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Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the (1)_____ cities in the world. It is one of the world's most (2)_____ cities.
Twice in the 20th century, the city was (3)______ and
rebuilt (重建).
In 1923, there was a great earthquake in the city. (4)______ of people were killed and millions left homeless. It
(5)______ people there seven years to rebuild the city.
During World War ?, Tokyo was destroyed once again. After the
disasters (灾难), nothing (6)______ in the
downtown area of old Tokyo.
After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. The city was (7)______
at a high speed(高速地)
between 1945 and 1960, and the city's population (8)______ very fast. As a result of this quick development,
however, many problems have (9)______, such as housing
shortage(短缺), pollution and
unemployment (失业).
But the government has (10)______ several programs to solve them.