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While reading
Chapter 1
1Putawordontheleftwithawordonthe

right.

interesting

easy

beautiful

worst

difficult

boring

heavy

end

start

safe

dangerous

short

long

light

best

ugly

2Puttheunderlinedlettersintherightplaceto

makeaword.

a

Therearemanybeautifulandrnaptiotm
………………placesintheworld.

bSomewondersareltaruna………………

andsomearebuildings.

cThepyramidsaresomeofthetgssnaetr

………………ancientbuildingsinthe
world.

dTheMayansstartedtobuildChichenItzain

thesixthtyucner……………….

e

TheGreatWalloptdrecte………………the
northofChina.

fThepslemte………………inPetrawerein

amovie.

Chapter 2
3Circlethewrongwordinthesentences.
a

VisitorswalkwalksacrosstheRialtoBridge
everyday.

bTheGoldenGateBridgeisnotthelonger

longestbridgeintheworld.

cTheAkashi-KaikyoBridgeisverytallso

becauseshipshavetosailunderit.

dDriversbetweenFranceandSpainknowthe

MillauBridgewellgood.

eIn1960,workersstartedtobuildingbuilda

newdaminEgypt.

f

TheThreeGorgesDamisbiggerthanthat
theItaipuDam.

4Answerthequestions.
a

HowlongdidpeopleworkontheAkashi-
KaikyoBridge?

………………………………………………
bInwhichcountryarebuildersworkingonthe

SundraStraightBridge?

………………………………………………

cWhendidNasserthinkofanimportantplan

forEgypt?

………………………………………………
dWhenwastheHooverDamthebiggestinthe

world?

………………………………………………
eWhereistheItaipuDam?
………………………………………………
fWhatdoestheNorthSeaProtectionWorks

do?

………………………………………………
Chapter 3
5Putthewordsintherightplacetomakea

sentence.

a

aboutstatuesare900IslandonEasterThere

……………………………………………...

b

1,200isLeshanaboutoldyearsTheBuddha

……………………………………………...

caroundinPeopleVeniceboatstheirgo

……………………………………………...

dartificialThereinareislandsmanyworldthe

……………………………………………...

evisitManyvacationsmanyDubai’sforpeople

beaches

……………………………………………...

fhas1,500Dubaikilometersbeachesofnew

……………………………………………...

6 Underlinethewrongwordandputtheright

one.

a

The“ColossusofRhodes”wasmorethan
30meterswide.………………

bTheLeshanBuddha’sfaceiscrying.

………………

c

ThemakersoftheChristtheRedeemerstatue
starteditin1931.………………

dVeniceisinthesouthofItaly.………………
eInOsaka,peopledon’thavetoseethe

airplanesneartheirhomes.………………

f

ManypeoplevisittheDubaiislandsforwork.
………………

Chapter 4
7Writethenamesnexttothesentences.
HagiaSophia TheAlhambra
TheForbiddenCity TheTajMahal
TheLeaningTowerofPisa AngkorWat
a

Twenty-fourChineserulerslivedinit.
………………………

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bArulerbuiltitforawoman.

………………………

cThisbuildingispartofacathedral.

………………………

dThisbuildingwasachurchandthenlatera

Muslimmosque.………………………

eMoorishleadersbuiltthispalacebetween

1238and1354.………………………

fThistemplewasthebiggestbuildinginacity.

………………………

8FindtherightwordsinChapter4.
a

Somebodyisthiswhentheyhavealotof
money.(p.22)…………………

bItisveryhardandpeopleuseittomake

buildings.(p.23)…………………

cWecanseethisintheskyatnight.(p.23)

…………………

dOnehundredyears.(p.24)…………………
eAverybigreligiousbuilding.(p.25)

…………………

fSomethingisthisifmanypeopleknowabout

it.(p.25)…………………

Chapter 5
9Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?
a

TheticketspaidfortheEiffelTowerin
oneyear.

c

bAmanrantothetopoftheEmpire

Statebuildinginsevenminutes.

c

cAttheendofthemovie,KingKong

climbstothetopoftheEiffelTower.

c

dCrystalIslandwillbeoneofthetallest

buildingsintheworld.

c

eCrystalIslandwillhaveaschoolfor

500children.

c

fManypeopleseethetopoftheSydney

OperaHouseandthinkofmountains.

c

10Finishthesentenceswiththerightword.
city race world woman strong floor
a

GustavEiffelshowedthetowertothe
………………in1889.

b………………windscangothroughthe

EiffelTower.

cEveryyearthereisa………………uptothe

topoftheEmpireStateBuilding.

dKingKongclimbedtothetopofabuilding

witha………………inhishand.

eTheShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterhasa

higher………………thanTaipei101.

fThebuildercallsCrystalIsland“a

………………inabuilding”.

Chapter 6
11Finishthesentences.
a

TheColoradoRiverisfastandtherock

……………………………………………...

bAngelFallsistwentytimestaller

……………………………………………...

cClimbersareusuallyonlyontopofEverest

for………………………………………….

dAyersRockcanbedifferentcolorsindifferent

……………………………………………...

eTheNorthernLightsarenotalwaysin

……………………………………………...

fWhenAuroraisangrywithyou,you

……………………………………………...

12Puttheunderlinedlettersintherightplaceto

makeaword.

a

Therearemorethan270tlaraflwse
……………inIguazu.

bIn1935,somebodysawAngelFallsfroman

pinarale…………….

cTheMatterhornisveryfedefrnit……………

fromothermountainsintheAlps.

d

Everestisarasoguned……………mountain
toclimb.

eTherearesomeAboriginetperiscu

……………insideUluru.

f

TheNorthernLightsareasluylu……………
greenandredandsometimesblue.

After reading
13Whichwonderwouldyouliketovisit?

Circleanumbertoshowwhatyouthink.
1isastrong“no”and5isastrong“yes”.
Talktoafriend.Doyouthinkthesame?

no

yes

TheGreatPyramid

1

2 3 4

5

TheGreatWallofChina

1

2 3 4

5

TheColosseum

1

2 3 4

5

TheStatueofLiberty

1

2 3 4

5

TheTajMahal

1

2 3 4

5

TheEiffelTower

1

2 3 4

5

HagiaSophia

1

2 3 4

5

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1Circletherightwords.

a Seven / FiveofHerodotus’swonderswereinGreece.
bVisitorstoChichenItzatodaycanseeabout

ahundred / thirtyrooms.

c TheChinesenamefortheGreatWallmeans

“long / tallwall.”

d OnepartoftheMillauBridgeis270metersabove

thesea / river.

eTheMoaiStatuesaremadeofwood / stone.
fThepeopleofFrance / BritaingavetheStatueof

LibertytotheUnitedStates.

g ShahJahanbuilttheTajMahalwhenhis

daughter / wifedied.

hTheoutsideoftheTajMahalisred / whitestone.
i FromthetopoftheEmpireStateBuildingpeople

canseeSan Francisco / New York.

j Itisdifficult / easytovisitAngelFallsonfoot.

2Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?

a IttookaboutfiftyyearstobuildtheGreat

Pyramid.

c

bPeopletodaycanonlyseepyramidsinEgypt.

c

cTenmillionpeopleworkedontheAkashi-

KaikyoBridgefortenyears.

c

dIttookaboutthreeyearstobuildtheMillau

Bridge.

c

eTheMoaiStatuesstandoutsidetheChinese

cityofLeshan.

c

f TherearenostreetsinthecityofVenice.

c

gOnepartofIstanbulisinEuropeandthe

otherpartisinAsia.

c

h CrystalIsland,inMoscow,willhave

3,000hotelrooms.

c

i NativeAmericansdidnotliveinAmerica

beforetheEuropeansarrived.

c

j MountKilimanjaroisinTanzania,inAfrica.

c

3Answerthesequestions.

a InwhichareaofMexicoisChichenItza?
……………………………………………………
bWhatisthenameofthelakebehindtheAswan

Dam?

……………………………………………………
cHowoldisthestatueoftheLeshanBuddha?
……………………………………………………
dHowmanypeoplecouldliveintheForbidden

City?

……………………………………………………
eWhatwastheKhmerpeople’smostimportantcity?
……………………………………………………

f Whatwasthetallestbuildingintheworldin1889?
……………………………………………………
gWhichbuildingisinalotofmovies?
……………………………………………………
h WhatarethefourcolorsofrockintheGrand

Canyon?

……………………………………………………
iWhendidtheNativeAmericanslivearoundthe

GrandCanyon?

……………………………………………………
j InwhichplacescanpeopleseetheNorthernLights?
……………………………………………………

4Writethenamestofinishthesentences.

AyersRock ChristtheRedeemer Petra
TheGrandCanyon TheMoaiStatues
MachuPicchu ThePanamaCanal
TheSydneyOperaHouse TheHooverDam
TheStatueofLiberty
a ………………………is80kilometersfromthe

cityofCuzco,Peru.

b ………………………wasaveryimportantcityin

Jordan.

c ………………………isbetweenArizonaand

NevadaintheUnitedStates.

d ………………………isanimportantcanalfor

theworld’sships.

e ………………………isonthetopofCorcovado

mountain.

f ………………………areaboutfourmeterstall.
g ………………………hasstairsuptoit’shead.
h ………………………isafamoustwentieth

centurybuildinginAustralia.

i ………………………ishotteratthebottomand

colderatthetop.

j ………………………hassomeAborigine

paintingsinsideit.

5Finishthesentenceswiththerightword.

race lovers snow airplanes weather island
a Movie……………knowaboutPetrafroman

IndianaJonesmovie.

bThe……………intheareaoftheAkashi-Kaikyo

bridgeissometimesbad.

cTheStatueofLibertyisonan……………in

NewYork.

d Inthemovie,KingKongfights……………on

thetopofabuilding.

eThe……………tobuildthetallestbuildingnever

stops.

fThereisalways……………onthetopofMount

Kilimanjaro.