Question

America's presidents have had to make many important decisions during their terms in office. They made many of these important choices in the famous Oval Office. The Oval Office is the private office of the President of the United States of America. Located in the West Wing of the White House, the Oval Office represents the power and responsibility of the president.
2 Before President Howard Taft built the original Oval Office, most presidents living in the White House did their work in the room that is now called the Lincoln Bedroom. In 1909, President Taft built the first Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. Taft built the office because he wanted his staff to have a center from which they could all work. A fire in the West Wing damaged the original Oval Office in 1929. President Herbert Hoover, however, restored the office after the fire. When Franklin Roosevelt became president, he moved the Oval Office to a different section of the West Wing so he could easily enter the office in his wheelchair. President Roosevelt completed the modern Oval Office in 1934, and it has stayed in the same place ever since.
What is the most likely reason the author includes paragraph 2 in the passage?

A) to introduce the topic
B) to summarize the main idea
C) to generate the reader’s interest
D) to provide background information

Answer 1

D)Although the structure of the office has remained the same, each president has decorated the office in his own way.

I think the answer is D because:

"Located in the West Wing of the White House, the Oval Office represents the power and ^responsibility of the president...Although the structure of the office has remained the same, each president has decorated the office in his own way. The style of the room often changes when a new president takes office. The first Oval Office had green drapes and carpeting. Since then, the drapes and carpeting have been many different colors. Presidents also change the arrangement and types of furniture in the office."

It shows that the president will have have the choice and it's his responsibility to decorate the Oval office.

"The Oval Office is a symbol of the president and will interest the public for generations to come."

The oval office is a symbol of the president, which means that it shows how the president lives and the president's style.

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Answer 2

D) to provide background information