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Book 2 Unit 1 Cultural relics

%1The Amber Room, 1 of the great wonders of the world, was a great work

that 2 ten years to make. In 1776, the Amber Room 3 (give) to the Russian people 4 a gift of friendship by Frederick William I , who loved best soldiers

5tha n the Amber Room 6• In Russia, the room first served as a small

reception hall for important visitors and later moved and redesigned by Catherine II. 7(fortune), The Amber Room disappeared when the Nazi Germany and Russia were 8 war and now nobody knows 9 happened to it. In the spring of 2003, however, a new Amber Room, built by the Russians and Germans on the basis of old photos, was ready for the people of St Petersburg 10(celebrate) the 300th birthday of their city.

%1The Amber Room belongs 1 the seven wonders of the world. It was originally designed for the palace of Frederick I • It took the country' s best artists about ten years 2(finish) it. Everyone thought highly 3 its style and design. Several

tons of amber as well as gold and jewels 4(use) to make it, so 5 wonder

it is worth a lot of money. But later, the next king gave it as a gift to the Russian people, who gave Prussia a troop of their best soldiers in return. Unfortunately, during the Second World War, the Nazi Germany was also at war 6 Russia. In 1941, Germany invaded Russia

by surprise, and the Russians had no time to remove anything from the Amber Room except some small objects. When the Nazi saw the Amber Room, there was no doubt 7 they

liked it so much 8 they took it apart and put it on a train to Germany. 9 then,

the whole world has been in search of the Amber Room. No one knows what happened 10 it and whether it still survives now. Maybe it will remain a mystery forever.

Unit 2 The Olympic Games

%1Originated in 776 B.C., the Olympic Games got its name because it was in Olympia, Greece 1 the games were held. The Olympic Games 2(hold) every

four years. There are two sets of games-the Winter and the Summer Olympics, both of 3 are held every four years on a regular basis. The Winter Olympics are usually held

two years before the Summer Games. Only athletes 4 have reached the 5

(agree) standard for their event will be admitted as 6(compete). 7 may come from everywhere in the world. At first only Greek cities could join in and they used to compete against each other just 8 the honor of winning. No other countries could join

in, 9 could slaves or women! 10, nowadays any country can take part in if

their athletes are good enough.

%11 four years, athletes from all over the world together to take 2 in

the Olympic Games. There are two sets of Games——the Summer and the Winter Olympics and 3 are held every four years. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before

the Summer Olympics. 4(compare) with the Summer Olympics, no running races