In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best fits each space in the texts. The tallest buildings - SKYSCRAPERS Nowadays, skyscrapers can be found in most major cities of the world. A building which was many (41) .................... high was first called a skyscraper in the United States at the end of the 19thcentury, and New York has perhaps the (42) .................... skyscraper of them all, the Empire State Building. The (43) .................... beneath the streets of New York is rock (44) .................... enough to take the heaviest load without sinking, and is therefore well-suited to bearing the (45) .................... of tall buildings. 42.