LANGUAGE TEST FORM _ Date NAME Statue of Liberty: A Famous Gift On July 4, 1884 France gave the United States an amazing birthday gift: the Statue of Liberty! Without the base at the bottom, it is as tall as a 15-story building She is a symbol of the United States But the world-famous Statue of Liberty standing in New York Harbor was built in France The statue was shown to the U.S., taken apart, shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in crates, and rebuilt in the U.S It was France’s gift to the American people It all started at dinner one night near Paris in 1865 A group of Frenchmen were talking about their dictator and the democratic government of the U.S They wanted to build a monument to support American freedom Maybe then, France would have a democracy in their own country At that dinner was the sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (bar-TOLE-dee) He imagined a statue of a woman holding a torch burning with the light of freedom It took 21 years for this idea to become a reality French supporters raised money to build the statue, and Americans paid for the base it would stand on Finally, in 1886, the statue was dedicated Fun Facts * Engineer Gustave Eiffel, who would later design the Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed Liberty’s “spine.” Inside the statue four huge iron columns support a metal framework that holds the thin copper skin * The statue - 151 feet, inch tall - was the tallest structure in the U.S at that time Do you know what the tallest structure in the U.S is today? * The arm holding the torch measures 46 feet; the index finger, feet; the nose, nearly feet That is a big nose! (Be careful, if it gets cold she may sneeze!) * Visitors climb 354 steps (22 stories) to look out from 25 windows in the crown * Seven rays in the crown represent the Earth’s seven seas Extracted from National Geographic Magazine 1-Read the story Use the information in the story to answer the questions below 1- Where is the Statue of Liberty located? 2- How was the Statue of Liberty shipped over from France? 3- Why did France want to build this monument ? 4- Who sculpted the Statue of Liberty? 5- What makes up the Statue of Liberty’s “spine”? 10 m 2-Match the definitions with words from the text 1- a container for transporting huge things 2- system of government by the whole people of a country _ 3- a ruler who has total power over his country (by force) 4- an image or object that represents something else 4m 3-What these words in the text refer to? 1- It (line 3) 2- She (line 4) 3- They (line 11) 4- Their (line 14) 4m 4-A journalist is interviewing the French Ambassador regarding the “Famous Gift” Write the questions,please 1- It all started at dinner one night near Paris in 1865 2- The sculptor was Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi 3- Yes, he was French 4- The statue is 151 feet, inch tall 8m 5-Prepositons Add AT, IN or ON to the sentences 1- I think we’re going to be in Hungry December 2- The party started _ lunchtime and ended midnight 3- My parents got married 14th February 4- He visited Argentina 1998 5- We’re having our next drama group meeting _ Thursday 6- He was lying _ the beach 7- The car was waiting _ the traffic lights 8- There’s a spot _ your chin 9- I left your card _ home 10- The socks are _ the top drawer 5m 6-Prepositions SINCE and FOR + time expressions Add for or since to the sentences - He's worked there _ he left college - I've know her ages - It's been open _ last month - I lived there several years - She's studied here two years - I haven't seen them _ July - I’ve been practising this trick _ Tuesday - He’s only been a professional musician a short time - I’ve only had piano lessons _ 31st October 10 - That new magic show has only been on _ a fortnight* *a fortnight = 15 days 5m 7-Choose the answer that describes this type of sentence Please put the books on the shelf 1- Exclamation 2- Question 3- Command 4- Statement 1m 8-Choose the complete subject in this sentence The football team charged down the field 1- Football team 2- The football team 3- The football team charged 4- Charged down the field 1m 9-Which one is a complete sentence? 1- Smiled every morning when Jenny gets up 2- Every morning when Jenny smiling gets up 3- Every morning when Jenny gets up, she smiles 4- Every morning when Jenny gets up smiles 1m 10-Punctuate the following sentence: mr john maynard runs a paint store in london england _ 2m 11- Complete the sentences wiyh the correct form of the verbs in brackets 1- She (hear) a noise while she (read) in bed 2- The door _(open) while I _(have) a shower 3- While they _(watch) TV, the electricity (go) off 4- We _(live) in Manchester from 1985 to 1990,but we (move) to Liverpool now 5- When we were kids, we (go) to Miami for our holidays,but I _(not be) back there for years 6- When I was a boy I (want) to be a football player,but I _(not play) for years 12 m 12- Make these sentences passive Use by + person 1- The Inventors’ Club bought the Electic Mouse-Catcher _ 2- Ruff gave the best speech 3- Dr.Quixit will sign Splodge’s autograph book 4- Tumble has bought the Unbreakable egg 8m