Question 7: It’s very _______ in here by the fire during the winter. A. cozy B. traditional C. stylish D. remote Question 8: The estate agent assured us that we could _______ the house at any time. A. overlook B. look over C. oversee D. see through Question 9: My daughter has just bought this enormous _______ in the country. It’s so quiet, the nearest neighbors are half a mile away. A. detached house B. block of flats C. semi-detached house D. terraced house Question 10: It’s a great place to live apart from the increasing volume of _______ that passes under my windows every day. A. transport B. vehicles C. circulation D. traffic Question 11: The main disadvantage to our house is that the only _______ to the garden is through the bathroom. A. passage B. doorway C. access D. communication Question 12: He bought the cottage _______ renovating it and then selling at a large profit. A. with the target of B. his goal being C. aiming to D. with a view to Question 13: It took me a while to settle _______ to my new home, but now I love it! A. down B. in C. for D. up Question 14: For such an old house, it is in excellent _______. A. form B. state C. condition D. shape Question 15: We are going to _______ our house by building another room on to it. A. develop B. extend C. spread D. stretch Question 16: The _______ charged by the architect for the plans of the new building were unusually high. A. fees B. hire C. price D. sum Question 17: The agents didn’t _______ letting all the new flats before the block was completed. A. bargain B. suspect C. expect D. foresee Question 18: The _______ outside the house said: “PRIVATE”. A. advice B. notice C. threat D. label Question 19: When you build a house you must start by laying the _______. A. attic B. basement C. foundations D. cellar Question 20: The _______ of the house were dug in March and the roof was on by July. A. basements B. foundations C. scaffolds D. ground floors Question 21: The house is old and it’s in bad _______. A. state B. damage C. situation D. condition Question 22: It finally _______ home to me that it was time to buy a place of my own. A. came B. arrived C. hit D. reached Question 23: She was keen to _______ the house to its original condition. A. rebuild B. renew C. restore D. renovate