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上海市控江中学2024届高一第二学期3月月考 （考试时间80分钟，满分100分） II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10’) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. A Changing City For centuries, Beijing has been the promised land of China. Originally a walled bastion for emperors and officials, it remains a majestic political and architectural marvel. Today, people from the countryside still flock to the city in search of the precious pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The lure of the capital proves too appealing. Meanwhile, down the road by the Friendship Store, smartly ___21___ (dress) customers clutching (紧抓) mobile phones head for the nearest banquet or disco. Perhaps nowhere else in China more than in Beijing is the generation gap ___22___ (visible). Appalled by the current drive to ‘modernize’, many older people still wax euphoric (兴高采烈地谈论) about the years of sacrifice for the socialist revolution. But many youngsters are more interested – like youngsters everywhere – in money, motorbikes, fashion, video games and rock music (though not necessarily in that order). Foreigners seem to enjoy Beijing since the city offers so much to see and do. Things ___23___(change) drastically in the last ten years or so. The Beijing of today is a forest of construction cranes, bulldozers (推土机) and 24-hour work crews___24___ (scramble) to build the new China. Plush shopping malls and five-star hotels rise ___25___ the rubble. ___26___ good number of the road signs and advertising billboards are now in English. ___27___ one says about Beijing today, it probably won’t be true tomorrow. The city is changing so rapidly that it makes you dizzy. Whatever impression you come away with, Beijing is one of the most fascinating places in China. It ___28___ be something of a showcase, but what