Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank

III. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.

Country style homes (1)__________ mostly likely an update of the popular “Colonial style”. The colonial home (2)_________ – you guessed it – influenced by 18th  (3)___________colonists bringing European styles with them. They’re probably (4)______________ recognizable for featuring two windows (5)___________ either side of the front door and five windows on top (6)__________ the middle window directly above the door. Country houses aspire to be warm (7)____________ inviting. They generally have wide porches, shutters, dormers, and wood detailing, according (8)_____________ Snider.

1. A. to be                              B. am                             C. is                               D. are

2. A. am                                  B. is                               C. are                             D. be

3. A. month                            B. year                           C. decade                      D. century

4. A. most                              B. more                         C. least                          D. little

5. A. at                                    B. in                               C. on                              D. with

6. A. with                               B. from                          C. to                               D. among

7. A. either                             B. neither                      C. and                            D. or

8. A. over                               B. to                               C. with                           D. at