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Question 5:(a) Fil in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the wordgiven in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serialorder the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space:[4]Example -(0) were1The twin towers of the World Trade Center (0)(be) more than justbuildings. Brash, glitzy and grand, they (1)(be) the mostrecognizable symbols of New York. The World Trade Center (2)(conceive) in the early 1960s by the Downtown-Lower ManhattanDevelopment Association. In 1962, Minoru Yamasaki and Associates ofMichigan (3)(hire) as the architects. The critics (4)(argue) that a modern monolith would rob New York of character, ruin theskyline, disrupt television reception, and strain the city services. However,Yamasaki (5) (decide) on two huge towers. Eventually, the project(6)(approve) and the construction began in 1966. The constructionwork (7)(complete) and the ribbon cutting ceremony (8)(take) place on April 4, 1973. |
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Answer» Answer: The twin towers of the World Trade Center (0) (be) more than just buildings. Brash, glitzy and grand, they (1) (be) the most recognizable symbols of New York. The World Trade Center (2) (conceive) in the early 1960s by the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Development Association. In 1962, Minoru Yamasaki and Associates of Michigan (3) (hire) as the architects. The critics (4) (argue) that a modern monolith WOULD rob New York of character, ruin the skyline, disrupt television reception, and strain the city services. However, Yamasaki (5) (DECIDE) on TWO huge towers. Eventually, the project (6) (approve) and the construction began in 1966. The construction work (7) (complete) and the ribbon CUTTING ceremony (8) (take) place on April 4, 1973 |
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