Trắc nghiệm Unit 14 Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Read

Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. One (1)_____the most famous statues in the (2)_____stands on an island in New York Harbor. This (3)____is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman who holds a torch up high. Visitors can go inside the statue. The statue weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet (4)_____. The Statue of Liberty was put up (5)______1886. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France. In the years after the statue (6)______ put up, many immigrants came to the United States through New York. As they entered New York Harbor, they (7)____the Statue of Liberty (8)______ up her torch. She symbolized a welcome to a land of freedom.

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. The Seven Wonders of the World is a widely known list of seven popular sites of classical antiquity. The earliest known version of the list was compiled in the 2nd century BC by Antipater of Sidon. It only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim where sightseers could typically travel safely. Of these wonders, the only one that has survived to the present day is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The existence of the Hanging Gardens has not been definitively proven. Records show that the other five wonders were destroyed by natural disasters.