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   c) The …. of some lakes at their maximum equals their length.
   d) All people know that the highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. Its
…. is 8,748 meters.

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                                  An Unusual Tower

    The "Crooked Spire" on a Chesterfield church, England, is one of the most fa-
mous and unusual towers of the world in form and size. Its height is 69.5 m and it is
leaning 3 m from its center.
    From the far the Spire looks like a thick, crooked needle, and it is standing on the
skyline like a question mark: why? How did it happen? Is it safe? On what principle
was it built? Will it fall down?
    In tact, Chesterfield's Spire started its life straight. History doesn't tell us when it
began to lean. We also know that it is still moving. It is tested every year, and the
civil engineers who arc constantly observing the Spire are sure that the Spire is quite
safe.
    So, how did it happen? There is a belief among the local people that one day a
young lady of such breathtaking beauty entered the church that the Spire leaned in
love and respect.
    Another belief talks of a terrible storm and the lightning which struck the single
lower.
    Contemporaries never recorded the story of the Spire, but historians tell of the
dark year 1349, the year of Black Death in Chesterfield, about the same time that the
Spire was built. Medicine was completely helpless and most of the people who were
working on the Spire died. Those who survived were too weak to continue the work.
That's why the Spire was never built to the end.
    Another dark year for the Church was on December 22, 1961 because of the fire.
The fire moved quickly through the building and the Spire itself was in danger. It
took two hours to get the fire under control. Many beautiful things, church treasures,
were saved. In a few days, Christmas services were held in the Church again.
    Architects note that the tower's structure is causing the tower to lean. In fact, the
weight of the lead pieces which cover the Spire is 32 tons. It is too heavy, isn't it?
    Though no one can tell the true story of the Crooked Spire, it will always remain
the symbol of Chesterfield.

     5.12 Ответьте на вопросы

     a) What is the "Crooked Spire" famous for?
     b) What is the story of the Spire according to legends?
     c) Why is the Spire the symbol of Chesterfield?

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