Peopleliveindifferentkindsofhousesintheworld.Usuallyeachhousehasitsownlivingroomsbedroomkitchenandbathroom.Differenthouseshavedifferentnames.Whatarethey?Nowlet’stakealook.Aflatisusuallyinabuilding.There

Question

People live in different kinds of houses in the world. Usually each house has its own living rooms bedroom kitchen and bathroom. Different houses have different names. What are they? Now let’s take a look.

A flat is usually in a building. There are usually many families living in the same flat building. People in a flat building share the same stairs and lift to go up and down.

A townhouse has two floors. In a townhouse the kitchen the living room and dining room are usually on the ground floor and the bedrooms are usually on the first floor.

A farmhouse is a house on a farm. There are many farmers living there. There is a large yard in front of it. There are also some “houses” for cows and hens near the farmhouse. The field is not far from the farmhouse so farmers always go to the field on foot.

A dormitory is a large bedroom in a school and every 4—8 students share one dormitory. They share the same bathroom but each student has his or her own bed. Students can learn how to get along well with each other in a dormitory.

1. How does a person get into his or her flat on the second floor?

A. He or she climbs a ladder to get into it.

B. He or she uses a lift to get into it.

C. He or she climbs a rope (绳) to get into it.

D. He or she uses a plane to get into it.

2.What do people call a two-floor house?

A. A flat.    B. A townhouse.   

C. A farmhouse.    D. A dormitory.

3.Farmers living in farmhouses usually go to the field______.

A. by bike   B. by bus  

C. by car   D. on foot

4.Paul and Stephen live in a dormitory so it’s good for them to learn ______ there.

A. how to make money   B. how to speak English

C. how to get along with others   D. how to sing a song

5. The writer tells us ______ kinds of houses.

A. four   B. five  

C. six   D. seven

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A