The fire completely destroyed the inside of the building
and the White House was so dangerous to live in. Later on workers rebuilt            S8.______
the inside of it. More offices were added, most of which underground. None           S9.______
of the work, however, changed the appearing of the building. Many people             S10.______
asked why the President’s house is called the White House. Historians say
because it was painted white.
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答案去掉for
解析 用词不当。在句子中说明前后两个相等成份的关系时用except，否则用except for。本句是说每位美国总统，除了乔治·华盛顿，都曾在白宫居住过，Every American President与George Washington为对等成分，故应去掉 for。
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