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 far from 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 the plan. 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 must be 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 |
I think she will____ a good monitor, so I'm going to vote for her.
A. remain B. grow C. turn D. make