Building a house costs quite a lot of money. Your first __16___　

will be to find a 17　 　piece of land. Your 　18　 　will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place,with　 　19　 　surroundings near shops and bus stops, not too farfrom your friends and the place where you work.

20 　you will find an excellent 　21　 　, and together with the builder you will work out a　 　22 　. The builder will draw theplan. It will 　23　 　the number of rooms, their position and

24　 , and other　 　25　 　which　 must be　 noticed,　 　26

windows, doors, and electric outlets. The builder will work out how much money is　 　27　 　to build your house. He will work out the 　28　 　of the wood, bricks, the glass, and 　29　 　else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build,　 this estimate mustbe corrected and revised. His estimate is based on 　30　 　price, but prices of such things may change, and many　 other things may happen 　31　 　the time when he makes the　 　32　 　and the time when he builds the house.

When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change

your plan. You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too 　33　 ! You may find that some of the features you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can spend a little more and　 　34　 　something to your plan. The builder's estimate depends on the plan, 　35　 　the final plan depends on the builder's estimate.

16. A. step　　　 B. plan　　　 C. way　　　　 D. idea

17. A. small　　 　B. large　　　 C. right　　　 D. exact

18. A. land　　　 B. choice　　 C. house　　　 D. preference

19. A. quiet　　　 B. pleased　　 C. lonely　　 D. pleasant

20. A. Yet　　　　 B. Next　　　 C. However　　 D. Though

21. A. worker　　 B. engineer　 C. builder　 　D. drawer

22. A. plan　　　 B. cost　　　 C. suggestion D. price

23. A. appear　　 B. design　　 C. show　　　 D. recite

24. A. height　　 B. width　　　 C. length　　 D. size

25. A. rooms　　　 B. doors　　　 C. parts　　　 D. roofs

26. A. for example　　 　　　　　B. such as

C. in other words　　　　　 D. on the other hand

27. A. needed　　 B. spent　　　 C: collected　　 D. taken

28. A. numbers　 B. amount　　　 C. cost　　　　 D. level

29. A. something B. everything　 C. whatever　　 D. others

30. A. rising　 　B. falling　　 C. existing　　 D. remaining

31. A. by　　　　 B. in　　　　　 C.among　　　　 D. between

32. A. plans　　 B. design　　　 C. estimate　　 D. cost

33. A. expensive　 B. high　　　 C. cheap　　　　 D. low

34. A. reduce　　 B. place　　　 C. add　 　　　　D. lay

35. A. but　　　　 B. so　　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. then

15. With our life developing rapidly, people buy ____　 to decorate their rooms.

A, a great many furniture　　　　 B. a lot of furnitures

C. a large number of furitures　　 D. plenty of furniture　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　

14. I think she will____ a　 good monitor, so I'm going to vote for her.　

A. remain　　　 B. grow　　　 C. turn　　　 D. make

13. What a great weight the mother felt __ her mind the moment she found her lost son!

A.turned off　　　　　　　 B. taken off

C. set free　　　　　　　　 D. brought into

12. He always did weU at school __ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.

A. in spite of　　　　　　 B. instead

C. in case of　　　　　　　 D. in favor of

11. We got lost in the dark forests.______ ,it began to rain.

A. Beside　　 B. Besides　　 C. Expect　　 D. Though

10. --What do you think of your new roommate?

--I can't really_____ her, She's always making loud noises atmidnight. And when I remind her, she always makes rude

remarks.

A. put up with　　　　　　 B. catch up with

C. come up with　　　　　 D. keep up with

9. The murderer was brought in, with his hands __ behind his　 back.

A. being tied　　 B. having tied　　 C. to be tied　　 D. tied