Question

Complete the passage with the words in the box. construction / devise / dilemma / eyesore / feat / iconic / landmarks / opponents / priority Known around the world as the symbol of Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower is one of the world's most (1)______ was built in the late 1800s, it was truly an amazing (2) _____engineering and design. The tower was designed by two French engineers working under Gustave Eiffel. Their assignment was to (3) _______plan for a centerpiece structure for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair which would be hosted in Paris. When Eiffel presented the final design to the Exposition planners, he found he had a (4)________. Parisian architects, artists, and others concerned with the city's image called the tower an (5)______. would 'crush' the beauty of Paris's traditional (7)_____ Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Arc de Triomphe. Eiffel fought back assuring the group that keeping the city's beautiful image was also a (8)_____. for him. His response worked. (9)_____. in March of 1889. The design of the tower amazed the public at the 1889 Exposition, and continues to delight visitors to Paris from around the world. structures. When the tower of A group of These (6) _______ felt that the tower such as of the tower was completed

Answer 1

1. landmarks

2.constructio

3.devise

4. iconic

5.feat

6.opponents

7. priority

8.dilemma

9.eyesore

Answer 2

Known around the world as the symbol of Paris, France, the Eiffel Tower is one of the world's most iconic landmarks. It was built in the late 1800s, it was truly an amazing feat of engineering and design. The tower was designed by two French engineers working under Gustave Eiffel. Their assignment was to devise a plan for a centerpiece structure for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair which would be hosted in Paris. When Eiffel presented the final design to the Exposition planners, he found he had a dilemma. Parisian architects, artists, and others concerned with the city's image called the tower an eyesore. They felt that the tower, such as Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Arc de Triomphe would 'crush' the beauty of Paris's traditional structures. Eiffel fought back, assuring the group that keeping the city's beautiful image was also a priority for him. His response worked. Construction of the tower was completed in March of 1889. The design of the tower amazed the public at the 1889 Exposition, and continues to delight visitors to Paris from around the world.