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  3. Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modem

Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modem

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问题     Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modem world—up there with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building—and one of the most【B1】______. Not only is it recognizable, it has come to represent "Australia". Although only having been open since 1973, it is【B2】______Australia as the pyramids are of Egypt and the Colosseum of Rome. The Opera House【B3】______Bennelong Point, which reaches out into the harbour. The 【B4】______of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the blue water of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House,【B5】______from a ferry or from the air, is【B6】______and unforgettable. Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon was designed by【B7】______Danish architect—Jorn Utzon. In the late 1950s the NSW Government established an appeal fund to finance the construction of the Sydney Opera House, and【B8】______a competition for its design. Ut- zon’s design was chosen The irony was that his design was, arguably, beyond the capabilities of engineering of the time. Utzon spent a couple of years reworking the design It was 1961 before he had solved the problem of how to build the distinguishing feature—the "sails" of the roof. The venture experienced cost blow-outs and there were occasions when the NSW Government was tempted to【B9】______. There were arguments about cost and the interior design, and the Government was withholding progress payments. In 1966 the situation reached crisis point and Jom Utzon resigned from the project. The building was【B10】______completed by others in 1973. [br] 【B3】
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答案 is situated on
解析 空格所在句缺少谓语，be situated on表示“位于……”。从时态判断，此处为一般现在时，即is。
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