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Number 10 is neither a small nor a particularly hospitable dwelling. It is two 17th century houses joined together by a narrow
Number 10 is neither a small nor a particularly hospitable dwelling. It is two 17th century houses joined together by a narrow
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Number 10 is neither a small nor a particularly hospitable dwelling. It is two 17th century houses joined together by a narrow corridor. Once inside, one rapidly realizes the house has three separate functions: the office of the head of the British government; a place to entertain the grandest of guests; and a private home for the Prime Minister and his family.
Stanley Baldwin’s experience of sleeping in an airless corridor in the thirties was sufficient to persuade his successor, Neville Chamberlain (1937--1940), that a fiat had to be built at the top of the house for the Prime Minister and his family.
Second World War bombs started falling before the Churchills could settle in. The final straw was when a bomb landed while Churchills was having dinner. He had a forecasting and went into the kitchen to warn the staff to take shelter. Seconds later a bomb landed on the grass outside, killing others nearby but none in Number 10.
When Churchill returned to power in 1951, they lived in the second floor flat. Churchill remained as eccentric as ever in his working hours: he would announce in the evening whether it would be a "one or two girl night", depending on how much dictation he planned to give.
Harold Wilson’s wife, Mary, felt even less at home in Number 10 in the sixties. In fact, she positively disgusted living there and having to share her husband with his office work and omnipresent aide, Marcia Williams.
James and Audrey Callaghan moved into Number 10 in April 1976. Audrey was the first wife of a Labor Prime Minister in history to enjoy living at Number 10. She was accustomed in the State Rooms and in the relative tranquility of their "flat at the top". Her husband was one of the most methodical of Prime Ministers. One aide said: "He considered being Prime Minister like being an athlete--there was a duty to be fit".
How many people who ever lived in Number 10 were mentioned in the text?
选项
A、Five.
B、Six.
C、Four.
D、Seven.
答案
A
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