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In the waters around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most (1) _______ sights in the world.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift (2) _______ the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French (3) _______ named Fredric Augusta Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Liberty, of course, (4) _______ freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to (5)
_______ the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S independence from England. The statue was built in France, (6) _______ apart piece by piece, and the rebuilt in the United States. It was opened to the (7) _______ on October 28, 1886.
(8) _______ you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the (9) _______ to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful (10) _______of the city of New York.
1. A. well-known B. celebrated C. famous D. notorious
2. A. from B. by C. of D. for
3. A. sculpture B. sculptor C. carver D. potter
4. A. indicates B. points out C. clarifies D. means
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5. A. organize B. commemorate C. celebrate D. hold
6. A. taken B. brought C. broken D. torn
7. A. humans B. crowd C. people D. public
8. A. So B. Like C. As D. Thus
9. A. surface B. ground C. soil D. level
10. A. sight B. view C. scene D. scenes
Answers:
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. A
Exercise 7: Choose the best option for each blank.
A large-scale (1)... has been done by advertisers on the spending habits of today’s teenagers. It has come up with some fascinating results. Girls across Europe ranging in age from 15 to 18 were interviewed. The researchers (2)... that these girls want to be successful and sophisticated and are willing to spend vast (3)... of money to (4)... the look they want — when they have the money, that is! Feeling confident is the most important factor when it (5)... to buying clothes. Another interesting piece of information (6)... from the study is that German teenagers go for clothes that are practical and comfortable, while British and French teenagers are more (7)... about appearance, although they all agreed that the clothes should (8)... them properly. All the girls who were interviewed (9)... for clothes regularly, half of them buying something from a department store or a large clothes shop at least once a month. They also see it as a social activity and (10)... round the shops with their friends is the main way they learn what the latest trends are.
1. A. work B. conclusion C. discovery D. study
2. A. discovered B. invented C. founded D. offered
3. A. numbers B. deals C. sums D. ranges
4. A. become B. succeed C. appear D. achieve
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5. A. goes B. makes C. comes D. brings
6. A. resulting B. obtaining C. providing D. supplying
7. A. concerned B. interested C. regarded D. focused
8. A. approach B. match C. wear D. fit
9. A. buy B. shop C. purchase D. pay
10. A. seeing B. turning C. going D. watching
Answers:
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.A 7 A 8.D 9.B 10.C
Exercise 8: Choose the best option for each blank.
THE LONDON EYE
The London Eye is an attraction not to be missed when visiting London!
The London Eye is the massive Ferris wheel that (1) __________135 meters tall and 120 meters wide on the South bank of the River Thames, near Westminster Bridge and opposite the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
Originally called The Millennium Wheel, the formal opening (2) __________was performed by Tony Blair on the last day of 1999, with the first members of the public riding the wheel (3) __________ March 2000. The wheel took only 16 months to build, and at the time was the tallest observation wheel in the world (two larger wheels have since been built). It remains the tallest wheel in Europe.
Around the wheel are 32 capsules, each representing one London (4) __________.
Each capsule weighs 10 tonnes and carries 25 passengers. As the wheel slowly rotates, taking about 30 minutes to complete one rotation at a (5) __________ of 26 cm per second, visitors can sit or walk around inside the capsules and enjoy marvellous views over London of up to 40 kilometres. Visitors might be able to (6) __________ the Olympic park in Stratford, Big Ben, St Pau’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. On a clear day it is possible to see Windsor Castle. The slow rotation of the wheel means that it can revolve continuously without needing to stop to let people (7) __________.
The London Eye is the most popular paid for attraction in London, with 3.5 million visitors every year. It has already become an (8) __________ London building. The yearly New Year’s Eve fireworks are launched from the base of the London Eye.
1. A. builds B. stands C. holds D. reaches
2. A. celebration B. anniversary C. ceremony D. meeting
3. A. in B. on C. at D. from
4. A. division B. county C. region D. borough
5. A. speed B. length C. distance D. lick
6. A. visit B. spot C. attract D. join
7. A. in and out B. on and on C. off and on D. on and off
8. A. ancient B. historic C. iconic D. official
Answers:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C
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