THE CHRYSLER BUILDING IS AN ART DECO-STYLE SKYSCRAPER LOCATED ON T...

17. The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco-style skyscraper located on the East Side of Midtown

Manhattan in New York City, at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in the Turtle Bay

neighborhood. At 1,046 feet (319 m), the structure was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it

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was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931.

ONE-WORD FILLING. 1. is 2. and 3. at 4. for 5. get 6. to 7. who 8. invite 9. will 10.

one 11. has/had 12. such 13. which/that 14. Nobody 15. with

It is the tallest brick building in the world, albeit with a steel frame. After the destruction of the World

WORD FORMS. 1. smelly 2. adorable 3. noisiest 4. marvellous 5. hairy 6. poisonous 7.

Trade Center, it was again the second-tallest building in New York City until December 2007, when the

fearless 8. knowledgeable 9. reasonable 10. Thoughtless

spire was raised on the 1,200-foot (365.8 m) Bank of America Tower, pushing the Chrysler Building into

PHRASAL VERBS.

third position. In addition, The New York Times Building, which opened in 2007, is exactly level with the

 1. to look after 2. cleaning out/to be cleaned out 3. go without

Chrysler Building in height. Both buildings were then pushed into fourth position, when the under-

construction One World Trade Center surpassed their height, and then to fifth position by 432 Park Avenue

 4. taking up 5. find out 6. is set up

which was completed in 2015.

 7. is tied up 8. be taken out 9. to run after 10. is brought back

The Chrysler Building is a classic example of Art Deco architecture and considered by many

contemporary architects to be one of the finest buildings in New York City. In 2007, it was ranked ninth on

 11. get on 12. grow up 13. brought into 14. settle down 15. put up with

the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.[11] It was the

GAPPED-TEXT. 1. F - 2. H - 3. A - 4. C - 5. G - 6. B - 7. D Extra sentence: E

headquarters of the Chrysler Corporation from 1930 until the mid-1950s. Although the building was built

CLOZE-TEST.1. C -2. A - 3. B - 4. D - 5. A - 6. D -7. B -8. C - 9. A -10. C - 11. B - 12. D

and designed specifically for the car manufacturer, the corporation did not pay for the construction of it

and never owned it, as Walter P. Chrysler decided to pay for it himself, so that his children could inherit it.

COLLOCATIONS & PHRASES. 1. B - 2. D - 3. D - 4. B - 5. A - 6. C - 7. A -