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Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modern world—upthere with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire
Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modern world—upthere with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire
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2015-06-07
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Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modern world—upthere with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building—and one of the most【B1】______.Not only is it recognizable, it has come to represent"Australia". Although only having beenopen since 1973, it is【B2】______Australia as the pyramids are of Egypt and the Colosseum of Rome. The Opera House【B3】______Bennelong Point, which reaches out into the harbour.
The【B4】______of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the blue water of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House,【B5】______from a ferry or from the air,is【B6】______and unforgettable. Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon was designedby【B7】______Danish architect—Jorn Utzon. In the late 1950s the NSW Governmentes tablished an appeal fund to finance the con struction of the Sydney Opera House,and【B8】______a competition for its design. Utzon’s design was chosen The irony wasthat his design was, arguably, beyond the capabilities of engineering of the time. Utzon spent a couple of years reworking the design. It was 1961 before he had solved the problem of how to build the distinguishing feature—the"sails" of the roof. The venture experienced cost blow-outs and therewere occasions when the NSW Government was tempted to【B9】______. There werearguments about cost and the interior design, and the Government was withholding progress payments. In 1966 the situation reached crisis point and Jorn Utzon resigned from the project. The building was【B10】______completed by others in 1973.
【B8】
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答案
conducted
解析
填入的动词与established为并列谓语,故应填入动词的一般过去式。conduct意为“进行;组织”。
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大学英语六级
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