Wordly Wise Book 10 Lesson 2

1. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889. France celebrated the tower’s

(a)   in 1989.

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2. There were over one hundred proposals for the monument that was to be unveiled at the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. The monument’s committee (a)   and chose Gustave Eiffel’s design as the winner.

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3. The Brooklyn Bridge had been completed in the United States in 1883. Yet there was no (a)   for such a large structure in Paris.

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4. During construction, the Eiffel Tower was extremely controversial. Yet, today, no one would (a)   the idea of tearing it down.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

5. Most of France’s intellectual elite hated the idea of the tower. One of the best known of these (a)   was the short-story writer Guy de Maupassant.

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6. De Maupassant maintained that he always ate lunch at one of the restaurants in the Eiffel Tower so he wouldn’t have to look at the tower. This story, though likely (a)   , illustrates just how strongly people felt.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7. During the planning stages, many artists decided to do something to keep the tower from being built. However, their (a)   was unsuccessful.

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8. Some people feared that a thousand-foot iron tower would spoil the beauty of Paris. Their fears proved (a)   , however, because the tower became a triumph of design.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

9. The Eiffel Tower is a firmly rooted structure, but, at the same time, soars upward. The (a)   of these two elements gives the tower its artistic balance.

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10. Many of those who had opposed the design were forced to admit they had been wrong. Even the most (a)   opponents gave way in the end.

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