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ЛЕКСИКО-ГРАММАТИЧЕСКИЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

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Military, leader, coextensive, municipal, entity, simply, called, institution, frequent, massive, particularly, numerous, bounding, tourist, destination, prominently, notable, immaculate, higher, historically, itself, having, oldest, affiliated, president, alumni, professor, director, current.

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The White House (1)

___ White House is ___ official residence and principal workplace of ___ President of ___ United States of ___ America. ___ White House is ___ white-painted, neoclassical sandstone mansion located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Пенсильвания-авеню - одна из главных магистральных улиц в центре Вашингтона) in ___ Washington, D.C. As ___ office of ___ U.S. President, ___ term «White House» is often used as ___ metonym for ___ president's administration.

___ image of ___ White House is on ___ back of ___ $20 bill.

___ White House was built after ___ Congress established ___ District of Columbia (федеральный округ Колумбия) as ___ permanent capital of ___ United States on July 16, 1790. ___ President George Washington helped select ___ site, along with city planner Pierre L'Enfant (Пьер Ланфан). ___ architect was chosen in ___ competition, which received ___ nine proposals. ___ James Hoban (Джеймс Хобан), ___ Irishman, was awarded ___ honor and construction began with ___ laying of ___ cornerstone on October 13, 1792.

___ building ___ Hoban designed was modeled on ___ first and second floors of Leinster (Ленстер) House, ___ ducal (герцогский) palace in ___ Dublin, ___ Ireland, that is now ___ seat of ___ Irish Parliament. Construction of ___ White House was completed on November 1, 1800. ___ building was originally referred to as ___ Presidential Palace or Presidential Mansion (Дом Президента). However, by ___ 1811 ___ first evidence of ___ public calling it ___ «White House» emerged, because of its white-painted stone exterior. ___ name Executive Mansion (Особняк главы исполнительной власти) was often used in ___ official context until ___ President Theodore Roosevelt established ___ formal name by having «The White House» engraved on ___ his stationery in ___ 1901.

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The White House (2)

John Adams became the first president to take residence ___ the building ___ November 1, 1800. ___ 1814 ___ the War of 1812, much ___Washington, D.C., was set alight ___ British troops, and the White House was gutted. Popular legend holds that ___ the rebuilding ___ the structure white paint was applied to mask the burn damage it had suffered, giving the building its namesake hue. This is, however, unfounded as the building had been painted white ___1798. ___ the numerous spoils taken ___ the White House when it was ransacked ___ British troops, only two have been recovered — a painting of George Washington, rescued by then-first lady Dolley Madison, and a jewelry box returned ___ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ___1939___ a Canadian who said his grandfather had taken it ___ Washington. The majority ___ bounty was lost when a fleet ___ British ships en route ___Halifaxsank ___ Prospect during a storm

The White House was designated a National Historic Landmark ___ December 19, 1960.

Very few people realize the size ___ the White House, since much ___ it is ___ ground or otherwise minimized ___ landscaping. ___ fact, the White House has 6 stories, 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms, 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, 3 elevators, 5 full-time chefs, 5,000 visitors a day, a tennis court, a bowling lane, a movie theater, a jogging track, a swimming pool.

It is also one ___ the first government buildings in Washington that was made wheelchair-accessible, ___ modifications having been made ___ the presidency ___ Franklin D. Roosevelt, who needed to use a wheelchair as a result ___ polio. ___ the 1990s Hillary Rodham Clinton, ___ the suggestion ___ Visitors Office Director Melinda N. Bates, approved the addition ___ a ramp ___ the East Wing corridor. It allowed easy wheelchair access ___ the public tours and special events that enter through the secure entrance building ___ the east side.

Every presidential family has made changes ___ the decor ___ the White House, some subtle, others more profound and controversial. ___ the 1990s, ___ example, President and Mrs. Clinton had some ___ the rooms recast ___ ArkansasdecoratorKaki Hockersmith; the result, though presumably inspired ___ the Kennedy years, was unveiled ___ general derision.