Exercise 1 - Read a text about an unusual home. Choose the correct form of the verb.

Home is where you make it!
Frank Webb has a most unusual house, a former ladies lavatory in Kew,
south-west London.

As soon as Frank heard that someone ___1___ to sell the ladies´ loo,

he wanted it. He was sure that he ___2___ make the building, which ___3___ next to

the famous gardens at Kew, into a beautiful home. Now he's very busy-

he ___4___ it into a one bedroom house.

´ It might seem rather odd to want to live in a place which was used to being ___5___, ´

he said, ´ but I ___6___ it's really beautiful. ´

He ___7___ two years ago, and he needed somewhere to live. He knew he ___8___

something small and unique. ´A friend of mine ___9___ me about it.

I think she ___10___ , but it was exactly what I ___11___ for. ´

He is 57. His 25 year- old daughter, Kathy, ___12___ the place, too. She ___13___ her

father with the work for the past few weeks as she has been on holiday. He advises visitors

not to go to the kitchen. ´ It ___14___ at the moment, and it looks awful. ´

Since he bought the lavatory, several ladies ___15___ on the door, wanting to use it.

He lets them use his own bathroom. When he first saw the building, it ___16___

for several years, so it was in quite a mess.

It ___17___ in 1905. It is very solid, so he ___18___ to do any work on the walls or

roof. He ___19___ £ 60,000 for it a year ago, and since then he ___20___ an extra £20,000

putting in an upper floor the bedroom.
´ I like the thought that my home has a history, ´ he says with great pride.