Question

Read the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (27-32). There are two choices you do not need to use. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.


The Smallest Dwellings in the World

27 in the UK, there is a two-floor house of 28 square feet. The first storey has a bedroom and a shower, and the second floor has a living room and a kitchen. It is assumed that only one person In live in the house, though currently a nice young couple of farmers is renting it. What is more, the use has an orchard in the backyard.

28 The appearance of the smallest building in Salzburg with a facade of only one and a half meters wide has a connection to an ancient romantic story. A girl agreed to marry her lover only when had his own dwelling. The young man was very poor but resourceful, and he placed his house in the ace between two existing houses. As a result, there was a place for an oven and three chairs, which rved as a tiny bed for the family.

29 A one-meter-wide and ten-meter-tall house was built in Brazil. The house had three floors, with two living rooms, three bedrooms, a kitchen and a veranda. At the beginning of the building, the al authorities wanted to ban construction but changed their minds. Nowadays, this multi-storey house one of the main tourist attractions of the city.
30 Perhaps one of the smallest houses in the world is in the United States. Its area is only 6 square meters. It has a kitchen with a fridge, a shower and a sleeping area located in the attic. The house comes with a special platform trailer for transportation, hence the owner can easily move from one location to another.


31 The residents of Amsterdam are never tired of repeating that this is the smallest building in their city. However, this is not entirely true. The fact is that the rise of the building tax on the house directly depended on the width of the facade. That's why the ingenious owner built a complete house with a facade of 1 meter 1 centimeter, which, in fact, is just an entrance.


32 Not exactly a house, but this small round concrete thing is actually a hotel room in the hotel called <

Which dwelling


A was built in order to pay less money to the authorities


B probably needs to be booked a long way in advance


C was a condition of marriage


D has a facility to grow fruit and berries


E can be easily moved to another place


F despite being the smallest one has a real tiny bed


G provides the opportunity to grow fresh vegetables in the backyard


H is a must-see place for travellers

Answer 1

27)D. has a facility to grow fruit and berries
28)C. was a condition of marriage
29)H. is a must-see place for travelers
30)E. can be easily moved to another place
31)A. was built in order to pay less money to the authorities
32)B. probably needs to be booked a long way in advance