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Unit1 Revision
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FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS
Economic development is necessary if we want to improve _________(social). There comes a time ______ the old must give way ___ the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right _________(balanced) between progress and the __________(protect) of cultural sites can be a big challenge.Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead ___ great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and ______(supply) water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage a number of _______(temple) and destroy cultural relics _______ were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations ____ help in 1959.
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A committee _______________(established) to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the _____(lose) of cultural relics. The group asked for ____________(contribute) from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts ___________( investigate) the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for _____the buildings could be saved. Finally, a document was signed, and the work began in 1960.
The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece ______ piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe ______ the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty cou