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1. The Millennium Dome, or the O2 as (A) it (B) is (C) called (D) now that the mobile company of that name owns the naming rights, has become a distinctive part of the London skyline. (correctly)
2. It was built for the millennium celebrations of 2000, and (A) a number of people (B) criticised (C) the high cost of construction (D). (strongly)
3. Costing £789 million to build and operate for a year, (A) it (B) failed (C) to reach (D) its target of 12 million visitors. (completely)
4. Even Michael Heseltine, the politician who was originally in charge of the Dome, later admitted that (A) it (B) would (C) have been (D) better to build something else. (probably)
5. Although the press were critical, (A) people who visited the Dome (B) had (C) a positive experience (D). (often)
6. Even with low visitor numbers, (A) it (B) was (C) the most popular attraction in Britain in 2000 (D). (easily)
7. Although (A) it (B) is (C) closed (D), the Dome has a bright future as a venue for pop concerts and other. (certainly)
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