Read the passages and choose the best answer to each of the following questions

One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France. The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete. The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel. Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an island at the entrance of New York Harbour. By 1884, a statue which was 151 feet tall, had been first erected in Paris. The following year, it was taken to pieces and sent to America. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi. Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.

1. The Statue of Liberty……………….

            A. is the most famous monument in the world                  

            B. was designed and constructed by the American sculptors 

            C. is located in the centre of New York                   

            D. is among the most famous monuments in the world

      2. The Statue of Liberty …………….

           A. was sent to America in 1884                             B. was sent to America in 1885

           C. was sent to America in 1886                             D. was never sent to America

      3. The Statue of Liberty…………………….

          A. was sold to the USA by the French people       

          B. was given to the American people as a present by the French people

          C. was presented to the USA in the 18th century by the people of France

          D. was designed and constructed according to the order placed by the French 

      4. The Statue of Liberty was first erected………….....

           A. in New York                         B. on an island at the entrance of New York Harbour

     C. in Paris                                 D. in Eiffel Tower

     5. The Statue of Liberty was made of ………………….

           A. copper                                         B. copper with metal framework     

           C. concrete                                       D. concrete with metal framework

In the waters around New York City is a very small island called Librety 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 Auguste 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 buillt 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.

PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION (6pts)

A. Read the passage and choose the best answers. (2pts)

The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell

In America, two monuments symbolize the ideal of freedom that the country holds dear. The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell represent freedom in different ways. The Statue of Liberty brings about feelings of hope for freedom to immigrants who enter the USA. The Liberty Bell commemorates the struggle for freedom that marks America’s past.

In the past, the Statue of Liberty was the first thing people saw when their boats approached America. The statue stands over 45 meters tall. It was given as a gift to the United States in 1885 by France. The date was chosen to mark the centennial of the establishment of the United States.

The sculpture is made of copper. The internal structure was designed by Gustave Eiffel, who also designed the famous tower bearing his name in Paris. The statue is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. In her right hand Lady Liberty holds a torch. It is meant to light the way of freedom across the land. In her left hand she holds a tablet with the date 1776 inscribed on it. This is to commemorate the year America declared its independence from Great Britain. It is possible to go inside the statue. Many people enjoy climbing the stairs to enter her head and torch.

The Liberty Bell is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is most famous for being rung on July 8, 1776. It was rung to summon citizens for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was also rung in 1774 to announce the opening of the first Continental Congress. Inside the bell is cast an inscription from the Bible’s Leviticus 25:10. This passage states, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” The Liberty Bell was originally cast in 1752. It got its famous crack in 1753 the first time it was rung.

In 1965, the FBI uncovered a plot by terrorists to destroy the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell. But these attacks on the symbols of freedom were quickly stopped.

1. The word commemorates in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________.

A. celebrates

B. commences

C. destroys

D. claims

2. The word her in the passage refers to ____________.

A. the Liberty Bell

B. the famous tower

C. the statue

D. America

3. According to the passage, why did France give the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

A. To pay off a debt.

B. To build up the friendship between both countries.

C. To make New York Harbor look nicer.

D. To celebrate the hundred-year birthday of America.

4. When is the Liberty Bell most famous for being rung?

A. On July 4, 1776.

B. On July 8, 1776.

C. On December 25, 1776.

D. On January 1, 1776.

5. Who intended to attack the symbols of freedom?

A. Gustave Eiffel.

B. Citizens.

C. The FBI.

D. Terrorists.

True or False

Today,when English is one of the major languages in the world, it requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is relatively recent thing-that in Shakespeare's time,for example,only a few million people spoke,and the language was not thought to be very important by the other nations of Europe,and was unknown to the rest of the world.

English has become a world language because of its establishment as a mother tongue outside England,in all the continents of the world. This exporting of English began in the seventeenth century,with the first settlements in the United States,assisted by massive immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,that has given the English language its present standing in the world.

1. English was spoken by a few million people in Shakespeare's time.......

2. It is considered as a mother language outside England.......

3. English was spoken in North America in the seventeenth century.........

4. Most of the immigration in the USA do not speak English.............

7. ____ entering the hall, he found everyone wiating for him

A. At

B. Of

C. With

D. On

8. Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office

A. She did not want to make him angry, so she left

B. He would not have been so angry if she had not left

C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office

D. She left office when she saw her leaving the office

9. Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, _____

A. the United States was given the Statue of Liberty by the people of France

B. the people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States

C. the French people presented the United States with a gift, the Statue of Liberty

D. the Statue of Liberty was give to the United States by the people of France

10. ______ him speak English, you would take him for an Englishman

A. Hear

B. Heard

C. To hear

D. To have been heard

1. While all birds are alike in that they have feathers and lay eggs, ___great differences among them in terms of size, structure, and color.

a. to be

b. but are

c. if there are

d. there are

2. Not only___places of beauty, they serve scientific and educational purposes as well.

a. are botanical gardens

b. botanical gardens to be

c. botanical gardens are

d. to be botanical gardens

3. ___are a form of carbon has been known since the late eighteenth century.

a. Diamonds

b. because diamonds

c. diamonds, which

d. that diamonds

4. Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholde,___.

a. the United States was given the Statue of Liberty by the people of France

b. The people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States.

c. the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by the people of France.

d. the Franch people presented the United States with a gift, the Statue of liberty.

5. If you want to catch the last train, it's time you (leave).

a. had left

b. left

c. are leaving

d. should leave

6. We can't consider (buy) a new house before (sell) the old one.

a. buying-selling

b. to buy-selling

c. buying-having sold

d. Both A and B are correct

VIII. Read the following passage and then answer True or False. (1 pt)

The Statue of Liberty is situated in New York Harbour. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The statue has 300 copper pieces. They were transported to America on a ship. In 1886, the statue was the tallest iron structure ever built. From the ground to the top, it measures 93 metres. Lady Liberty holds a torch in one hand and a tablet in the other. On the tablet is the date of America’s first Independence Day, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is a symbol of freedom. Approximately four million people visit the statue each year. The statue will be celebrating its 130^th birthday in October 2016.

1. The Statue of Liberty is situated in New York Habour.                    _{………………}

2. It has 93 copper pieces.                                                                           _{………………}

3. People transpoted the statue to America by plane.                              _{………………}

4. The Statue of Liberty is 130 years old in October 2016.                  _{………………}

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question. 

Although social changes in the United States were being wrought throughout most of the nineteenth–century, public awareness of the changes increased to new levels in the 1890's. The acute, growing public awareness of the social changes that had been taking place for some time was tied to tremendous growth in popular journalism in the late nineteenth century, including growth in quantity and circulation of both magazines and newspapers. These developments, in addition to the continued growth of cities, were significant factors in the transformation of society from one characterized by relatively isolated self–contained communities into an urban, industrial nation. The decade of the 1870's, for example, was a period in which the sheer number of newspapers doubled, and by 1880 the New York Graphic had published the first photographic reproduction in a newspaper, portending a dramatic rise in newspaper readership. Between 1882 and 1886 alone, the price of daily newspapers dropped from four cents a copy to one cent, made possible in part by a great increase in demand. Furthermore, the introduction in 1890 of the first successful linotype machine promised even further growth. In 1872 only two daily newspapers could claim a circulation of over 100,000, but by 1892 seven more newspapers exceeded that figure. A world beyond the immediate community was rapidly becoming visible. 

But it was not newspapers alone that were bringing the new awareness to people in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Magazines as they are known today began publication around 1882, and, in fact, the circulation of weekly magazines exceeded that of newspapers in the period which followed. By 1892, for example, the circulation of the Ladies' Home Journal had reached an astounding 700,000. An increase in book readership also played a significant part in this general trend. For example, Edward Bellamy's utopian novel, Looking Backward, sold over a million copies in1888, giving rise to the growth of organizations dedicated to the realization of Bellamy's vision of the future. The printed word, unquestionably, was intruding on the insulation that had characterized United States society in an earlier period.

What does the author mean by the statement "A world beyond the immediate community was rapidly becoming visible" in paragraph 1?

A. The United Slates exported newspapers to other countries

B. Photographs made newspapers more interesting

C. Communities remained isolated despite the growth of popular journalism

D. People were becoming increasingly aware of national and international issues

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One of the most (0) famous statue in the world stands on Ellis island New York harbor. This statue (1).........., of course, the statue of Liberty is a (2)............. who holds a torch up high (3).......... can go inside the statue. The statue is so (4).............. that as many as twelve people can stand inside the Torch. Many (5)............. people can stand in other parts of the (6)....................... The staute (7)................... 225 tons and is 306 feet tall. It was a (8)............. to the United from the people oof France