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  3. If there is a building — such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia —【C1】______symbolizes a countr

If there is a building — such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia —【C1】______symbolizes a countr

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问题     If there is a building — such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia —【C1】______symbolizes a country, then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India. "Taj" means crown and "Mahal" means palace. And the story behind the building is just【C2】______the Taj itself.
    It has been described as the greatest monument ever built for love. It was【C3】______by Emperor Shal Jahan in 1653【C4】______his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. From the time they【C5】______they would not be separated. She followed him to wars, advised him on【C6】______of state, and was loved by his people for her good work.【C7】______she died in 1631 during childbirth, after【C8】______14 children. The emperor was【C9】______and had the Taj Mahal built as a【C10】______of his【C11】______love. It【C12】______more than 20 years for the Taj to be built. Workers were【C13】______, not only from all over India, but from central Asia too. 【C14】______20,000 people worked on the building. In 1657 Shan Jahan【C15】______, and in 1658 his son, Aurangzeb, took the chance to imprison his father and【C16】______power.
    Shal Jahan stayed in prison【C17】______his death in 1666. It is said he spent the last days of his life【C18】______into a small piece of glass【C19】______the reflection of the Taj Mahal, and died【C20】______the mirror in his hand. He was finally buried there with the wife he could never forget.
【C14】
选项 A、A number of
B、A group of
C、A quantity of
D、A total of
答案D
解析 语义衔接题。根据上文“参与建造泰姬陵的工人有来自印度的、中亚的”，此处相衔接的句意应为“这些工人合计20,000人”。a number of：大量的；a group of：一组；a quantity of：大量的；a total of：合计，总数达。
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