Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization(新生) efforts by the local and national governments, today's Nanjing has an __36__ of youthful exuberance(繁茂) that would have been __37__ only a few decades ago. __38__, the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears __39__ resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.
__40__ Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2500year history. And in recent years, the city has moved __41__ its tragic past to become a vital engine of China's economic growth, thanks __42__ to its position in the middle of China's prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also __43__ thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, __44__ travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a BeijingShanghai highspeed line is __45__ to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.
Signs of Nanjing's __46__ wealth and optimism can be seen enerywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yatsen, __47__ the father of modern China, looks __48__ over a busy __49__ area.
There is perhaps no more __50__ symbol of the city's transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1480foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. __51__ offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second tallest building in China and billed as the seventh tallest in the world.
Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and __52__ student population—there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins's international studies school. In fact, art and music __53__ in all sorts of places.
On a larger __54__, local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract __55__ from the neonbathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai.
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A.advance |
B.affection |
C.air |
D.ability |
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A.unforgettable |
B.unthinkable |
C.unbearable |
D.unnecessary |
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A.Actually |
B.Regretfully |
C.Hopefully |
D.Consequently |
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A.close |
B.slight |
C.much |
D.little |
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A.Because |
B.But |
C.As |
D.Since |
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A.beyond |
B.on |
C.off |
D.out |
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A.in addition |
B.in all |
C.in part |
D.in fact |
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A.started |
B.enlarged |
C.existed |
D.accelerated |
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A.removing |
B.cutting |
C.dividing |
D.lowering |
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A.scheduled |
B.invented |
C.desired |
D.meant |
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A.attractive |
B.wellreceived |
C.newfound |
D.discovered |
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A.thought |
B.treated |
C.considered |
D.elected |
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A.remote |
B.regional |
C.rural |
D.commercial |
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A.universal |
B.visible |
C.traditional |
D.political |
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A.Keeping |
B.Consisting |
C.Opening |
D.Housing |
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A.British |
B.western |
C.American |
D.foreign |
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A.spring up |
B.stand up |
C.set up |
D.keep up |
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A.extent |
B.degree |
C.scale |
D.level |
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A.businessmen |
B.students |
C.tourists |
D.painters |
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