ynh practice

( ) century after it was opened as a symbol of Japan's postwar restoration, Tokyo Tower has yet to lose its appeal, ( ) by a total of 150 million tourists, a number ( ) larger than Japan's present population. For some people, the Tower is remembered as a place they visited ( ) a school trip or a Bus group tour, while it reminds others ( ) movies and novels, or perhaps a romantic time they whiled away with a loved one. Built ( ) a cost of about 2.8 billion yen, the tower ( ) to a height of 333 meters, ( ) out the 324-meter-high Eiffel Tower in Paris. It became the world's tallest tower when construction ( ) in 1958.

1. a. A half b. Half a c. Half of d. The half of
2. a. having been visited b. having visited c. visiting d. which were visited
3. a. very b. so c. farther d. far
4. a. at b. with c. on d. of
5. a. of b. on c. in d. to
6. a. in b. with c. on d. at
7. a. raises b. is to raise c. rises d. is rising
8. a. to edge b. edged c. edging d. is to edge
9. a. had finished b. was finished c. finish d. was to finish