In Britain, the climate is not very good. There are very few hot days and it rains a lot. Because of this, people spend a lot of time at home. Generally, British homes have a lot of furniture in them, carpets on the floors and heavy curtains.

Many houses in Britain are old. Many of them are over one hundred years old. Often, they do not have enough insulation and the heat goes out through the windows, the doors and up the chimney.

Because of the climate, people in Britain have to send a lot of money on heating. Many houses have special system called “central heating”. The heats all the rooms and, at the same time, heats the hot water. Houses without central heating often have gas, electric or coal fires. The rooms in  most British houses are quite small.

New houses are much better. They have two layers of glass in the windows to stop the heat going out.

1. 1. Why do British people spend a lot of time at home ?
2. Because the climate is not very good. B. Because they don’t know where to go
3. Because the climate is very good. D. Because they want to stay at home
4. 2. The heat goes out of the houses through
5. the windows , the doors and up the chimney B. the windows and up the chimney
6. the doors and up the chimney D. the walls and up the chimney
7. 3. Because of _________ , people in Britain have to spend a lot of money on heating
8. cold weather                                           B. cool weather   
9. hot weather                                 D. bad weather
10. Houses without central heating often have__________
11. only coal fires                        B. gas or coal fires          
12. electric or coal fires                            D. gas , electric or coal fires.
13. 5. New houses usually have__________ in the windows to stop the heat going out.
14. only layer of glass B. two layers of glass     
15. three layers of glass                                          D. two or three layers of glass