IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.

In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue made by a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of US independence from England. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886.

As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York.

1. The main idea of paragraph 3 is

A. the story of the Statue of Liberty is very interesting.

B. freedom and liberty mean almost the same thing.

C. the statue was built in France, and it was later taken to the United States.

2. The word “sights” means

A. something that you can see.                                     C. a kind of postcard

B. a small present or gift.

3. We can conclude that the elevator does not

A. cost any money.                    B. go to the top                       C. both A and B

4. The Statue of Liberty was first opened in the US in

A. 1886                                      B. 1868                                   C. 1688

5. The man who made the part of the statue that we can see on the outside was

A. Liberty                                  B. Bartholdi                            C. Eiffel