Read the following text and answer the questions 1-2.
The French
Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was assigned to design and complete a
sculpture within 1876, so that it could be a gift for the Americans on the
occasion of celebrating the hundred years of the American Declaration of
Independence. The statue was a joint venture between the USA France USA
Raising money for
the pedestal was completed in August 1885. The construction of the pedestal was
finished in April 1886. In
the meantime, France New York Isere ’ in 1885. While transporting the statue, it was
split up into 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates.
It took four
months to put the Statue together and place it on the pedestal. Thousands of
people saw the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty on October 28th 1886 .
It was a centennial gift ten years late.
The Freedom that the
Statue stands for is not stationary. The broken chain wrapped around her
feet, sticking out from the bottom of her robe, symbolizes her free
forward movement, enlightening the world with her torch, free from oppression
and slavery.
The Statue's original torch was the first
part constructed in 1876. It was replaced by a new copper torch covered in 24K
gold leaf in 1984. The torch is lighted by flood light at night. The original
torch is currently located in the lobby of the monument. Access to the torch
has been closed since 1916.
From October 28, 2011 , on her 125th anniversary, the
Statue of Liberty was named “Liberty Enlightening the World Wide Web.”
The credit goes to a series of new web cams placed around her torch.
Several amazing views will be just a click of a mouse away. On clear days,
three cameras provide unobstructed scenes and views. Two cameras provide an
ultra wide-angle interactive view of the famous golden torch. The remaining
camera looks downwards towards the crown of The Statue of Liberty, her face,
the tablet she is holding from your computer or smart phone. So a person can
have access to the web cam’s live feed of The Statue of Liberty from anywhere
in the world.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) What does the word ‘assemble’
in para 1 mean?
(i)
disperse (ii)
congregate
(iii)
dismantle (iv)
split
(b) What was true about the
centennial gift?
(i) People
wanted the gift for ten years.
(ii) It
took ten years to make the gift.
(iii) It
was completed after ten years of its due date.
(iv) The gift was delayed due to its transportation
problem.
(c) Which of the following statement is true according to
the text?
(i) The Statue
of Liberty USA
(ii) The Statue
is connected to the Internet.
(iii) The torch
of the Statue was fully made of gold.
(iv) The Statue was in completely
set form during transportation.
(d) In the ‘Isere ’
the Statue was in — configuration.
(i)
fragmented (ii)
full-fledged
(iii)
consummate (iv) absolute
(e) How much time did it take to
compile the statue?
(i) More
than half a year.
(ii) Less
than a couple of month.
(iii) More
than three months.
(iv) Less
than four months.
(f) The Statue of Liberty
(i)
strength and vigour
(ii)
freedom and enlightenment
(iii)
struggle and enslavement
(iv)
forward movement and competition
(g) What is the main purpose of the author of this
passage?
(i) To show the artistic and architectural
excellence of the Statue of Liberty.
(ii) To uphold the amicability of the French
people.
(iii) To show
bilateral relation between America France
(iv) To represent the Statue in which the spirit of
independence and wisdom is imbibed.
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) What was the responsibility Frederic Auguste
Bartholdi entrusted with?
(b) How was the Statue sent to America
(c) What does the broken chain wrapped around her
feet symbolize?
(d) What is the speciality of the new torch?
(e) How can people around the world have live
feed of the Statue?
