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Historical Place and Tourism
Venice is a city in northern Italy. It has been known as the “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of
Bridges”, and “The City of Light”. The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy
Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.
Venice is world famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by
about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected
by about 400 bridges. In the old centre, the canals serve the function of roads, and every
form of transport is on water or on foot.
You can ride gondola therE. It is the classical Venetian boat which nowadays is mostly used
for tourists, or weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by
motorised waterbuses which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the
city’s islands. The city has many private boats. The only gondolas still in common use by
Venetians are the Traghetti, foot passenger ferries crossing the Grand Canal at certain
points without bridges.
1. What does the text tell you about? 3. From the text we can say that Venice
belongs to a city of ….
A. Gondola.
B. Traghetti. A. water
C. Venice B. ceremonies
D. Italy. C. buses
D. funerals
2. What transport crosses the Grand Canal for
foot passengers at certain points without 4. What does the second paragraph of the text
bridges? tell us about?
A. Gondolas. A. The forms of transport in the worlD.
B. Traghetti. B. The canals and roads that people like to
C. Waterbuses. use.
D. Lagoon. C. The archipelago that has a lot of islands.
D. Venice as the world famous for its canals.
Uncle Martin
My Uncle Martin is my mother's elder brother. He is my favorite among my mother's
brothers. He is a very interesting man. He lives quite near us with my Aunt Angela and my
cousins Anne and Bob. I often go to his house.
He is about 45 with grey hair. He is still quite good-looking. He is tall and well-built. He has
blue eyes and a strong face. He wears glasses. He is short-sighted. He takes them off when
he doesn't work.
Uncle Martin is a textile engineer. He works for a big firm in the city. He travels widely in his
job. He is an expert in solving problems with machines. At present, he is in the United
States. He is visiting the firm's customers there.
He is very fond of the sea. He has a boat at the seaside. He goes there every weekend in
summer to sail it. I sometimes stay with my cousins at their house on the coast. When
Uncle Martin Is at home he usually takes us out in the boat.
Name :
5. Who is Uncle Martin?
A. Bob's father
B. Anne's uncle
C. My mother's uncle
D. Aunt Angela's neighbor
6. Which paragraph talks about the physical description of Uncle Martin?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
7. How many children does Uncle Martin have?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez (or [Link]) is a highly successful actress, singer, and dancer. Her new films and new
albums usually go straight to the top.
What's a typical working day for her? Making a film is hard work. She usually gets up at half-past five
in the morning and she's always on the film set at half-past six. She never drinks coffee and she always
has a light lunch of just green salad. She doesn't like working up late at night. She is usually in bed by
half-past ten. If she stays out late, she will be too tired the next morning.
Adam Shankman, a director of one of her films, says, "J. Lo is actually a quiet person. She doesn't like
going out all the time. She often stays at home on Saturday nights and watches videos."
If [Link] isn't working on a film or making a record, her lifestyle is very different. When she has got time
off, she's quite happy to go out. She loves New York restaurants. She loves dancing. She sometimes
dances until 3 o'clock in the morning.
[Link]'s family lives in New York. They were a very close family. She sees her parents every weekend and
she always phones them if she has a problem. She's got two older sisters and they get on very well
together. They are not just her sisters; they're her best friends.
8. What is the text about?
A. A successful actress
B. Jennifer Lopez
C. Jennifer Lopez's sister
D. Adam Shankman
9. What does J. Lo, do when she has a
problem?
A. Sees her parents every weekend
B. Phones her parents
C. Meets her two sisters
D. Goes clubbing in New York
10. What is the main idea of paragraph four?
A. [Link]'s typical working day
B. [Link]'s family relationship
C. [Link]'s lifestyle on her free days
D. [Link]'s activities in New York