3.  Which planned modification will benefit you if you faint while visiting the tower?

4.  True or false? Big Ben will be silent until 2020.

5.  Which expression in the text could be used to describe someone who needs a wheelchair continuously to move around?        

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. My sister has got a very bad cold. She needs a lot of __________ if she's to go back to work next week.

repairs       TLC         fixing       health and safety standards     

2. There's __________ on the metal gates and they need replacing.

cast iron      low energy     corrosion    water

3. Joan is not going to miss her plane to London again - she __________ to be at the airport three hours before departure.

plans         estimates          is enabled       might

4. The swimmer trained very hard. He __________ an Olympic medal for sure.

needs         deserves          requires          takes

5. The CEO was determined to bring the company __________ to standard for it to have a better chance to compete in the market.

on      at      over       up

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

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