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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.
【C4】
选项 A、in case of
B、in hope of
C、in memory of
D、in name of
答案C
解析 语义衔接题。 “它是国王沙·贾汗为了纪念他的妻子而建的”，in memory of：表示纪念；in case of：表示假设，万一；选项B，D都不正确，正确表达应为in the hope of表示抱着……的希望；in the name of：表示在……名下。
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