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1、GiantStructures----Itisanimpossibletasktoselectthemostamazingwondersofthemodemworldsinceeveryyearmorewonderful_constructionsappear.Herearethreegiantstructureswhichareworthyofouradmirationalthoughtheymayhavebeensurpassedbysomemorerecentwonders.ThePetronasTwinTowers----TheP

2、etronasTowerswerethetallestbuildingsintheworldwhentheywerecompletedin1999.Withaheight_of452metres,thetalltwintowers,liketwothinpencils,dominatethecityofKualaLumpur.Atthe41stfloor,thetowersarelinkedbyabridge,symbolizingagatewaytothecity.TheAmericanarchitectCesarPellidesign

3、edtheskyscrapers.TheMiUauBridge----TheMillauBridgewasopenedin2004intheTamValley，insouthernFrance._At_thetimeitwasbuilt，itwastheworld’shighestbridge,_reaching_over340matthehighestpoint.Thebridgeisdescribedasoneofthemostamazinglybeautifulbridgesintheworld.Itwasbuiltto_relie

4、veMillau'scongestionproblems.ThecongestionwasthencausedbytrafficpassingfromParistoBarcelonainSpain.Thebridgewasbuilttowithstandthemostextremeseismicandclimaticconditions.Besides,itisguaranteedfor120years!TheItaipuDam--TheItaipuhydroelectricpowerplantisoneofthelargestconst

5、ructionsofitskindintheworld.ItconsistsofaseriesofdamsacrosstheRiverParana,which_formsanaturalborderbetweenBrazilandParaguay.Startedin1975andtaking16yearstocomplete,theconstructionwascarriedoutasajointprojectbetweenthetwocountries.Thedamiswell-knownforbothitselectricityout

6、putanditssize.In1995itproduced78%ofParaguay’sand25%ofBrazil’s_energyneeds.Initsconstruction,theamountofironandsteelusedwasequivalenttoover300EiffelTowers.Itisatrulyamazingwonderofengineering.WhyIndiaNeedsItsDyingVulturesThevulturesinquestionmaylookuglyandthreatening,butth

7、esuddensharpdeclineinthreespeciesofIndia’svulturesisproducingalarmratherthancelebration,anditpresentstheworldwithanewkindofenvironmentalproblemThedramaticdeclineinvulturenumbersiscausingwidespreaddisruptiontopeoplelivinginthesameareasasthebirds.Itisalsocausingseriouspubli

8、chealthproblemsacrosstheIndiansub-continent.Whiletheirreputationandappearancemaybeunpleasanttoma