高三完形填空专练（三）

阅读下面的短文,在空白处填上适当的单词,使短文语义完整。每空一词。

    The Golden Gate Bridge has linked San Francisco and the Marin Peninsula for more （1）____　　　50 years.  However， building it was not an easy task. The idea of linking the two places was not a new one， but it wasn’t （2）____1917 that the first workable design was produced. It would （3）____twenty years to complete the bridge and from the outset there were （4）　　　difficulties： rough waters， the often foggy conditions and the danger of earthquakes all combined to make constructing this bridge a far trickier business than building New York’s George Washington Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge， （5）____was then the largest in the world， was finished （6）____May 27th，1937. Californians flocked to their new showpiece and walked from one end to the  （7）____. The next day it was opened to cars.  Over the past 64 years it has been part of daily life for millions of commuters. Of course， its paintwork must （8）____kept in good condition. A 28-man team is responsible for this. If you thought Michelangelo needed a good head for heights to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling， just spare a thought for these men. The （9）____stands at 4，200 feet.  The trick is never to look （10）____rather them than us！



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