I. Reading. Read the text and fill the gaps. Finally, on August 5th, 1884, workers began building the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal, or foundation, on a small island in New York Harbor. The statue is made of a covering of pure copper, put on a ___ (1) (originally puddled iron) with the exception of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf (originally made of copper and later altered to hold gas planes). It ___ (2) stonework pedestal with a foundation in the shape of an irregular eleven-pointed star. The statue is 151 ft (46 m) tall, ___ (3) and foundation, it is 305 ft (93 m) tall. She was a gift from the people of France to the ___ (4) 100th anniversary of America’s independence from Great Britain. She was sculpted by Frederic Bartholdi. Barry Moreno wrote the Statue of Liberty Encyclopedia. He says Frederic Bartholdi chose the place where the statue was placed. “And while entering the harbor by ship he saw a small island called Bedloe’s Island. And he saw Manhattan, and he was ___ (5) vista and he was aware that New York was the pre-eminent harbor. So he selected ___ (6) Statue of Liberty for that reason. He realized his statue would have a great impact in the busiest harbor.” It took more than two years to complete the pedestal and statue on the island. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28th, 1886. Millions of ___ (7) immigration station on Ellis Island — near Bedloe’s Island — came to see the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of their new lives in America. A. United States to mark the; B. is on a rectangular; C. passengers heading for the; D. New York as the site of the; E. framework of steel; F. the best location; G. but with the pedestal and; H. struck by the magnificent

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1 — E. framework of steel (стальной каркас): конструкция «покрытие из меди, установленное на каркас».

2 — B. is on a rectangular (стоит на прямоугольном): далее по смыслу следует «каменном пьедестале».

3 — G. but with the pedestal and (но вместе с пьедесталом и): противопоставляется высота самой статуи и общая высота.

4 — A. United States to mark the (Соединённым Штатам, чтобы отметить): получается «в честь 100-й годовщины независимости Америки».

5 — H. struck by the magnificent (поражён великолепным): далее слово vista (вид) образует естественное словосочетание.

6 — D. New York as the site of the (Нью-Йорк как место для): далее следует название Статуи Свободы.

7 — C. passengers heading for the (пассажиров, направлявшихся к): далее говорится об иммиграционной станции на острове Эллис.

Ответ: 1 — E, 2 — B, 3 — G, 4 — A, 5 — H, 6 — D, 7 — C.