Question 24: We could have provided him with a detached house but he _______ asked for a small flat. A. specifically B. solely C. decidedly D. strongly Question 25: The best person to approach if you are house-hunting is an estate _______. A. official B. clerk C. agent D. representative Question 26: The Housing Committee has decided to give _______ to young married couples with children. A. preferment B. priority C. prestige D. presentation Question 27: Homeless families _______ the empty houses and started to renovate and redecorate them. A. homed B. moved C. tenanted D. squatted Question 28: They are _______ their house because they need more bedrooms. A. extending B. adding C. increasing D. growing Question 29: Next summer, we’re _______ a swimming pool built in our back garden. A. deciding B. having C. letting D. making Question 30: The _______ built onto the back of the house provided valuable extra space. A. development B. enlargement C. growth D. extension Question 31: The total bill for the repairs to the house _______ to more than £10,000. A. added B. amounted C. became D. totaled Question 32: My wife and I are jointly responsible for the _______ of the house. A. upkeep B. onset C. outlook D. outlay Question 33: All their money is _______ up in the new house they have bought. A. connected B. tied C. limited D. limited Question 34: Mr. Hopkins is going to have his old family mansion _______. The building lost its glamour after his ancestors died several years ago. A. recovered B. resumed C. restored D. revived Question 35: He refused to sell his house at the low _______ offered. A. expense B. sale C. money D. figure