The Italian government stepped in after a tower collapsed in Pavia in 1989, killing four people.
Experts suddenly realized that the tower at Pisa, which was similarly built and on the same sort of earth, could do the same.
1.
What would be the best title for the passage?
A.The building of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
B.Saving the Leaning Tower of Pisa
C.The collapse of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
D.The history of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
2.
According to the passage, the Leaning Tower of Pisa ________.closed for the straightening work in 1990
B.began to lean more than 800 years ago
C.has a history of more than 1, 000 years
D.has become vertical
3.
What drove the Italian government to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
A.The development of new technology.
B.The advice of Prof.
John Burland.
C.The expectation of the rescue committee.
D.The collapse of a tower in Pavia.
4.
What most probably played the most important part in straightening the tower?
A.The lead weights fixed to the tower.
B.Restoring the stonework.
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