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Few man-made structures are more famous than the Statue of Liberty. The noble, goddess-like face,
the long, flowing Roman robe, the spiky crown, and the large tablet are all features of the ___(1)__ that
people around the world can easily identify*.
Another part of the statue most people recognize, _(2)____ they might not know the full story behind
it, is the giant golden torch Lady Liberty holds in her right hand. When the idea for the statue was initially
proposed in France, it was in fact this flame__(3) first arrived in New York City. The project organizer
actually displayed it in Madison Square Park as early as 1876 (4) local funding for the project. This
would help pay for the massive* base (5) the proposed figure's feet stand on, while France covered
the cost of the actual statue. Eventually, efforts to raise money went__(6)__ well that the project could go
ahead as planned. The entire statue could thus be completed, shipped, and assembled* within a decade,
just in time for the hundredth anniversary* of America's independence (7)__Britain.
A century later, Lady Liberty underwent* some renovations*, during which workers____(8)_ the old
torch (8) the statue. They then installed a new one _(9)___ gold leaf on its surface. This has lit the
way to (10)__ ever since. And long may it burn!
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assemble
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念日 undergo 經歷 renovation 翻修
(B) (1)(A) celebration (B) statue (C) globe (D) slave
C) (2)(A) as soon as (B) as though (C) even though (D) not until
(3)(A) when (B) that (C) what (D) who
(4)(A) by collecting (B) of collection (C) in collecting (D) to collect
(5)(A) that (B) who
whom (D) where
(C) even
(D) so
(C) into (D) upon
(B) represented; with (C) removed; from (D) attracted; from
(6)(A) also (B) such
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( ) (8)(A) celebrated; with
() (9)(A) with (B)in (C) like (D) to
(13) (10) (A) treatment (B) tourism (C) slavery (D) freedom
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