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The Statue of Liberty is an easily recognized symbol around the world. Its most ________________ feature is the torch of liberty held high over New York harbor.
conspicuous, lofty
There is no bridge linking Liberty Island to the mainland. Visitors to the island must get there by _______.
ferry
The torch is forty feet high and is the statue's highest point. It is _________ in Lady Liberty's raised right hand.
clasped
The statue was a gift from the French people. It was their way of showing their ______ for the people of the United States.
affection
The French provided the statue. The Americans had to provide the granite ____ on which it stands.
pedestal
A forty-foot section of the statue's right arm was sent first. It was _______ in Philadelphia in 1876 before traveling on to New York.
exhibited, unveiled
Work on the statue was delayed because of lack of money. It was finally _____ by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886.
unveiled
A New York newspaper asked its readers to support the drive to raise money. Those who ____ to the fund had their names printed in the newpaper.
contributed
Emma Lazarus was born in the United States and wrote the poem in 1883. Her parents were ____ from Russia
immigrants
Most people find the poem to be quite moving. Its simple words are ______ without being sentimental.
eloquent, appealing
Many people came to the United States so that they could worship as they pleased. They came from countries where people were _____ for their religious beliefs.
persecuted
Others came because they were just looking for a better life. America ______ to them because it promised political freedom and the chance to succeed.
appealed
Most new arrivals took whatever jobs they could. By working hard, they hoped to escape from ____ and become members of the American middle class.
poverty
A bronze tablet at the base of the statue contains a poem by Emma Lazarus. It _____ that American welcomes visitors to its shore.
declares
The Civil Rights movement began in the 1950s. Its purpose was to end the _____ of Americans because of their race.
segregation
There were signs saying "Whites Only" in many places. Having to drink from separate drinking fountains was ____ to African Americans.
degrading
There was a belief that African Americans were inferior. Unfortunately, such ____ views were not unusual at that time.
arrogant, degrading
African American children and white children were kept apart. At that time in the South, ____ schools were rare.
integrated
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great American. He _____ tirelessly to make America a fairer and more just nation.
campaigned
Dr. King accomplished a great deal during his short life. His _____ achievement was to show that resistance to injustice is necessary no matter the cost.
supreme, loftiest
In 1955, African Americans protested against the injustices they suffered. They _____ the Birmingham bus system.
boycotted
The protest began when activist Rosa Parks remained seated when told to move to the back of the bus. By refusing to ____ her seat, she had broken the law.
vacate
Rosa Parks resented being told to give up her seat. She felt that her dignity had been _____.
violated
The bus driver reacted quickly. Rosa Parks was taken off the bus and remained in the ______ of Montgomery police officers for the next three hours.
custody
It was uncertain how long she would be held at the police station. She hoped she would not be _____ there overnight.
detained
Civil rights lawyers fought the case through the court system. They wanted Rosa Parks's guilty ____ overturned.
verdict
In 1956 the highest court in the land ordered the bus company to treat everyone alike. African Americans everywhere felt ______ when they heard the news.
triumphant
In 1989 Rosa Parks was honored by the president. An invitation was ____ to her to visit the White House.
extended
Rosa Parks's former home has been put on the National Register of Historic Places. The even took place in 2002, and the 88-year-old Ms. Parks attended the ______.
ceremony
Thailand is made up of four ________ regions.
distinct
Most tourists to Thailand go first to Bangkok. After a(n) ______ few days in the nation's busy capital, many are eager to explore other parts of the country.
hectic
Bangkok's hotels and restaurants are major employers. Recently, ______ of country people have found jobs there.
hordes
Overcrowding in Bangkok is a serious problem. Those leaving _____ areas for the big city only add to the problem.
rural
Like many major cities, Bangkok has its poorer sections. Many of the people there live in ______, with little hope of escaping poverty.
squalor
Bangkok is the country's largest city. It has over eight million ____.
inhabitants
The city of Chiang Mai is a popular destination for tourists. The wildlife _____ there is world famous.
sanctuary
Thailand's mountainous northwest is home to tigers and other big cats. They hunt deer and other grass eaters that _____ on the lower slopes.
graze, inhabit
The central part of the country is unlike the mountainous region in the northwest. Here the ______ is flat and suitable for farming.
terrain
Few crops grow in the northeastern part of Thailand. Low _____ and poor soil are the main reasons for this.
humidity
The southern part of Thailand is long and narrow. The ____ is only about fifty miles across at its widest part.
peninsula
Much of the southern region is made up of tropical rain forest. The ____ of wildlife there is just one of the reasons to visit this part of the country.
abundance
A major attraction for visitors is the _____ variety of butterflies. Over one thousand kinds have been identified.
incredible, splendid, superb, abundant, supreme
Thailand's tropical rain forest gets over two hundred inches of rain a year. This contrasts with the _____ northeast where little rain falls.
arid
The southernmost part of the country is popular with tourists. Many are drawn there by its sunshine and its _____ beaches.
splendid, incredible, superb, abundant, appealing, supreme
The statue of Liberty stands 305 feet above ground level. When it was put in place in 1886, it was the ______ structure in New York City.
loftiest
Helicopters, hummingbirds, and blimps have something in common. All three can stay in place by ______ in the air.
hovering
Blimps and hot air balloons are very different from each other. A balloon has to go wherever the wind takes it, whereas a blimp is __________ by its two engines.
propelled
Blimps offer television viewers a bird's-eye view of sporting events. They can remain _______ above the stadium for as long as necessary.
stationary
Companies with something to advertise like blimps. They offer a(n) ______ way of showing off the company's message to the people below.
superb, incredible, splendid, conspicuous, appealing, supreme, distinct
Blimps are used to take air samples at different heights. The purpose of this is to see how much the air is being ______ by natural and human causes.
polluted
Blimps are not useful as weapons of war. They are so big and slow moving that they would be unable to _____ an enemy attack.
elude
The blimp's envelope is filled with helium. One the bag has been ______, the helium stays inside until major repairs are needed.
inflated
Hydrogen is an even lighter gas than helium. It is not used in blimps because it is highly _________.
flammable
A blimp stay on the ground except during calm weather. because it is lighter than air, it is easily ______ by strong winds.
buffeted
A blimp usually stays outside while on the ground. It swings from its ______ so that it always faces into the wind.
mooring, pivot
A blimp needs plenty of space around it while on the ground. It was to be free to _____ all the way around in a full circle.
pivot
The blimp's pilot keeps a close watch on weather patterns. They will not take it ______ if strong winds are excepted.
aloft
Blimp pilots like to fly low. Although blimps can ______ much higher altitudes, pilots usually fly just a few hundred feet above the ground.
attain
A blimp pilot's first concern is the well-being of passengers. The pilot will not do anything that might ____ their safety.
jeopardize
Most people feel quite safe in the gondola of the blimp. The only way it would _____ to the ground is if it separate from the envelope above.
plummet


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