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Ⅴ. 短文填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确。(每个单词限用一次。每空限填一个单词。)
high, quick, foot, carry, build, city, take, large, relax, compete
What's the best way to overlook(俯瞰) a beautiful city? If you find climbing a mountain tiring, taking a Ferris wheel(摩天轮) is 1. relaxing!
Ferris wheels sit in the middle of some great 2. cities around the world. These tall wide wheels move round and round while 3. carrying people. You can have such a wonderful time, chatting with friends while enjoying a fantastic view under your 4. feet.
US engineer George Ferris Jr. in Chicago, 5. built the first Ferris wheel in 1893. The giant wheel shocked people. At the same time, it was the 6. largest single piece of steelwork in the world. Ferris wheels 7. quickly became tourist attractions.
Now, many countries are 8. competing to build the tallest, greatest or coolest Ferris wheel, so the big round wheels are more and more popular in amusement parks and carnivals(嘉年华会). Here is one of the top Ferris wheels around the world. Would you like to try it?
With a 9. height of 443 feet (about 135 m), the London Eye is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe. It has enough space for 800 people on one turn and each car can carry as many as 25 people. By taking it, visitors can get a 360-degree view of London Tower, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. One complete turn 10. takes 30 minutes. The London Eye is at the centre of the New Year's celebrations, as bright, sparkling fireworks rain down from the wheel.

答案： 1. relaxing 2. cities 3. carrying 4. feet 5. built 6. largest 7. quickly 8. competing 9. height 10. takes