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Sun 94 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Skyscrapers

Can you please check if my answer is correct?

Nowadays, skyscrapers can be found in most major cities of the world. A bulilding whick was many

(1)------- high was first called a skyscraper in the US at the end of the 19th century, and New York has

perhaps the (2)--------- skyscraper of them all, the Empire State Building. The (3)-------- beneaht

the streets of New York is rock, (4)---------- enough to take the heavies load without sinking, and is therefore well-suited to bearing the (5)---------- of tall buildings.

(1) a. stages b. steps c. storeys d. levels

(2) a. first-rate b. top-class c. well-built d. best-known

(3) a. dirt b. field c. ground d. soil

(4) a. hard b. stiff c. forceful d. powerful

(5) a. weight b. height c. size d. scale
  

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Hi, All fine. Good work! Clive

  • Hi, All fine.
  • Good work!
  • Clive
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Hi,

All fine. Good work!

Clive
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4 could either be hard or stiff; I'm not sure which one the instructor wants.

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