The Leaning Tower of Pisa
   The Tower of Pisa is one of the most beautiful bell towers in Italy.It is not only beautiful， （A） _____ also strange —it leans to one side.Today it is known as "the Leaning Tower of Pisa".
   The building of the tower began in 1173.（B） It took nearly 200 years to complete. In 1178，when the building got to the third floor. （C） 它開始傾斜。The builders tried to make the tower straight again when they built the upper floors，but failed.
   Over the years，the tower has continued to lean further.Experts have done a lot of studies and tried to "（D） rescue" the tower.In 1990，it was closed to the public for safety reasons.After （E） a lot of effort，it reopened in 2001.Hopefully it will be safe （F） ______ at least the next 300 years.

（1）在文中（A）和（F）的空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：

but

but

；

for

for

（2）將文中畫線部分（B）改寫為：The builders

spent

spent

nearly 200 years

completing

completing

the tower.
（3）將文中畫線部分（C）譯成英語：

It began to lean.

It began to lean.

（4）寫出文中畫線部分（D）和（E）的同義詞語或近義詞語：

save

save

；

much

much

（5）從文中找出能說明本文主旨大意的短語：

the Leaning Tower of Pisa

the Leaning Tower of Pisa