Las Vegas was founded
1 years ago and was officially
2 in 1905. Since then, Las Vegas has transformed itself into the fastest growing city in the United States. I assumed the city is a fantastic fountain of
3 and
4, the high
5 of Kitsch. I consumed its image from the
6 and
7 in "Ocean's Eleven" to the high rolling
8 of Scorsese's "Casino". You'll partake freely of the supposed "
9" the city sells; from gambling, to shopping to the
10 of sex. On the
11 the city is everything it promises to be: home to the
12 museum, a mini
13 tower, a shiny black pyramid, a
14 and out of scale replicas of
15 St. Mark's Square, New York's skyline and
16Bridge. For the right price, Vegas can make anything possible. It is an unabashed advert for
17 and cash. But the truth is slightly different. Las Vegas is all about
18. Everything that happens here takes on a
19 quality. For many people, the ultimate American dream offering anyone who cares to try their
20 the chance to get rich quick will never be realised.
【正确答案】
1、10, 2、inaugurated/established/founded, 3、fakes, 4、forgeries, 5、priestess, 6、mobsters, 7、villains, 8、glamour, 9、sins, 10、allure/attraction, 11、surface, 12、Liberace, 13、Eiffel, 14、Sphinx, 15、Venice's, 16、Brooklyn, 17、Capitalism, 18、facade, 19、surreal, 20、luck
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