Câu 8 Unit 14 Trang 125 Sách Bài Tập (SBT) Tiếng Anh 8

Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

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a) The Great Pyramid of Giza is the one and only wonder which does not require a ___________ by early historians and poets. (DESCRIBE)

b) The Great Barrier Reef, which runs. parallel to the Queensland coast, has been designated by the Australian __________ as a Marine Park. (GOVERN)

c) The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is the largest gorge in the world. Rim to rim, it measures up to 18 miles across, with an average of 10 miles. (WIDE)

d) The __________ of the Colossus at the entrance of the harbor of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. (CONSTRUCT)

e) The _________ of the mirror of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in the city of Alexandria, Egypt could be seen more than 50 km (35 miles) off- shore. (REFLECT)

f) The beauty of the Mausoleum of Halicamassus, Turkey is not only in the structure itself, but in the __________ and statues that adomed the outside at different levels on the podium and the roof. (DECORATE)

g) Before its ________________ in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was considered impossible to build, due to persistently foggy weather, 60-mile- per-hour winds, and strong ocean currents. (COMPLETE)

h) Stonehenge is surely Britain’s greatest national icon, symbolizing mystery, power and________________ . Its original purpose is unclear to us, but some think that it was a temple for the worship of ancient earth deities. (ENDURE)

Hướng dẫn giải 

a. description 

b. government

c. width 

d. construction 

 e. reflection

f. decoration

g. completion