1. One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the united States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France. The great statue, which was __1__ by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to __2__. Before it could be sent to the United States, a __3__ had to be found for it, which was an island at the __4__ of New York Harbor. In 1885, the statue was taken to pieces and sent to America. By the end of October 1886, the statue had been put together again and it was __5__ presented to the American people.

1).

A. officially

B. entrance

C. designed

E. complete