Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s．It stands by the River Byer, in twenty—five hectares(公顷)of the best farmland in the southwest．

The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods(野外)parties．Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room．

The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms(浴室), two living—rooms, and a dining—room with a real Adam fireplace．Its library has a good view over the park and the river．All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors．

At the back of the house there is room for four cars．The third Foulsham once kept there．In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s．

If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to：

Harvey．Platt, Longford ＆Son

6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside．

1．Foulsham House is ______．

A．an old farm house

B．a 25—house for people to come to listen to its story

C．a large house for people to come to listen to its story

D．a house with a history of nearly two hundred years

2．We learn from the reading that ______．

A．Smithson built the house for wild wood parties

B．many important people had been to Foulsham House

C．George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties here

D．the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea

3．The sentence 'Its library has a good view over the park and the river, ' means '______'．

A．The park and the river can be seen clearly from the library

B．The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wall

C．The library was built in the park by the river

D．Books about the park and the river can be read in the library

4．Which of the following is true?

A．The 3rd Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house．

B．The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house．

C．The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go．

D．There is some parking behind the house．

5．We can infer(推断) that Harvey ______．

A．wants the house to meet the needs of modern life

B．wants people to know the history of the house

C．wants to sell the house

D．wants some money to make the house meet today's needs

KEY: 1.D   2.B   3.A   4.D   5.C