问题:

语法填空。
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填人一个适当的词
或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。      What is red but green, open but closed and old but new? Answer: London"s new double-decker
buses. The traditional red double-deckers are    1   symbol of London. Their symbolic status was settled
in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing    2   (collect) a very special passenger:
the Olympic Flame.
     Now a new bus design    3   (uncover) and it has been exciting Londoners.
     The new bus uses more efficient green technology and has two staircases and an open platform,    4  
(enable) people to hop on and hop off. It also has a unique design for the front end, which gives it an
innovative (新颖的)look.
     Despite    5   innovations, the design is not all new. Its outward appearance takes after London"s
faithful old double-decker, the Route master.
     In July 2008 a    6   (compete) was launched by the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, to design a new
Route master bus for the capital. There were over 700 entries, ___ 7___ several designers jointly winning
the ?25,000 (244,000 Yuan) prize.
     The new double-deckers, ___ 8___ have three doors to speed up boarding, are expected to be in
service in 2012.
     Mr. Johnson said: "This iconic new part of our transport system is not only beautiful, but also has a
green heart beating beneath its ___ 9___ (attract) appearance."
     He expects cities around the globe to be "beside themselves with envy" for ___ 10__ he described as
a "stunning red symbol" of 21st-century London.

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