Ⅰ.语法填空
Beijing is a city bridging the ancient and the modern. From Buddhist temples to museums, narrow hutong 1.________ royal palaces, it is home to more than 3，000 years of glorious history even down to its layout, with the city keeping its carefully 2.________ (build) system of ring roads.
But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place 3.________ welcomes the fastpaced development of modern life, with 21stcentury architectural 4.________ (wonder) standing side by side with historical buildings of the past.
It is a distinct visual contrast (反差) that shouldn't work, 5.________ somehow these two very different worlds make a good combination. 6.________ (visit) several times over the last 10 years, I 7.________ (amaze) by the coexistence of old and new, and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage (遗产) while constantly growing. As a photographer, I have spent the last two years 8.__________ (record) everything I discovered.
The 9.________ (remark) development of this city, which is consciously designed to protect the past while stepping into the modern world, 10.________ (mean) there is always something new to discover here, and I could be photographing Beijing for the next 50 years.
