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单选题
_____ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.
A
Utzon
B
The public
C
Queen Elizabeth II
D
The government
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由第二段第一句“The Sydney House cost around ... by the public”可知选项B正确。
由第二段第一句“The Sydney House cost around ... by the public”可知选项B正确。
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