(1)语法填空 Started at the height of the economic boom and built by some 12,000 laborers, the world"s tallest building opened on January 4, 2010 in Dubai. ___1___ $1.5-billion tower reaches up 828 meters, 200 storeys into the sky. It surpasses the next highest building, Taiwan"s Taipei 101, ___2___ more than 300 meters. Burj Dubai, whose opening ___3___(delay) twice since construction began in 2004, will mark another milestone for the deeply indebted emirate(酋长国). Dubai, one of seven members of the United Arab Emirates, gained a reputation for excess with the creation of man-made islands ___4___(shape) like palms and an indoor ski slope in the desert. With investor confidence in Dubai ___5___(bad) frustrated by the emirate"s announcement in November ___6___ it would seek a debt standstill for one of its largest enterprises, the Burj Dubai is seen ___7___ a positive start. The project has been examined carefully by human rights groups, who have objected to its ___8___(treat) of laborers, as well as by environmentalists ___9___ said the tower would act as a power vacuum, increasing the city"s already massive carbon footprint. But despite the criticism, many say the tallest building, believed ___10___(cost) $1.5 billion to build, is an architectural miracles. |