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VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Bài tập Reading tòa nhà Empire State Bài viết tiếp tục giới thiệu tới bạn tập Reading tòa nhà Empire State giúp bạn luyện kỹ đọc hiểu tiếng Anh hiệu Để luyện kỹ đọc trả lời câu hỏi, mời bạn thử sức với test ngắn sau Đề yêu cầu người học đọc hiểu viết sau tòa nhà Empire State thành phố New York, sau định xem câu bên True/False hay Not Given The Empire State Building Ever since it was built, the Empire State Building in New York has captured the attention and imagination of young and old alike Every year millions of tourists head to the building to admire the view of the city from its observation floors, and it has appeared in countless films and television programmes When it opened in 1931, it was the tallest building in the world More than 80 years later, no other construction in New York, with the exception of the Statue of Liberty, is as famous Its construction began during an American race to the sky This was probably inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which had been completed in 1889 However, while the Eiffel Tower was a remarkable construction, it did not serve any real purpose other than to impress American architects wanted to not only go higher, but also give their towers a VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí purpose The idea of the practical skyscraper, with offices and apartments, was conceived, and by the early twentieth century, a skyscraper race was on The Metropolitan Life Tower in 1909 was followed by the Woolworth Building in 1913 and then the Bank of Manhattan Building in 1929 When John Raskob, one of New York’s most competitive businessmen, decided to join in the race to the sky, Walter Chrysler (one of Raskob’s biggest revals) was already building a skyscraper Raskob was determined to build something higher However, Chrysler was keeping the height of his building secret until it was complete, so Raskob had no idea how tall his own building would have to be in order to beat it Risking everything, he hired an architect, William Lamb, to realize his dream He gave him a very simple instruction: design a building that could be as tall as possible without collapsing Lamb drew up his plans A certain amount of space in the centre, arranged as compactly as possible, would contain lifts and corridors Surrounding this would be office spaces, which would become smaller the higher you went It was simple but effective, and has remained the basic model for skyscrapers ever since But was Lamb’s plan high enough to make the Empire State Building the tallest in the world? Initially, the plan included eighty storeys, but then Chrysler went higher, so another five storeys were added, making VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí it just over a metre higher than Chrysler’s Further alterations had to be made as Chrysler’s building rose even higher The competition between Raskob and Chrysler was fierce After a while, Lamb was unable to add more storeys to his construction, but Raskob came up with a brilliant solution After examining a model of the proposed building, Raskob said, “It needs a hat!” The new design for the Empire State Building, which also included a mast, would make the building 381 metres tall The Chrysler Building was completed at 318 metres Building work started immediately, beginning with the assembly of steel girders which would form the building’s skeleton At that time, different parts of buildings, such as girders, were made on the actual construction site before being put in place This wasted valuable time, as construction workers had to wait for the parts to be made before they could start building with them For Raskob’s structure, it was decided that the girders would be made in factories, then moved to the site This was a much more efficient method, and would probably have pleased the efficiency-obsessed Raskob He was, after all, a businessman, and was probably desperate to his new building to start making money as quickly as possible It is easy to imagine the effect the building would have had on passers-by as it rose from the ground This was architecture on a truly grand scale, and even the sophisticated New Yorkers must have marveled at the sheer height and size of this remarkable new construction Once the first stage was complete, construction began on both the outside and inside of the building’s skeleton simultaneously While bricks were being laid, electricians and decorators worked inside The final part of the construction process was the installation of the lifts, which could travel and incredible 365 metres a minute The Empire State Building officially opened on May, 1931 By today’s standards, it is not particularly attractive or elegant, especially when compared with modern skyscrapers in cities like Dubai and Shanghai However, for its time, it was a remarkable monument to technology and ambition, and would remain the world’s tallest building for over 40 years VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer? Choose from the drop-down lists Choose: YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this The Empire State Building is not as famous as the Statue of Liberty YES NO NOT GIVEN It took courage for Raskob to begin work on his building without knowing how tall it would be YES NO NOT GIVEN Lamb’s plan for the building was very complicated YES NO NOT GIVEN Raskob saved a lot of money by having the steel girders of his building made on the site YES NO NOT GIVEN The people of New York were impressed by Raskob’s building YES NO NOT GIVEN Answer keys: YES YES NO VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí NOT GIVEN YES ... NO NOT GIVEN Lamb’s plan for the building was very complicated YES NO NOT GIVEN Raskob saved a lot of money by having the steel girders of his building made on the site YES NO NOT GIVEN The people... effect the building would have had on passers-by as it rose from the ground This was architecture on a truly grand scale, and even the sophisticated New Yorkers must have marveled at the sheer height... lifts, which could travel and incredible 365 metres a minute The Empire State Building officially opened on May, 1931 By today’s standards, it is not particularly attractive or elegant, especially