Question

The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river connecting Manhattan Island to Brooklyn is truly a

miracle bridge. In 1863, a creative engineer named John Roebling...............(1) (inspire) by an

idea for this spectacular bridge. However, bridge-building experts throughout the world told him

to forget it; it could not ………... (2) (do).

Roebling ………...... (3) (convince) his son, Washington, who was a young engineer, that the

bridge could be built. The two of them developed the concepts of how it could ………… (4)

(accomplish) and how the obstacles could be overcome.

The project was only a few months under construction when a tragic accident on the

site............... (5) (take) the life of John Roebling and severely injured his son, Washington.

Washington............... (6) (leave) with permanent brain damage and was unable to talk or walk.

Everyone………...... (7) (feel) that the project would ................. (8) (scrap) since the Roeblings

were the only ones who ……….. (9) (know) how the bridge could be built.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. inspired
2. done
3. conviced
4. accomplished
5. took
6. left
7. felt
8. scraped
9. knew

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Answer 2

The Brooklyn Bridge that spans the river connecting Manhattan Island to Brooklyn is truly a

miracle bridge. In 1863, a creative engineer named John Roebling _inspired_ (1) by an idea for this spectacular bridge. However, bridge-building experts throughout the world told him to forget it; it could not be _done_ (2) .

Roebling _CONVINCED_ (3) his son, Washington, who was a young engineer, that the bridge could be built. The two of them developed the concepts of how it could _be accomplished_ (4) and how the obstacles could be overcome.
The project was only a few months under construction when a tragic accident on the site _took_ (5) the life of John Roebling and severely injured his son, Washington. 
Washington _LEFT_ (6) with permanent brain damage and was unable to talk or walk. 
Everyone _FELT_ (7) that the project would _SCRAPPED_ (8) since the Roeblings were the only ones who _KNEW_ (9) how the bridge could be built.