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are circular, each with a circle of bell-shaped stupas (Buddhist
shrines).
The entire edifice is crowned by a large stupa at the
center of the top circle. The way to the summit extends
through some 4.8 km (some 3 mi) of passages and stairways.
The design of Borobudur, a temple-mountain symbolizing

the structure of the universe, is similar to the temples built at
Angkor, Cambodia. The Borobudur Temple, rededicates as an
Indonesia national monument in 1983, is a valuable treasure
for Indonesian people.

1. What is the purpose of the writer writing this text?
2. When was Borobudur temple built?
3. What makes Borobudur temple well-known?

4. What specific things does Borobudur have?
5. Does the text use adjectives? Mention them!
6. Is the text in the simple tense?

Task 10 Read the following text and answer the following
questions.

LAWANG SEWU
Lawang Sewu means "Thousand Doors". Semarang
residents call it that because the building has doors and
large window doors that resemble a very large number.
This building was designed by Dutch architect JF C. 1. ………
Citroen of Firma Klinkhamer and B.J. Quendag in 1903
and was completed in 1907. This building was originally

used for offices Spoorweg Nederlands-Indische
Maatschappij or NIS, the Dutch railway company.

The front of this historic building decorated by the
twin towers and gothic models are divided into two parts,
extending rearward impressive solid, big and beautiful.

Lawang Sewu architectural art deco style is
characterized by a growing exclusively in the era of 1850- 2. ………
1940 in continental Europe. After Japan took over the
Dutch in Indonesia in 1942, the basement of this building
which was formerly a sewer in the "magic" into the
dungeon at once sewer water. The house is also a silent