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The Amber Room, 1. was originally built in the 18th century in Prussia, was once considered an “Eighth Wonder of the World”.

It is 2. (amaze) that several tons of amber were used 3. (make) it. Peter the Great of Russia admired this treasure during a visit 4. Prussia and in 1716, it 5. (give) to him as a gift by the King of Prussia, Frederick WilliamⅠ, to 6. the amber room belonged. At first, the room served as a small reception hall in Russia. Later, Catherine Ⅱhad the Amber Room 7. (move) to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summer. Sadly, the room got lost during World War Ⅱ and was never found ever since. Some people think that the room didn’t 8. (survival) a fire in the war, while some believe that it still lies at the bottom of a lake. Its disappearance still remains a mystery.

However, a new amber room had been built before the 300th birthday of the city of St Petersburg. 9. took 25 years and 11 million dollars to reconstruct the new room. Do you think the room is worth 10. (rebuild)?

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