Білет 8read the text below about the eiffel tower and decide if the statements 7 -12 are true or false. mark youranswers on your answer sheet.the eiffel towerit is not possible to go to paris without seeing the eiffel tower. even if you don't go out of your way to visit it,from almost anywhere you look in the city, the tower is simply part of the view.interestingly, this now-famous tower was initially intended to be only a temporary part of france's capital city.it was completed in 1889 and took only two years, two months and five days to build. given the technology back then,this was an unbelievably short amount of time. it was supposed to stand for only twenty years, but people soon foundthat it was useful as well as beautiful; its great height cat almost 1,000 feet, it was the tallest building in the world forover forty years) made it perfect as a radio tower. more importantly, it was so popular with the public, both at homeand abroad, that any ideas about removing it soon disappeared.today, millions of people visit the eiffel tower every year. it has three floors, at 57 m, 115 m and 275 m offthe ground, and each offers amazing views of the city. the first floor was redesigned at one point, and now has a glassbottom so that visitors can see straight down to the street below. the first and second levels can be reached on foot; however, visitors need to take a lift to reach the top floor. the view from the top floor is popular with visitors at anytime of day, but many also choose to visit the tower after the sun goes down so that they can see the lights of parisbelow. although the great height can be scary, regular work is done on the tower to make sure that it stays safe enoughfor people to visit, and the view from the top makes it well worth it.7. it is difficult to locate the eiffel tower in paris,8. the original plan was to take down the eiffel tower after twenty years.9. although the eiffel tower attracted many foreign visitors, the french public disliked it in the beginning10. the original design for the first level did not include the glass floor.11. only two floors can be accessed without a lift12. visitors can only travel up to the top floor when it is dark.​

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