Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Today, the Eiffel Tower, which serves an important role in television and radio broadcasts, is considered an architectural wonder. It attracts more visitors than any other paid tourist attraction in the world. The Eiffel Tower was designed by the French engineer and bridge builder Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exposition of 1889. The tower is 300 m high and consists of an open iron framework making it the highest manmade structure in the world at the time. It was almost not built. After being awarded the contract to build the tower, Eiffel discovered that the Exposition Committee would only provide about a quarter of the money needed to construct it. Eiffel himself would have to finance the balance. He thought of a deal that would make him a very rich man. He agreed to independently find the people to fund his tower but he wanted to be the only one to control of the tower and he wanted the profits for twenty years. They agreed. To everyone's surprise, including Eiffel, the tower was paid off in the first year. The deal that Eiffel came up with was probably what saved the tower from destruction. A Committee of Three Hundred was formed and they demanded an end to its building. Many members of the committee said, "They have only put up the framework of this monument, It has no skin." Many sculptors and architects protested , in the name of threatened French art and history, about the useless Eiffel Tower, in the heart of their capital. It is built of iron, which is an inferior material, and a single beam of it is unable to support large stresses. That is why the tower appears over-engineered by today's standards. Though, from this very weakness, its simple beauty can be found. If you look at the tower, the structure of it sort of copies the biological cellular structure of a plant. Question: What was the Eiffel Tower originally designed for? - Television and radio broadcasting industries. - A Paris Exposition. - Promoting the tourism industry. - Displaying a special framework structure.
A Paris Exposition.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Two good friends, Sam and Jason, had a car accident. The next morning, Sam woke up but Jason was still unconscious . When Dr. Smith saw Sam awake, he smiled at him and asked, "How are you feeling today?" Sam smiled back and said, "Wonderful! Promise me you won't tell Jason anything." Dr. Smith was moved by Sam's words and said, "You are a very brave man. You know I won't do that. Trust me." Months later Jason recovered. He stopped hanging out with(...)Sam. He felt unhappy to spend time with a disabled person like Sam. Sam was lonely and heartbroken. One day Sam died in despair . When Jason was on his burial , Dr. Smith gave Sam's letter to him. The letter read, "Dear Jason, I have kept my promise to give you my eyes if anything had happened to them. Now there is nothing more that I can do. You will see through my eyes that you will always be my best friend ... Sam." When he finished reading, Dr. Smith added, "I had promised Sam to keep it a secret." Jason stood there with tears on his face. Question: Why did Jason stop hanging out with Sam? - He recovered but still couldn't move freely. - He felt upset to be with a disabled man like Sam. - He just found another friend. - He didn't know what had happened to Sam.
He felt upset to be with a disabled man like Sam.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door , she nearly tripped over Sheba. "Hey, Sheba," she said, "I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club." Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet . When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office. "Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?" "Sure." said the doctor. Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring. "This is Dr. Sterne," said an anxious voice. "I want you to get out of that house immediately, "said the doctor's voice. "I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!" At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived. "Where's Sheba? Is she OK?" shouted Joanne. "She's fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she's OK now. " Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white--faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him. "My God, " said Joanne, "how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?" "I think he must be a burglar." said the doctor. "I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba's throat:it turned out to be three human fingers." Question: What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30? - To walk her dog. - To see her doctor. - To attend a club meeting. - To play tennis with her friends.
To attend a club meeting.
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The apartments for sales,40 minutes' walk to the gold coast beach, on the ground floor is a private patio , fully fitted kitchen, resting room with feature fireplace and a second reception room which could be used as a dinning room or third downstairs bedroom. On the first floor are two double bedrooms, one of which leads onto a sunny terrace , fully tiled bathroom with bath and shower. The property is in excellent condition throughout and is ready to move straight into Sky TV, telephone and broadband are connected. Status: Available Price: EURC/115,000 Telephone: 00351-981888988 Location: Mollina Malaga Province Spain Apartment furnished for sale at an unbelievable price. The apartment is part of a small complex with swimming pool and a public resting-room with TV, relaxing area, changing areas, etc. The apartment is on the market fully furnished, air conditioning, with good environment to all divisions of the apartment. If you are thinking _ the rental market while the property is empty during the year, this property could be your best bet at the best possible price. Number of Bedrooms: 2 Status: Available Price: EURC/147,000 Telephone: 00331-961777017 Location: Sao Leiria Portugal Nice villa for sale. The villa has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. Beach at walking distance. Outside there is a swimming pool. The villa is just outside inland coast in a small villa of 20 houses. Status: Available Price: EURC/340,000 Telephone: 04811-961999018 Location: Inland Costal Area Question: The apartments in the first advertisement have the following advantages Except _ . - the rest room has a fire fireplace - the bathroom has bath and shower - the apartments are ready to move straight into - it has a public resting-room with TV
it has a public resting-room with TV
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