1 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. monumental       B. violated       C. aroused       D. drawn       E. divorced       F. luxurious G. existing       H. appealing       I. approved       J. bronze       K. surpassed

Many people honor Guan Yu (or Guan Gong), a hero during the Three Kingdoms period. But recently, a statue of the ancient general has     1     criticism from authorities and the public.

In October, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said on its website that the construction of the Guan Yu statue in Jingzhou, Hubei province,     2     local regulations.

The     3     statue, built in a Guan Yu-themed park, covers an area of 152, 000 square meters and weights more than 5, 000 tons. At about 58 meters tall, the statue     4     the 24-meter limit on structures in local areas, according to CCTV News.

Even the cost of building the statue, about 170 million yuan, far exceeds the     5     budget. Worse, the park promoted the structure as the world's tallest     6     statue to attract tourists, but has only brought a revenue of less than 13 million yuan in the past four years. China Daily reported.

Due to recent media reports, the issue caught the public's attention and     7     criticism for its waste of resources. Also, there are concerns over its safety risks and legality.

On Nov 17, the local authorities responded that experts have been organized to make a plan to relocate the statue. This announcement once again stirred discussion online.

Many asked to keep the statue, considering the cost and effort that had gone into the project. One internet user commented that “relocation would cost a lot of money. Why not just keep it and explore further development using     8     resources?” Still others questioned why there was no supervision from local authorities since the beginning of construction to ensure that rules were being followed.

According to Hui Ming, from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, this should be a lesson for local decision-makers. Before going about building statues, there should be adequate research and work. Also, public money and resources should not be wasted in this fashion.

This is not the only case of such a/an     9     landmark. The Shuisi Tower project in Dushan county, Guizhou province, was also criticized by the MOHURD as a “cultural landmark” that was built indiscriminately (盲目地) and     10     from reality, and could damage the natural landscape.

Limit size of structures

The MOHURD has issued a notice on strengthening the management of large-scale urban statue construction, which says that large statues with a height of more than 10 meters or a width of more than 30 meters must be managed as important urban construction projects.

To protect historical and traditional buildings, the MOHURD announced in April that urban architectures cannot be built taller than 500 meters unless their plans are approved.