Test Unit 1

The outside of the tower is decorated with arches and columns

• Painted

• made beautiful

• built

• fixed

Construction began in 1173, but there were many delays and the tower wasn't finished until 1350

• wars

• storms

• situations in which something is slow or late

• chances

The circular bell tower stands next to Pisa's cathedral

• circus

• large

• round

• rectangular

The government began a ten-year effort to stabilize the tower

• remove

• rebuild

• make firm

• change

International experts tried different solutions but nothing worked

• builders

• examiners

• people with special skills

• supervisor

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is famous because it ____ it might fall over

• looks at

• looks like

• looks

• looks for

The Tower of Pisa is ____, stands 187 feet high and has eight floors

• circular

• rectangular

• square

• oval

People ____ the outside of the Tower with arches and columns

• is decorated

• built

• decorate

• are decorated

The tower was built over several different ____ because progress was hampered by war

• time

• clock

• steps

• stages

The tower leans because it is ____ heavy for the ground to be built on

• very

• too

• so

• many