OUR HOMES: NOW AND THEN

Everyone needs a home where they feel sheltered and safe. Today we live (11) ........... modern flats and
houses, which have air-conditioning to keep us cool, and heating to keep us (12) ........... There is electricity for
lighting and supplies of gas or oil for the heating. Hot and cold water (13) ........... from the taps and dirty water
disappears (14) ........... the drains. Many of our homes have balconies or gardens.
In the past, people made their homes from (15) ........... that they found nearby. When we look at different
houses we can tell how old they are from the materials used and the way they were built.
It was different long (16) ..........., people did not have water in their homes (17) ........... there were no
electric lights. To keep warm, they sometimes made (18) ........... inside their homes. With a fire started they
(19) ........... also cook their food and heat water.
11. A. on B. for C. in D. with
12. A. hot B. light C. warm D. safe
13. A. flows B. finds C. flies D. floats
14. A. up B. towards C. on D. down
15. A. places B. materials C. parts D. money
16. A. back B. then C. ago D. time
17. A. and B. because C. if D. until
18. A. flames B. food C. fires D. furnaces
19. A. should B. could C. must D. will