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America's most famous woman is the Goddess of Liberty, i. e. the Statue ofLiberty. It was first thought of in 1865 by Edouard de Laboulaye and designed byanother Frenchman, Frederic Bartoldi. They wanted to 11 liberty andfriendship.

It was hoped that the monument would be completed by 1876 when America 12its centennial. Fund raising and the 13 of the statue in France went slowly. Itwas 1885 when the 214 crates containing the statue reached New York.

Americans were initially 14 for they had not raised the money to pay forthe erection of the base. Fund raising by popular subscription was behind 15 .One fund raising method used was to have popular Americans write letters whichwere then sold in public.

The base and statue, 16 272 feet tall, were completed in 1886. From a 17standpoint, the statue is a marvel. The inner structure was designed by theFrench engineer, Alexandre Eiffel. His design for the stressed copper skin ofthe statue anticipated many of the 18 utilized in modern aircraft.

After a century, the monument began to show signs of getting worse in 19 .Just as Frenchmen had created the Statue, so it was with restoration.

A Frenchman noted the decay and French and American craftsmen andcontributions brought about the renewal of the Statue in time for itscentennial.Liberty is still 20 in France and the United States.

A. completely

B. measures

C. popular

D. together

E. honor

F. manufacture

G. schedule

H. reward

I. celebrated

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K. embarrassed

L. technical

M. voluntary

N conditions

0. discouraged

答案：11. E 12. I 13. F 14. K 15. G 16. D 17. L 18. J