English Grammar

Dinajpur Board-2011

Part B: Vocabulary Test

9. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box (make any grammatical changes if necessary). There are more words in the box than you need.                               1 × 10 = 10

arrive	massive	remain	spectacular	round	permanent
know	present	right	symbol	office	construction

            In 1884 France (a) _______ the United states with gift as a dramatic gesture of friendship. This (b) _______ gift was in the form of a huge copper statue. Its (c) _______ name is “Liberty Enlightening the world”.  Most people, however, (d) _______  it simply as the statue of liberty. The pieces of the statue (e) _______ in United States in 214 cases. The French people donated the money for the (f) _______ of the statue. Grateful, the people of the United States collected the funds for (g) _______ granite and concrete pedestal. This impressive monument found a (h) _______ home on the Liberty Island in New York harbour. At 151 feet and 1inch high. It (i) _______ one of the largest statues in the world. The monumental lady with the torch quickly became a (j) _______ of American democracy.

Answer

9. Cloze test with clues:

(a) presented;  (b) massive/spectacular;    (c) right/official;   (d) know;    (e) arrived; (f) construction; (g) round/ massive/spectacular; (h) permanent; (i) remains; (j) symbol.