Question

 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a beautiful building. There is no doubt about it!Yet this free-standing bell tower would not have attracted so much attention if it wasn't leaning to one side. For without it, 1

The Pisans began to build the tower on August 9，1173. 2We only know that it took them more than 200 years to complete the whole thing. It was about 55 meters in height. The diameter of its bottom was about 4 meters and the top was about 2. 4 meters. 3 The Italian government closed off the place in January 1990 so experts could come into work on saving this famous tower. When the Leaning Tower of Pisa was finally re-opened to the public in December 2001 ，4 Indeed, with removing the soil under the base，the lean was corrected by 17. 72 inches or 45 centimeters. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is now back to its leaning in 1838.

  Today, visitors can once again admire the beautiful Leaning Tower of Pisa without anything blocking(堵塞)their views. 5 you can also climb the 294 steps to reach the top of the building and have a good look at Pisa!

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A.   To this day，  we do not know who the designer was.

B.   And if you are up for it,

C.   it was not as tilted (傾斜)as it had once been.

D.   the city might never have had its tourism development.

E.    It was mainly made of stones.

1._________ 2._______  3._________

4._______  5._________

Answer 1

1.D 2. A 3. E 4. C 5.B