THE PURPOSE OF THE PASSAGE IS TO .A.EXPLAIN HOW LAKE VOSTOK WAS DISCO...

Câu 37: The purpose of the passage is to .A.explain how Lake Vostok was discoveredB.discuss future plans for Lake VostokC.provide satellite data concerning AntarcticaD.present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica's geographyRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 45.The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for GeorgeWashington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President andMrs.John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the WhiteHouse was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the mainstaircasewas incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yardwas merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. ThomasJefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and addednew architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison wasforced to leave.All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completelydestroyed.It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able tomove into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has beencontinuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president.