Read and answer: 1. The passage is mainy about? 2. One of the special features of The Crystal Palace was that

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XI. Read and answer
Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the 19th century were to The Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde
Park in London for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the
world because it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people
from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the
world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show
was Nasmyth's steam hammer. Though in those days traveling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats
carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England they were taken to The
Crystal Palace by train. There were 6 million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build
museums in colleges. Later, The Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous
buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1836.
1. The passage is mainy about
A. a famous exhibition in Hyde Park in 1851
C. the reason why people came to England
2. One of the special features of The Crystal Palace was that
A. too many people went to see it
C. it had a strange shape and size
3. The phrase "on show" is closest in meaning to
A. being sold
4. Which of the following is not true, according to the passage?
A. The organizers used the exhibition profits to build museums in colleges
B. We could see many goods from all over the world at the 1851 exhibition
C. Though traveling was difficult then, many visitors came to England by road
D. They sent a lot of machinery including a steam hammer to the exhibition
5. All of the following words can be used to describe The Crystal Palace, except
A. existing
B. biggest palaces in Europe and in the world
D. a well-known building in London in the 1800s
B. it was made of materials rather than wood
D. it was built at a site far from the city center
B. being visited
C. being used
D. being displayed
B. charming
C. towering
D. imposing