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On the chart listing the five most popular books, the book written by him____
A famous designer will help her to____what she is to wear at her husband’s swearing-in.
It took them quite some time to____their rivals before thinking how to do.
Athletes from all over the world will____for championships in Beijing.
High blood pressure is a risk factor that should often be____.
Taking time to clear your mind can improve your spirits-and your____.
Certain drugs can prevent transmission of the____from a pregnant mother to her child.
Oddly enough, he ignored decades of____research in favor of some strange mythology he came across.
Passage OneThe Hope diamond is one of the largest and most famous jewels in the world. For fifty years, it has been in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington,D.C.To mark its anniversary ,the museum is showing the forty-five carat(克拉) blue diamond for the first time without its usual setting. Visitors can now see the Hope diamond in all its natural beauty.The Hope diamond has a long and rich history.lt was formed over a billion years ago far beneath the Earths surface. The stone was discovered in a mine in India during the 17th century.lt was more than one hundred carats in weight. In 1668, the stone was sold to the ruler of France, King Louis the Fourteenth.A few years later,the king’s jeweler re-cut the stone to a weight of about 67 carats.The stone was later lost during the French Revolution. A re-cut version of this blue diamond later reappeared in England.Different families and jewelry experts have owned the stone over the years.The diamond received its name from one of its 19th century owners, Henry Phillip Hope. A wealthy American woman named Evalyn Walsh McLean bought the Hope diamond in 1911. During her ownership the stone was placed in a setting surrounded by 16 small white diamonds on a long diamond chain.Last month,the Smithsonian removed the Hope diamond from this setting. Visitors can see the diamond all by itself, in all its sparkling blue glory. In April, the Hope diamond will temporarily be placed in a new necklace before returning to its original setting.Also in April, the Smithsonian will release a new movie about the diamond’s history.The Hope diamond is one of the most visited objects in the museum.Museum organizers say they wanted people to be able to see the famous stone in a new way.The word “anniversary” in the first paragraph probably means____
Passage OneThe Hope diamond is one of the largest and most famous jewels in the world. For fifty years, it has been in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington,D.C.To mark its anniversary ,the museum is showing the forty-five carat(克拉) blue diamond for the first time without its usual setting. Visitors can now see the Hope diamond in all its natural beauty.The Hope diamond has a long and rich history.lt was formed over a billion years ago far beneath the Earths surface. The stone was discovered in a mine in India during the 17th century.lt was more than one hundred carats in weight. In 1668, the stone was sold to the ruler of France, King Louis the Fourteenth.A few years later,the king’s jeweler re-cut the stone to a weight of about 67 carats.The stone was later lost during the French Revolution. A re-cut version of this blue diamond later reappeared in England.Different families and jewelry experts have owned the stone over the years.The diamond received its name from one of its 19th century owners, Henry Phillip Hope. A wealthy American woman named Evalyn Walsh McLean bought the Hope diamond in 1911. During her ownership the stone was placed in a setting surrounded by 16 small white diamonds on a long diamond chain.Last month,the Smithsonian removed the Hope diamond from this setting. Visitors can see the diamond all by itself, in all its sparkling blue glory. In April, the Hope diamond will temporarily be placed in a new necklace before returning to its original setting.Also in April, the Smithsonian will release a new movie about the diamond’s history.The Hope diamond is one of the most visited objects in the museum.Museum organizers say they wanted people to be able to see the famous stone in a new way.The Hope diamond got its name from____.
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