For questions 1-9, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
A very unusual house
As part of an architectural project in 2010 in which people constructed egg-shaped, movable homes, Dai Haifei who was a (1)…………… graduate, decided to build his own portable house in Beijing. (2)…………… for his house to be environmentally-friendly, Haifei (3)…………… use of sustainable materials, including a bamboo frame and a grass-seeded covering. The tiny house also used a solar panel for its energy (4)…………… to a handful of electrical gadgets, and it had wood chips for insulation.
Just two metres tall at its highest point, there was only enough space for a bed, water tank, and table. For three months Haifei (5)…………… in the ‘egg house’, which had no bathroom or kitchen to cook in. (6)……………, he ate out and showered at the local pool where he paid for an annual membership.
Although Haifei only (7)…………… his egg house for a short period of time, he enjoyed the experience. He (8)…………… that rather than it being a serious project, he had ‘just wanted to play,’ demonstrating his positive attitude (9)…………… life!
1 A recent B current C latest D present
2 A keen B glad C hopeful D interested
3 A took B made C got D did
4 A stock B bank C store D supply
5 A occupied B lived C remained D stayed
6 A Beyond B Furthermore C Otherwise D Besides
7 A settled B lived C visited D occupied
8 A challenged B argued C presented D defended
9 A towards B over C by D around
Answer
1 A 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 A 6 C 7 B 8 B 9 A
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