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Ⅲ、文意選填：10％Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa is so well known for its famous slant that many peopleare unaware that the stately monument is considered an architectural masterpiece. One canclimb to the top of the tower by 26 the 294 steps which spiral along its interior. TheTower of Pisa, 27 it is simply called, is strikingly unique. Perhaps it is no surprise,then, that some prefer to think its famed slant was created intentionally. Nothing could befurther from the truth.The 28 challenged landmark has a long and unusual history. Construction commenced in 1173 or 1174. Before workers could complete the third floor, work had to be29 because the structure had begun sinking into the ground. This was due to the soft, inadequate 30 of clay, sand, and mud. Work was also delayed because of war for31 a hundred years. Not until the late 14th century was it finally completed, around 200 years after construction first began.The 32 of the tower’s incline began in 1911. This revealed the incline was increasing at an alarming 33 of 1.2 millimeters per year. By 1990, officials feared the tower might 34 and closed it to the public until 2001. Even today, the massive structure continues to sink slowly. While no one can predict with 35 the year of its inevitable fall, scientists believe the famous landmark will be around for at least another 200 years.
(A) approximately
(B) rate
(C) grateful
(D) halted
(E) ascending (AB) monitoring(AC) foundation (AD) collapse (AE) vertically (BC) certainty (BD) that (BE) as
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參考答案

答案：A[無官方正解]
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(4),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(2)

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