Do you want to travel to the USA ?

Choose the correct word for each gap, a, b, c or d.

The Empire State Building

Good morning and welcome to the Empire State Building. Before we begin our 1_____, I’d like to tell you something about its history. The Empire State Building was built from 1930 to 1931 and 2_____ $41 million to build. Its 381 metres 3____ and when it was completed it was the tallest building in the world.

Today it’s no longer the tallest building, but it’s still one of the most famous. Why is it so famous? Well, since 1931 it has been in many Hollywood films. For example, in 1933 it 4_____ in the film King Kong. And recently it has featured in disaster movies such as Armageddon which 5_____ Bruce Willis. Unfortunately the Empire State Building was destroyed in this film! If you want to know more about its history , there is a 6_____ shop on the 86^th floor. You can buy books here as well as postcards and souvenirs.

Today we are going to begin with a 7____ to the 102^nd floor. If you look up, you can 8_____ where it is. It’s right at the 9_____ of the building. You’ll get a great 10_____ of the city from here, so don’t forget your cameras! I hope you will all enjoy your visit.

1 a tour                          b voyage                     c trip                      d journey

2 a paid                          b price                        c spent                   d cost

3 a high                          b the highest                c higher                  d height

4 a played                      b show                        c appeared             d performed

5 a starred                     b demonstrate             c played                  d acted

6 a present                    b benefit                      c gift                       d tourist

7 a trip                           b journey                     c voyage               d tour

8 a watch                       b observe                    c look                    d see

9 a top                            b begin                        c point                   d end

10 a sight                       b opinion                     c look                     d view