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The best house that I have ever lived in is Crosslands. I enjoyed living there with my grandparents when I was a child.
As a child, the house seemed so huge to me. It had a lovely living room with a piano in it, and there was a strange room. It was the drawing room. We only used it on Sundays or when visitors came for tea. I used to be interested in this room. Its furniture was better than others, but it was covered with sheets—it was as if all the furniture wore clothes. We couldn't enjoy the beautiful furniture all the time. A few weeks ago, I went back to the house. It has changed a lot since I left. My uncle has modernized it inside and taken away the lovely furniture. And he has knocked a wall down, so the drawing room and the living room have become one big room.
Its old style(风格) is the most beautiful in my heart, though it becomes modern. When I see the house, I know that I can't go back and catch it. But there's still a beautiful memory.
词汇
furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/ n. (可移动的)家具
sheet /ʃiːt/ n. 床单
modernize /ˈmɒdənaɪz/ vt. 使(制度、方法等)现代化
memory /ˈmeməri/ n. 回忆;记忆
句型
1. Its furniture was better than others, but it was covered with sheets—it was as if all the furniture wore clothes. 它的家具比其他的都好,但是上面盖着床单——好像所有的家具都穿着衣服似的。
as if 意为"好像,仿佛",用于引导虚拟语气从句。
2. It has changed a lot since I left. 自从我离开后,它发生了很大变化。
理解
1. When did they use the strange room?

2. Do you have a room with a beautiful memory? Share it with us.

1. They used it on Sundays or when visitors came for tea.
2. 示例：Yes, I do. I have a small bedroom. When I was young, my mom would tell me interesting stories there every night before I went to sleep. That room holds all my warm childhood memories.

1. 本题是细节理解题，可从原文第二段找到关键语句“We only used it on Sundays or when visitors came for tea.”，提取该内容即可得到答案。2. 本题为开放性试题，需结合自身经历，描述一个承载美好回忆的房间即可。