Read the passage and answer the questions:-
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
Don’t you love getting birthday present? What if your
present was as tall as a 15- storey building? That’s the kind of
birthday gift France gave to the United States on July 4, 1884. It
was the status of liberty.
Lady Liberty, as the statue is often called, is made of copper.
She was modeled after the Roman goddess of liberty. The tablet
in her left hand is inscribed with the date of America's
independence—July 4, 1776. The seven spikes on her crown stand
for the seven continents of the world. The broken chains at her
feet represent freedom. In her right hand, the statue hold a torch
that always remains lit.
The Statue of Liberty stands in the middle of New York
Harbor where millions of people visit her each year. Before the
days of airplanes, immigrants to the United States would travel on
boats to Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The Statue was there to
welcome them to their new home. She soon became a symbol of
the freedom that America offers to everyone who comes here.
A. Answer these questions:
1. What two words in the first paragraph have the same
meanings?
2. According to the text, what are two reasons people travel to
New York Harbor?
3. How did the United States get the statue?
4. When did the United States of America gain its
independence?
5. Why the Statue of Liberty is famous for?
B. Match the words from the passage with their meanings
1. Immigrants- A floor or level of a building or ship.
2. Harbor – A person who comes to a country from another
country in order to permanently settle there.
3. Liberty- A gift, especially one given for any special occasions.
4. Storey- A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land for
ships to anchor.
5. Present- The condition of being free from control or
restrictions.
Answers
Answer:
A.1. The two words that having same meaning. They are -
(i) Present
(ii) Gift
2.(i)Harbor where millions of people visit her each year.
(ii)Before the days of airplanes, immigrants to the United states would travel on boats to Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
3.Birthday gift of france given to the United states on July 4, 1844.
4.The United states of America gain its independence on July 4, 1776
5.Lady Liberty, as the statue is often called, is made of copper. She was modelled after the Roman Goddess of Liberty. So, Statue of liberty is famous for United States.
B.1. Immigrants - A person who comes to a country from another.
2.Harbor - A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land for ships to anchor.
3.Liberty - The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
4.Storey - A Floor or level of a building or ship.
5.Present - A gift, especially one given for any special occasions
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