Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one
word in three ways : according to the context; using the correct form of the
given words; according to the given letters of the words. Remember to write the
answers on the answer sheet.
Those out to demolish old buildings often argue that a factory
will bring prosperity to a town and pr (66) employment for
its people; a block of fiats will improve living conditions; a new road will
create better transport f (67) These arguments are true, but
somehow unconvincing. Countless quiet country villages have been (68)
(spoil) by the addition of modern "improvements" like huge
traffic-signs or tall concrete lamps which s (69) a sickly
yellow light. In the same way, buildings which are er (70)
without any thought being given to their surroundings, become prominent
landmarks which may change the character of whole town. They are ugly because
they are so out of (71) Nothing can more
seriously change the look of a town or city so dramatically than the sudden
appearance of an office building which t (72) above all the
surrounding buildings. Before the arrival of this skyscraper, all the buildings
in the city stood in special relationship to each other. The most str
(73) of them was probably the cathedral or the town hall f
(74) by other public buildings. These dominated the city and
gave it a definite shape. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the new arrival dwarfs
(使显得矮小) everything in sight, and even the most (75) (grace)
existing buildings may now be so sadly di (76) as to seem
slightly ridiculous beside this monster. It rises up above them like a huge,
white, slotted (开门的) packing-case resting (77) its side,
demanding at (78) merely because of its size and not because
of any intrinsic (内在的) worth. Part of the charm of a big city
l (79) in the variety of styles that can be seen in the
architecture of its buildings. One feels that the city has grown slowly and each
age has left its mark. By demolishing buildings of f (80)
times, we wipe out every vestige of the past forever.