Nama : Vidhy Septiawan

Kelas : XI-IPS 3

No.abs: 30

PISA

ISA, Italy - When the tower was closed to the public a decade ago, afficials said it would be open
again in just a few years. The ambitious plan to stop the tower's increasing tilt ¹) has taken (take)
far longer than expected, but officials say it is succeeding.

Engineers ²) are working (work) on a complex project to stabilize,but not totally straighten,the 58-meter
(189-foot) bell tower,which was leaning five meters (16 feet ) from the vertical at the start of the latest
stabilization work in 1998.Workers ³) was applied ( apply ) giant stell braces to protect the 150,000-ton
tower during excavation designed to take it fractionally back toward the upright.

They ⁴) has been reduced ( reduce ) leangradually.On Saturday,the tower was tilting 14 centimeters less
(5.6 inches ) than in January,said Edda Stagno,a spokeswoman for the project.The goal is to reduce the
tilt by about 45 centimeters (18 inches ) and restore the marble masterpiece to its angel of 300 years
ago."Then we'll be set for the next two-and-a-half centuries", spokeswoman EddaStagno said.

Project officials hope that they ⁵) work finished (Will finish) the work by next spring. When they do, the
monument Will lead less than it di in 1700 -- enought to stabilize it, but not enought for the naked eye
to detect.

The people ⁶) is built (build) the tower on spongy subsoil in an area known as the Campo deiMiracoli
( Field of Miracles). It was started on 1173 as a belfry for the nearby cathedral. It ⁷) has been leaning
(lean) to the south since its third story was added on 1247. It was completed in 1350.
The experts warn that even when the tower reopens, visitors night not be allowed in regularly. " The
monument night hardly sustain the milions of tourists who would flock to it every year," warnet a
member of the experts' committee, Giorgio Macchi, pointing out how past visitors ⁸) have worn(worn)
down the stairs.

Only a handful of people ⁹) have been (be) inside since the tower was closed to tourists in 1990.