16．The Amber Room.(61)which was originally built in the 18th century in Prussia.was once considered ——青夏教育精英家教网——

16．The Amber Room，（61）which was originally built in the 18th century in Prussia，was once considered an"Eighth Wonder of the World"．
It is（62）amazing （amaze） that several tons of amber were used（63）tomake （make） it．Peter the Great of Russia admired this treasure during a visit（64）toPrussia and in 1716，it（65）wasgiven（give） to him as a gift by the King of Prussia，Frederick WilliamⅠ，to （66）whom the amber room belonged．At first，the room served as a small reception hall in Russia．Later，CatherineⅡhad the Amber Room（67）moved （move） to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summer．Sadly，the room got lost during World WarⅡand was never found ever since．Some people think that the room didn't （68）survive （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．（69）It took 25years and 11million dollars to reconstruct the new room．Do you think the room is worth（70）rebuilding （rebuild）？

15．即使有困难，他们依然会坚持做志愿者工作．（carry on）
Evenifthereisdifficulty，theywillstillcarryondoingvolunteerwork．．

14．她们努力拼搏直到职业生涯结束．（come to an end）
They worked hard/struggled until their career came to an end．．

13．汤姆觉得独自完成这项工作有困难．（on one's own）
Tomfound/feltithardtofinishtheworkonhisown．．

12．学生们参加各种社会活动是非常重要的．（get involved with）
It'simportantforthestudentstogetinvolvedwithallkindsofsocialactivities．．

11．每天做作业占用了他很多时间．（take up）
Doinghomeworktakesupmuchofhistimeeveryday．．

10．In my opinion，we should try our best （61）to realize （realize） our goals even though （62）there is little hope．The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness，leading the way to hope and success．
I used to be （63）a shy girl in my primary school．I was weak in English at that time，especially for （64）spoken （speak） English．So I was afraid to answer the teacher's questions during English classes．After I entered my dream middle school．Something （65）changed（change）．I started to read many （66）interesting （interest） English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot．I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time．Little （67）by little，I found （68）it more and more interesting to learn English．I could even talk with my classmates （69）fluently （fluent） in English and I was not shy any more．At last，I got high grades in English and I had （70）confidence （ confident） to do it better in the future．

9．Americans love pets．In America，there are （61）more families with pets than those with children．（62）It is common that U．S．homes have some sorts of pets，such as monkeys，snakes and even wolves．But Americans'all-time favorites are cats and dogs，because dogs can offer（63）protection （protect） from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid of the home unwanted pests．Beneath keeping pets，there lies （64）a basic American belief：Pets have a right to be treated well．In Houston，Texas，dogs can have their dinner （65）delivered （deliver） to their homes，just like pizza．Pets can even go with their owners on vacation．Besides，at least 75animal welfare organizations exist in America （66）that/which can provide care and adoption services for （67）homeless （home） and ill-treated animals．（68）To pay （pay） for the high-tech health care，people can buy health insurance for their pets．Pets are as basic to American culture （69）as hot dogs or apple pie．By now researchers （70）have discovered （discover） that interacting with animals lowers a person's blood pressure．Pets even encourage social relationships：They give their owners an appearance of friendliness，and they provide a good topic of conversation．

8．It is not ______you have said but what you have done ______made us very disappointed．（　　）

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