Choose the best answer to complete the passage

VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(2.0 pts)
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 (1)….. sights in the world.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift (2)….. the people of France to the people of the
United States. The statue was made by a French (3)…… named Fredric 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, (4)…… freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United
States to (5)….. the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S independence from England.
The statue was built in France, (6)….. apart piece by piece, and the rebuilt in the
United States. It was opened to the (7)…. on October 28, 1886.
(8)…. you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator
form the (9)….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 (10)….. of the city of New York.
1. A. well- known B. celebrated C. famous D. notorious
2. A. from B. by C. of D. for
3. A. scupture B. sculptor C. carver D. potter
4. A. indicates B. points out C. clarifies D. means
5. A. organize B. commemorate C. celebrate D. hold
6. A. taken B. brought C. broken D. torn
7. A. humans B. crowd C. people D. public
8. A. So B. Like C. As D. Thus
9. A. surface B. ground C. soil D. level
10. A. sight B. view C. scene D. scenes