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Restaurant opens next to Egypt？蒺s pyramids

难词探意

1. renovation /renven/ n. 翻新;修复

2. antiquity /ntkwti/ n. 古迹

3. reassemble /risembl/ v. 重新组装;重新装配

A restaurant has opened near the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx in Cairo， Egypt. Named Nine Lounge， the restaurant falls within a larger renovation plan for the Giza Pyramids that amounts up to LE400 million， which will also include future services such as shopping and several other cafes and restaurants. The 1，300squaremeter Nine Lounge opened on October 20， 2020 and is now the closest restaurant to Egypts most popular tourist attraction.

According to Mostafa Waziri of the country？s antiquities council， people used to complain that there were no special services for tourists in the area： “No cafeteria， no restaurant， nothing that can be offered to visitors.” He says tourists now have a restaurant that offers a better view than any other place in the world. There are also plans for other attractions like a cinema to be built on the site， while a fleet of electric buses are being made available to help visitors move around. The new facilities are all easily taken apart and reassembled so as to protect the antiquities. The Great Pyramid of Giza is 147 meters tall， while the Great Sphinx， which has the head of a human and the body of a lion， is 20 meters high and 73 meters long. They were built about 4，500 years ago， both of which are Egypt？s famous landmarks.

The changes at the plateau are part of wider efforts to develop key tourist sites in the country. The Grand Egyptian Museum will also open near the Giza Pyramids in 2021—10 years after it was meant to open. It will be the largest archaeological museum in the world. The projects are part of a plan to improve tourist sites in Egypt. Tourism accounts for up to 15 per cent of Egypt？s national output. However， officials have said previously the sector is losing around $1 billion each month after largely shutting down for several months since March because of the spread of coronavirus.

1. What can we learn about Nine Lounge？

A. It was built to protect the Great Sphinx better.

B. It is situated in the Great Pyramid of Giza.

C. It includes shops and other cafes.

D. It takes up 1，300 square meters.

2. How did tourists feel about services in Egypt？s tourist attraction？

A. Content. B. Passionate.

C. Dissatisfied. D. Embarrassed.

3. Why are the new facilities easily taken apart？

A. To save building costs.

B. To protect the tourist attraction.

C. To prepare for future construction.

D. To provide better service for tourists.

4. When was the Grand Egyptian Museum meant to open？

A. In 2021. B. In 2020.

C. In 2010. D. In 2011.

Difficult sentence

He says tourists now have a restaurant that offers a better view than any other place in the world. 他說，游客现在可以在这样一家餐馆看到世界上最美的风景。

【点石成金】该句中says后接的是一个省略了that的宾语从句，从句中又含有一个that引导的定语从句。

被誉为世界七大奇迹之一的埃及金字塔每年吸引着许多游客，近期在其旁建造的餐厅为游客提供了诸多便利之处。