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Claudie Dubreuil, a Canadian woman, has built a very special house out of four sea containers (集装箱) that cost only 3,000 euro per container. What she made out of them is absolutely beautiful. And what she managed to make out of four simple sea containers is exceptional! We’d definitely like a home like this, how about you?
As a general contractor (总承包人), Canadian Claudie Dubreuil makes a nice living out of building apartments and traditional wood houses. Unfortunately, building these types of houses didn’t provide her with enough of a creative challenge. So, when it came to designing and building her own house, she didn’t choose the familiar option. Instead, she picked a very special and creative approach to her new home.
Claudie decided to design a home based on metal sea containers. With this decision, she didn’t choose the easiest route. In fact, she met with a lot of obstacles during building her house. For example, it was very difficult to find an engineer who had the resources and abilities to cut through the sea containers and to install doors and windows in them. She was turned down by four different engineers before finding one that was willing to work with her. Luckily, she did find someone who dared to take on the project in the end. And the result is amazing! Her home turned out absolutely beautiful and it’s eco-friendly as well.
We love what Claudie did with her home! It looks so modern that you can hardly recognise the sea containers, though she left some special pieces of wall the way they were.
21.How much does the special house cost at least?
A.3,000 euro. B.12,000 euro. C.6,000 euro. D.9,000 euro.
22.Why did Claudie decide to design a sea-container house?
A.She was on a tight budget.
B.She was skilled at it.
C.She wanted a special and creative house.
D.She couldn’t find other building materials.
23.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “obstacles” in paragraph 3?
A.difficulties B.differences C.pleasure D.puzzlement
